HanoiVillan Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 The other thing about those selfish recliners is that you're now looking at your mini-TV screen at the most ludicrous angle from above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Flew Oman Air the other week, was having a stand off with the woman in front about her reclining. She declined her seat straight away but I had blocked it with my knees. I asked politely if she would mind not as it was a) infringing on my leg room (being over 6ft tall I didn't have much) and didn't give her any extra leg room as her knees weren't touching the seat in front of her anyway, b ) it meant I could barely see my tv screen after she had declined the chair and c) couldn't use my table for a drink. She was quite reasonable about it until midway through the flight when her friend next to her pushed the seat back to recline, looked at me and said "so what?" I was so taken aback I couldn't think of a riposte so stood in the aisle in a mood for half an hour so my legs weren't crushed. I think she won tl;dr I agree, clearings in the woods recline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I think they should recline all the way back so that everybody's head is in the person behind's lap. This would also save the cabin crew having to check if everybody's seat belt was fastened correctly at take off and landing as we could check each others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I think most budget airlines now have done away with the recline function and they're now fixed upright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 In the end I just filled in the customer service survey a few times by pressing the buttons on the screen as hard as I could and kneeing the back of the seat at regular intervals. I also muttered 'absolute words removed' a bit louder than I perhaps should have done but I think only the fat kid opposite me on the aisle heard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Paddywhack said: The fact this was quoting Xela talking about dumping made me LOL for some reason. Wrong thread, wrong everything. Dated July I really dont know what happened. Anyway, toilet users that recline the seats, words removed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 On 20/08/2016 at 03:20, dAVe80 said: Just avoided kebab shops on the way home, safe in the knowledge I had some chicken satays in the fridge. I've just managed to throw them all on the floor. Gutted! Still more sanitary that any kebab shop in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Going for a run in 10 minutes so have my contact lenses in. Spent 10 minutes trying to read VT. Isnt hsppening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 'The Championship: Football League Tonight' on Ch5. Never really paid much attention to this programme until this season obviously, but it is bloody awful. After the joys of winning against Rotherham, I was really looking forward to some highlights of the game and we were on for all of about 3 minutes? In addition, two dire presenters and analysis provided by Curbishley and Megson. Truly dismal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Waking up early this afternoon planned to stretch then go back to sleep but no, had an evil cramp in my calf. After thrashing around in agony for what felt like an hour I couldn't get back to sleep. Been limping around all day, can you get calf strain from a cramp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, V01 said: Waking up early this afternoon planned to stretch then go back to sleep but no, had an evil cramp in my calf. After thrashing around in agony for what felt like an hour I couldn't get back to sleep. Been limping around all day, can you get calf strain from a cramp? I tore a leg muscle a couple of months ago. I managed to make such a good job of it that I ended up with really bad muscle pain down my leg and in my groin when I woke up one day with a decent showing of morning glory. I didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or slap some deep freeze gel on it. My wife absolutely refused to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Football phone ins in particular, radio WM. The thing that yanks my chain is some of the regular callers believe that they are some sort of minor celebrity. This includes some of our own fans too although the prime clearing in the woods is a bloke called Eddie who bangs on about us (like many of them do - obsession is an ugly trait) being a smaller club than his beloved ollbeeyun. I just can't take him seriously especially when he sounds like he's been permanently kicked in the groin.....and that's when I can understand him. Ay it ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 hour ago, mottaloo said: Football phone ins in particular, radio WM. The thing that yanks my chain is some of the regular callers believe that they are some sort of minor celebrity. This includes some of our own fans too although the prime clearing in the woods is a bloke called Eddie who bangs on about us (like many of them do - obsession is an ugly trait) being a smaller club than his beloved ollbeeyun. I just can't take him seriously especially when he sounds like he's been permanently kicked in the groin.....and that's when I can understand him. Ay it ? Radio WM football phone in is a chance for me to get a dose of local football "banter", and listen to the views of my regional brothers and sisters. It's also a chance to laugh my head of at some of the bitter clearing in the woods, and remember that no longer having to live and work with the region's football fans is often a wonderful thing. That said, I'm instead surrounded by just as bitter Geordies and Makems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Sky news trawling that backpackers social media account ....words removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Oooh, I've just remembered something and it's pissing me off thinking about it again. Off work last week, me and the wife were out and about and we needed to get something quick to eat. It was 2:30pm on a weekday and I remembered I had some pizza express 2 for 1 vouchers in my wallet so we went in for a bit of lunch. There were no other customers in there (which I found a bit awkward), but it was the longest I've had to wait in a restaurant. It was 10-15 minutes after seating us before the one waitress in there came and asked us if we'd like drinks, another 10-15 minutes before bringing them over, another 10-15 minutes before coming to take out order, a 20 minute wait for the starters etc. 2 and a half hours we were in there, just in time for rush hour. Of course I didn't complain, I'm just moaning on here and I was reasonably happy because there were loads of pokemon and a pokestop very close, but still. Bloody annoying. I was so annoyed we didn't even leave a tip. That'll learn 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 11 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: It was 10-15 minutes after seating us before the one waitress in there came and asked us if we'd like drinks, another 10-15 minutes before bringing them over, another 10-15 minutes before coming to take out order I'd have walked out by this point, you have more patience than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'd have walked out by this point, you have more patience than me. Me too, and I've done it. Funnily enough in an Italian restaurant where we ordered pizza. It was a pre-going-on-the-piss meal just to line the stomach so we didn't have 2 hours to sit around. I think after about half an hour of nothing, we just stood up which got their attention, we explained, they apologised and we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 31 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: Oooh, I've just remembered something and it's pissing me off thinking about it again. Off work last week, me and the wife were out and about and we needed to get something quick to eat. It was 2:30pm on a weekday and I remembered I had some pizza express 2 for 1 vouchers in my wallet so we went in for a bit of lunch. There were no other customers in there (which I found a bit awkward), but it was the longest I've had to wait in a restaurant. It was 10-15 minutes after seating us before the one waitress in there came and asked us if we'd like drinks, another 10-15 minutes before bringing them over, another 10-15 minutes before coming to take out order, a 20 minute wait for the starters etc. 2 and a half hours we were in there, just in time for rush hour. Of course I didn't complain, I'm just moaning on here and I was reasonably happy because there were loads of pokemon and a pokestop very close, but still. Bloody annoying. I was so annoyed we didn't even leave a tip. That'll learn 'em. I tend to be sympathetic towards low-paid workers in the service industry, but quite often they show me that they have ways of getting their own back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, MakemineVanilla said: I tend to be sympathetic towards low-paid workers in the service industry, but quite often they show me that they have ways of getting their own back. I ordered Spaghetti carbonara once. It came out with no bacon in it. I sent it back in. I still wonder to this day whether I was right to eat what came back out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, BOF said: I ordered Spaghetti carbonara once. It came out with no bacon in it. I sent it back in. I still wonder to this day whether I was right to eat what came back out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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