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2008

Prevent the dude in front from reclining

Don't want a reclining seat in your lap?

Solution: Zip Ties

Our thanks goes out to Evan Roth for his covert film illustrating the process.

Ingenious and moderately stealth. Never to have to deal with post-flight knee bruises again!

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Banjoboy 9 months ago

The reality is that the person in front of you probably paid alot of money for his seat, and could consider this tactic "harassment'. All he would have to do is notify the steward or stewardess (who knows the workings of that seat very well), and you could be ejected from the flight at the next stop. In these post 911 days, you have to be careful!

Bryan Crow 8 months ago

Only if he figured it out. Chances are he'll just assume the seat is broken.

Even if he does figure it out, just plead ignorance....
"What? Seats tied together? What are you talking about? Oh, that? Huh... it must've been here from before..."

ryan 2 weeks ago

you are ok

4uidrum 9 months ago

This is pretty criminal.

Nutrition 9 months ago

not cool, be nice, just ask, flying is hard for everyone now.

silvac 9 months ago

How is the mater#$%@er on that plane that day?

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FLYME 9 months ago

As the chief steward for a major airline, I would welcome this prank! This would give me the chance to charge the passenger with "Tampering with a aircraft component", and have him detained by the police at the next stop. I am in total control of the airplane cabin, from the cocpit door, to the rear lavatory. And if I catch you messin' with any component, no matter how Ancillary (look it up...), I'll have you for breakfast in court!

Grammar Nazi 8 months ago

I'll bet you were a hall monitor back in high-school...

It's rather ironic to see someone who get's their rocks off from power-trips (no matter how mundane) stuck in a job waiting on people. Chill out.

Also, ancillary is not a proper noun... no need to capitalize it. ;)

shirth 8 months ago

and "I'll have you for breakfast in court" is a full sentence. His run-ons are abhorrent.

dd284 9 months ago

Oh how I wish there were something less obvious. I always get stuck behind a reclining person, no matter how short the flight. My long legs just can't take it.

I don't know why they even make chairs that recline anymore. It makes the space behind impossibly small.

farmboy 9 months ago

if you choose to fly ,play the game. these people have a hard enough time serving us. i fly twice a week. without them I would not be able to live 1100 from my job. Thank you flight and ground crews.

TXOgre 9 months ago

@FLYME - Chill out air waitress. While I disagree with this practice, it's a bit of overkill to have someone arrested and detained. This is why people don't respect you. Deliver our drinks and stop pretending you're important.

shirth 8 months ago

i'm glad our ''national security alertness'' has truly eroded all remnants of logic

Wrench 7 months ago

Hahaha! I could not agree more!

dawsintron 8 months ago

rofl, genius!

antony123 8 months ago

brillient ive gota try this one

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Roachez 8 months ago

The seats don't lean back THAT far anyway!

cgersh 8 months ago

quite ingenious!
pretty criminal?

Flyingnowsucks 8 months ago

More annoying is being in the middle seat and having two fat people's jelly bellys oozing into your seat under the arem rests.

Flyingnowsucks 8 months ago

and people who bring pets. A lardass had a cat under the seat. I was allergic. Thansgiving flight home from Cinti back to SF. Why can't people leave the pets at home. I'll never fly delta again

sorse 8 months ago

I tink its really stupid. I would figure it out quickly and probably just have them cut. I would then lazyboy my ass the whole trip.

LiuMeien 8 months ago

hmmm...not too long ago I was on a flight to Japan. A brutal 11 hour flight with a seat that wouldn't recline. I wonder...lol

dogdog 8 months ago

FAA should make a minimal seat distance rule which all the airlines have to follow, that way, airlines can still compete on a level field, and we are not treated like sardines.

mactown 8 months ago

last time a flight attendent started bitching at me with a power trip, i knocked her out and put her in the restroom...nobody saw nothing!

TheJacktion 8 months ago

I call bull#$%@. Both seats are hooked together the same way, but the other one can recline? I don't think so.

haxorhaxhax 8 months ago

as if flying isn't hard enough

MelinaH 4 months ago

Ingenious!! Bet the Chinese passenger in the front seat didn't take too kindly to
the prank. But, I'm sure you got a kick out of it. So, where were you flying from/to? Hong Kong? I hear the Cantonese in the background.