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Originally Posted by justme

I am also a very tall person, 6'2" to be exact. Like I said in my original post, the seat you are in may not be as comfortable as your living room recliner.

This quote really reinforces my earlier assertion that you are an ignoramus. You seem to think that your comparatively short height of 6'2" somehow puts you on par with people who are five or more inches taller than you. I've got news for you: it doesn't.

Originally Posted by justme

Strange, considering that there are aircraft that exist in which the exit row actually has LESS legroom than the rest of the rows.

No, it's not strange. Most aircraft, and certainly the commuters in the instances I'm referring to (AA's E145s), have more space at the exit rows - not less. I'm assuming by "less legroom" you're referring to exit doors that limit legroom at the window seats of larger aircraft? The other seats in those rows still offer substantially more space than standard seats. Since you seem to fancy yourself an expert on the subject, perhaps you'd care to share with us exactly what commercial equipment currently in use actually has exit rows with less legroom in all exit row seats. You can't because one doesn't exist.

Originally Posted by justme

No, you're employment options are limited because you are DEMANDING something that not all employers offers because it is a luxury, plain and simple. You are being high maintenance.

It's not a luxury when attempting to contort myself to fit in a standard economy seat for ten hours or more poses very serious health risks. There's nothing high maintenance about preventing DVT and herniated spinal discs.

You've never even seen me and you have no idea of exactly how tall I am, yet you feel confident enough to make such assumptions. That says alot about the kind of person you are, and about the kind of people your troubled industry feels compelled to hire.

Originally Posted by justme

What if no one on the flight is tall enuf to qualify?

You assign the seats to other passengers.

Originally Posted by justme

When you make a reservation should it be a requirement to enter your height?

If you are requesting an exit row, yes.

Originally Posted by justme

What if you're a 7'5" Russian basketball player, and don't speak english? Where do you sit then? What if you are 6'9" and are deaf? What then?

This further exposes the depth of your intellectual deficit. I'm not proposing that people who are "unable, unwilling, or do not meet the requirements" of exit row seating should be allowed to sit in those seats -- only that qualified persons should be allocated to them on the basis of height. For example, those over 6'5" could get priority while those under that height would not. Ideally, however, the discussion should be about establishing seating standards that will comfortably accommodate more passengers in regular seats rather than the allocation of the exit row seating itself.

Originally Posted by justme

We're larger because we, as a human race, are exponentially more unhealthy and obese than we were 30 years ago.

Are you suggesting that my height is a product of poor health habits? Now you're really in the running for the gold medal of idiocy. Your hostility and willingness to assume the worst about people is a concise illustration of what everyone already knows about the airline business: a disproportionate number of employees are unhappy, ill-mannered, vindictive, uninformed, and incompetent. Based on your postings, I'm guessing you fall into that category as well. At least we honest paying passengers can all be thankful you're a "former" airline employee who is now only able to abuse airline customers within the confines of the internet.