Sleeping on long flights

[Mr. Clean]

Originally Posted by Svenn

Final question- anyone ever gotten in trouble for sprinting away from their assigned seat and stealing an empty row before cruising altitude?

No. I do it as soon as I am certain no more people are boarding the plane. Flight attendants have no clue who sits where.

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by coldarchon

cant believe you still provide "help" like that after I posted that link ..

HAHAHAAHAH, that is really funny. You think people read the random links in these treads?

 

[coldarchon]

Originally Posted by ama

You think people read the random links in these treads?

I dont even expect them to read at all. but the link provides a very logic insight, if you use any sort of drugs to sleep there is a higher chance of a thrombosis in your blood because you dont move in your sleep when using sleeping pills to get comatose. there is a reason why you get socks on long flights to take your shoes off. if you dont move for several hours theres a chance a blood clot will kill you when you then move ..

 

[dune]

Just my two cents: I try to move my sleeping rhythm halfway towards my destination before I leave. I'm used to wild swings anyway, and being a bit tired doesn't matter much because it makes it easier to sleep on the plane.

 

[ysb]

interesting that this thread is here now. I'm flying back to the states today from Australia. Xanax is your friend. I used to get it from friends or load up when I'd go to Thailand but I travel so much now that I ended up getting my own prescription so that I have a legit prescription bottle.

anyways, yes +1 on window, some kind of pillow or a sweatshirt you can roll up and pills.

Jack: What do you take to fly?
Liz: Candy and magazines.
Jack: No no. Pills. Nobody flies without medication anymore. Why shouldn't you enjoy the same luxuries as a dog?
Liz: Comanaprosil? May cause dizziness, sexual nightmares, and sleep crime.
Jack: It's very good.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Originally Posted by otc

Anyone who takes offense to this is a douche.

I agree with this, but I'm pretty misanthropic to begin with.

On one of my last flights I reclined my seat and the guy behind me asked me to sit back up. I started to tell him to pound sand but it was just a one-hour flight and I was with my g/f and decided it wasn't worth being confrontational. Gotta say that was the first time I've ever heard that, though.

 

[ZhiMingBuFanDe]

I never sleep on flights. :/

 

[obiter dictum]

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf

I agree with this, but I'm pretty misanthropic to begin with.

On one of my last flights I reclined my seat and the guy behind me asked me to sit back up. I started to tell him to pound sand but it was just a one-hour flight and I was with my g/f and decided it wasn't worth being confrontational. Gotta say that was the first time I've ever heard that, though.
No idea why he wanted you to sit back up, but I have to do this all the time on airplanes. At 6'5" my knees are already digging into the seat in front of me when it's upright. Want to try guessing how comfortable it gets when it starts reclining?

We're not talking mild uncomfort here. It's simply not possible for me to sit behind a reclined seat. I try to be as polite as possible when I tell the person in front it's not going to work, but it's difficult with all the noise and clogged ears...

 

[fredfred]

Melatonin dosage varies by person. I can get by with 0.5 grams. 1 gram would keep me down for 8 to 10 hours, no problem.

On recent trip, woman in front of me leaned back quickly, jammed my knees - and without thinking I reacted by slamming my hand up against the offending/incoming chair. It got the point across.

 

[UpperWestie]

Is it in bad form to recline your seat all the way back, even gently, when flying coach/seats with limited leg room?

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by UpperWestie

Is it in bad form to recline your seat all the way back, even gently, when flying coach/seats with limited leg room?
didnt we answer that like five posts ago?

 

[otc]

Originally Posted by obiter dictum

No idea why he wanted you to sit back up, but I have to do this all the time on airplanes. At 6'5" my knees are already digging into the seat in front of me when it's upright. Want to try guessing how comfortable it gets when it starts reclining?

We're not talking mild uncomfort here. It's simply not possible for me to sit behind a reclined seat. I try to be as polite as possible when I tell the person in front it's not going to work, but it's difficult with all the noise and clogged ears...

No offense but, I think you either need to start sitting in exit only rows (a lot of airlines charge you extra to choose these rows prior to check in) or you need to start flying outside of coach or only on airlines that have a little more leg room.

The fact that you don't fit should not be the limiting factor in the guy in front of you's comfort. Do you still recline your seat? They make super-fat people buy larger/extra seats...and I say this as a tall person as well.

Overall though, I would prefer it if you sue the airlines and force them to include slightly more legroom or reserve exit rows for those over 6'

 

[obiter dictum]

A limiting factor in the guy in front of you's comfort? Yeah, not being able to recline your seat for one flight is torture.

I never recline my seat unless the seat behind me is empty, to answer your question.

Even if business class seats were available (they aren't, no norwegian local airlines have business class) I couldn't afford it on my student economy. I haven't noticed any real difference in leg room in the airlines we have available here either.

Of course I do my best to get the emergency exit or first row seats when I order tickets, but they're usually already taken.

How about we all just show a little consideration for our fellow man instead.

 

[volatility smile]

Originally Posted by otc

The fact that you don't fit should not be the limiting factor in the guy in front of you's comfort. Do you still recline your seat? They make super-fat people buy larger/extra seats...and I say this as a tall person as well.

Maybe it shouldn't, but I don't think that absolves him from at least doing the decent, human thing and asking the person behind him if it's all right if he reclines his seat. If he doesn't, and he reclines without even looking, all sorts of **** can happen - laptops on tray tables, tall people with bad knees, and who knows what else... hell, I've even seen a baby in a parent's lap get smacked in the head by the top of a seat when an inconsiderate ass reclined without even looking behind him.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Mr. Clean

No. I do it as soon as I am certain no more people are boarding the plane. Flight attendants have no clue who sits where.
So do I. If the doors close or it's obvious that everyone is aboard and there is an empty row, then I'm in it, pronto.