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> then again by the airplane seat itself when the person in front of me reclines their seat. This reminds me of the time I had my laptop open on the tilt-down
by mrandish 10mo ago
> then again by the airplane seat itself when the person in front of me reclines their seat.
This reminds me of the time I had my laptop open on the tilt-down tray and the very large man in the seat in front just repositioned his girth (not even reclining the seat) but it flexed the seat back enough that my laptop screen was momentarily caught between the tray below and recessed lip above and was almost crushed.
- bink 10mo agoI swear this happens to me almost every time I fly.
- sejje 10mo agoGorilla glass vs gorilla
- reincarnate0x14 10mo ago(I get the joke) Not even gorillas even, the seats on most US carriers are too small and narrow for a lot of adult men even if they're in good shape. I had to sit shoulder to shoulder with one poor guy an entire flight to New Zealand because both of our shoulder widths are wider than the seats and I wanted to make sure my girlfriend had room enough to sleep. We were both good sports about it and were joking about needing a smoke afterwards, but it was not fun unless he wanted to lean halfway out into the aisle. I'm taller than average but not a giant.
- mabster 10mo agoI flew Scoot airlines recently and my 13” MacBook Air was too big to have on my lap even though the seat in front was not reclined. There's also something about those seats where you get back pain when you try to sleep with your own seat reclined.
- reactordev 10mo agoComfort is an up charge.
- jack_pp 10mo agonow you know to check who's sitting in front of you. rookie mistake
- neal_jones 10mo agoOpened a laptop on my last flight and this was my immediate and persistent fear
- VBprogrammer 10mo agoEven when travelling for work I could never bring myself to get a laptop out on an aircraft. I only do it on the train occasionally if I've got something I'm deep into and a table to myself.
- kimixa 10mo agoThat happened to me when I had an ipad in a standing case and the seat in front cranked back - trapping then pinging the tablet across me and by neighbour's lap. Though the ipad itself wasn't damaged, a couple of glasses didn't make it, and required the steward to try to brush up whatever fragments of glass they could. I feel that airlines are a microcosm of "Do you care about who you actions might affect?" - similar to the "Do you return the cart to the corral" test at supermarkets - are you willing to put even the smallest bit of effort to significantly improve other people's experiences?
- VTimofeenko 10mo agoAnd if you are the airline the answer is a resounding "no"
- nebula8804 10mo agoThe airline is not a human being. It is an imaginary construct.
- Dylan16807 10mo agoAnd yet it still gets to participate and answer the question in the worst way.
- nebula8804 10mo agoOnly in some messed up parts of the world.
- Dylan16807 10mo agoAirlines pick out what seats they want and how to space them in most of the world, don't they? That's the root cause of the suffering here. The actions with the strongest ill effects.
- spydr 10mo ago
- thomc 10mo agoLost an Apple iBook screen this way. Guy in front slammed his chair back while I was working on a presentation and the screen got caught at the perfect angle to flex it and it died. Didn't blame him, lesson learned, and I move my own seat back very slowly now.