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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2007, 05:34:59 PM » |
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Window. I love flying although I hate airports.
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2007, 05:58:46 PM » |
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Aisle: more room to stretch my legs, easier access to the bathroom (which is important when you've got a bladder the size of a Brazil nut), makes de-planing a bit (though just) easier.
Once you're in the air, there's not much to see out the window anyway.
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2007, 06:05:41 PM » |
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easier access to the bathroom (which is important when you've got a bladder the size of a Brazil nut)
Or a prostate the size of a grapefruit. So I've heard.  |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2007, 06:06:42 PM » |
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easier access to the bathroom (which is important when you've got a bladder the size of a Brazil nut)
Or a prostate the size of a grapefruit. So I've heard. Dude, that was most assuredly NOT a telephone handset. |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2007, 06:09:23 PM » |
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Aisle -- a little more room, no in-curving fuselage, and easier ingress/egress without disturbing row-mates. Tip #1: if traveling with a companion, book the aisle and window seats, then pray that no one takes the unappealing middle seat. Supposedly, it increases the chance that the two of you will get the row to yourselves. Tip #2: check out www.seatguru.com for the dirt on the best/worst seats on any plane in the major carriers' fleets. |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2007, 06:13:07 PM » |
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Never had a reason to fly. Probably the window seat since I like scenery so much.
You'd better be E-A-G-L-E-E-Y-E if you plan on catching much scenery at 35K feet.  I'm sure there still must be some interesting specks below to see. Besides, that's only 5,972 feet above Mount Everest.  |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2007, 06:21:14 PM » |
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Aisle: more room to stretch my legs, easier access to the bathroom (which is important when you've got a bladder the size of a Brazil nut), makes de-planing a bit (though just) easier.
Once you're in the air, there's not much to see out the window anyway.
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2007, 06:21:53 PM » |
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Jesus dys...you are on a roll. That is some funny *feces*!  |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2007, 10:02:40 PM » |
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I used to always book the aisle seat - was not good at sleeping on planes, so I'd opt for the additional room and easy access to the can. 2 years into a 4 year stretch of a lot of plane time, I converted to the window seat. I'm out cold before the beverages start rolling.
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2007, 02:37:36 AM » |
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I always try and snag an emegency exit seat, so I don't care if it's the aisle, middle, or window. However my pet hate is sitting next to the fat bloke or the fat chick |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #25 on: December 11, 2007, 05:22:09 AM » |
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Since first class is not financially within reach, I usually beg for the first row, aisle seat. Being taller than average, and larger than average, makes seating on transport vehicles a bit of a challenge.
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #26 on: December 11, 2007, 06:02:48 AM » |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #27 on: December 11, 2007, 07:30:51 AM » |
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #28 on: December 11, 2007, 07:54:44 AM » |
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Previously, my preference for aisle bordered on the militant. I'd be, like, "well find me another damn light that has damn aisle seats remaining."
But lately I've become a window guy. I make it a point to empty my bladder, and evacuate my bowels-if necessary-immediately before boarding a flight, so as to have no reason to "get up". Naturally, I try to limit consumption of caffeinated beverages well before a flight, if possible, and I NEVER consume alcoholic beverages in-flight, unless its a Friday evening trip.
However, on longer flights, such as overseas or to the left coast, I'll take the aisle. Unless I'm in first class, when it really doesn't matter.
I hope my reply has been useful for the purposes of this thread.
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Re: Aisle or Window - Airplane Seat Preference?
« Reply #29 on: December 11, 2007, 12:35:18 PM » |
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On my flight out last week, I was on a plane that had a very cool headrest that you could bend into a U-shape that kind of supported your head to the side. I hadn't seen that before. I slept well on that flight, but not so much on the return flight on a different type of plane. I have a travel neck pillow but rarely take it with me. I was looking through the SkyMall catalog and was tempted to order one of these inflatable airplane pillows. (although there's a slight, disturbing resemblence to "The Liberator")  |
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