re: Heated Fight Over 'Legroom Gadget' Forces United Flight to Land

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To me, if you have to recline your seat back and limit my already tiny space on the plane, you're being a baby. We're all uncomfortable on the flight. We all have a microscopic personal space on the plane. Suck it up for two hours. I mean, if you reline your enormous head into my lap, you're expecting me to man up and just deal with it, right?

"Just recline your seat back, then." - it's not about me reclining backward. I obviously don't need it. The issue is you're in my space forward of me.

But like I said before, according to the airlines, that space is not my space. It's actually yours.

So my opinion doesn't matter for shite. But I'll still say it anyway.

Pussies.

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It's like two inches. It only marginally encroaches into your tray area. Only if you have more than a 34" inseam will you have an issue.

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Either way, what we have here with this "device" is a breakdown in the social aspect most humans should have and that is the ability to communicate with a stranger and discuss the options. Instead, we live in an "a-hole" culture where they don't want to converse but rather take matters into their own hand and install an "illegal" device to offset their imminent discomfort.

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I've asked before, it has never worked. "I'm trying to get some rest," or "Your computer is none of my concern," when I politely asked someone to not recline because I was working and I couldn't use my computer with how far back it went.

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In my opinion, if you are tall and require more knee space, be proactive and buy an emergency exit or first row seat; complaining that someone is encroaching on your space by tilting their chair back 1-2 inches is ridiculous. Also, if you hate reclining chairs, fly Spirit Airlines where no seats lean back.

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As soon as overweight people buy two seats, parents with small kids get relegated to the back of the plane, first classers DON'T get served before takeoff thereby creating boarding logjams.

I completely agree with you, but EVERYONE needs to take a break from the things they think they desperately need, not just us tall folks.

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I personally fall asleep better when I can recline a bit, pull my carry on under my legs and stretch out; I paid for the seat and either checked-in earlier than you(Southwest) or purchased my ticket earlier to receive that seat. If you don't want me to recline, ask me not to but installing a device so you don't have to feel embarrassment over talking to me is horseshite.

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People are ridiculously selfish either way. I paid for my seat too, I'd like my knees not to be jammed by metal for two hours, or I'd like to be able to open my laptop without t-rexing my arms.

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Also, I imagine people that complain about this are the same people who have a problem with someone standing at a rock concert/sporting event when they want to sit the entire time. Once again, I bought my ticket and I plan to take advantage of it's use in a way I see fit.

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No need to over-generalize. The people complaining about this are probably taller, and they also get complaints at concerts or movies for being "too tall."