window seat question

[j rake]

when flying, is the person in the window seat the supreme ruler of the window shade? like, if you have the window seat, do you even bother asking your fellow passengers for their preference?

[OK_Cat]

You snooze you lose

[AppleJack]

supreme ruler

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

when flying, is the person in the window seat the supreme ruler of the window shade? like, if you have the window seat, do you even bother asking your fellow passengers for their preference?

Absolutely. Absolutely not.

If they want to speak up and tell their preference that is fine. But I'm still in control.

[star seed 7]

It's not your job to ask, but if they ask you to close it, you should comply out of courtesy.

If they ask to have it open, just laugh in their face and say you are the supreme commander

[j rake]

It's not your job to ask, but if they ask you to close it, you should comply out of courtesy.

If they ask to have it open, just laugh in their face and say you are the supreme commander

i prefer closed because i'm afraid of flying and prefer not to look outside, but a passenger asked me to open it. i opened it halfway (it seemed like a fair compromise), and she asked for it to be opened all the way.

i wanted to slam the shade shut and be the supreme ruler, but instead i opened it all the way. 

[Dugout DickStone]

It's not your job to ask, but if they ask you to close it, you should comply out of courtesy.

If they ask to have it open, just laugh in their face and say you are the supreme commander

i prefer closed because i'm afraid of flying and prefer not to look outside, but a passenger asked me to open it. i opened it halfway (it seemed like a fair compromise), and she asked for it to be opened all the way.

i wanted to slam the shade shut and be the supreme ruler, but instead i opened it all the way. 

Were they middle or aisle?

[Emo EMAW]

How was the rack?

[j rake]

Were they middle or aisle?

aisle seat.

[slobber]

It's not your job to ask, but if they ask you to close it, you should comply out of courtesy.

If they ask to have it open, just laugh in their face and say you are the supreme commander

i prefer closed because i'm afraid of flying and prefer not to look outside, but a passenger asked me to open it. i opened it halfway (it seemed like a fair compromise), and she asked for it to be opened all the way.

i wanted to slam the shade shut and be the supreme ruler, but instead i opened it all the way. 

Another gE hero out in the real world, respecting women.

[Dugout DickStone]

Were they middle or aisle?

aisle seat.

So they want the best of both worlds?  eff them bro.

[Tobias]

Another gE hero out in the real world, respecting women.

How was the rack?

[j rake]

How was the rack?

i don't feel comfortable answering this question because her husband is seated between us and it's hard to tell if he is taking occasional glances at my computer screen.

[Spracne]

The gall of some people...

[star seed 7]

Tell her to turn on her overhead light.

[steve dave]

supreme ruler (though a lot of carriers will make you leave them open during take off and descent)

[Emo EMAW]

[j rake]

aisle seat.

So they want the best of both worlds?  eff them bro.

is the aisle seat really that desirable? i like to use the (closed) window as a pillow, and am just generally distracted by people walking by, fumbling with their luggage in the overhead compartments, etc. i assume that easy access to the bathroom is the big plus.

[Dugout DickStone]

that is insanely rude.  c'mon people, we are all in this flying world together.  window seat controls the window shade.

rake, you need to get up to go to the bathroom AT LEAST a half dozen times

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

I like it open when im landing but when were taking off and in the air I want that crap closed. especially if youre right next to the wing and its sunny out.

the answer the OP, you don't have to ask them if they want it open or closed. if they ask you to close it, close it. if they ask you to open it, tell them youre not a big fan of flying and they can look across the isle if they must.

where are you flying into j rake? someplace cool where you wanna see the landing?

[star seed 7]

How was the rack?

i don't feel comfortable answering this question because her husband is seated between us and it's hard to tell if he is taking occasional glances at my computer screen.

Is the husband the smaller of the two? If not, this woman is probably a terrible person

[j rake]

rake, you need to get up to go to the bathroom AT LEAST a half dozen times

i don't ever use the bathroom in flight because i never remove my seat belt.

where are you flying into j rake? someplace cool where you wanna see the landing?

Washington, D.C.

[j rake]

Is the husband the smaller of the two? If not, this woman is probably a terrible person

he is 6-foot-2 (taller) and sits campfire style, with his knees contorted in a way that it somehow doesn't enter into my space or his wife's.

[CNS]

How was the rack?

i don't feel comfortable answering this question because her husband is seated between us and it's hard to tell if he is taking occasional glances at my computer screen.

Is the husband the smaller of the two? If not, this woman is probably a terrible person

Fully agree here, and for this reason alone she shouldn't get her way

[michigancat]

short flights: supreme ruler, and if you are in aisle or middle and ask to raise it, you're a piece of crap
long international flights: That crap better stay down unless a meal's being served