I've been tempted to try one of those pillows, ita, but yeah, it would be irritating to inflate.
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lori - Apr 03, 2006 11:36:43 am PDT #8223 of 10001
JZ - Apr 03, 2006 11:39:15 am PDT #8224 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
The brilliance far outweighs the ugly in my mind. I wouldn't even be that bugged at inflating it. If my seatmate looked at me funny -- ehn, it's not like I'd be awake long enough to let it really get to me, so ha-ha, fishy-eyed seatmate! I would mock you, if I weren't happily fast asleep!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2006 11:42:28 am PDT #8225 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Thankfully I can fall asleep on airplanes without a pillow or even the need to recline my seat beforehand. One of the few useful skills I picked up spending my teen years in 3 hour weekend commutes to the hospital.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2006 11:47:01 am PDT #8226 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I imagine manual (or whatever) inflation on a plane cramped enough that you need the pillow would be really irritating to yourself and your neighbours.
I can't sleep upright. Even with the seats reclined, I need to lean against something on the side too. BA flights to Kenya rocked because their headrests curve around your head. Other than that, that's why I always get the window seat.
Sometimes I can sleep by flopping forward on the tray. But it's nowhere near guaranteed.
Consuela - Apr 03, 2006 11:48:49 am PDT #8227 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I totally need a window seat on a plane. Because even with a pillow I get a terrible crick in my neck if I'm sitting upright. I need to lean sideways, damnit.
Jessica - Apr 03, 2006 11:50:53 am PDT #8228 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Even with the seats reclined, I need to lean against something on the side too.
Me too. I have a couple of neck-pillows, but they're not quite right. Too thick in back, not enough on the sides.
Dana - Apr 03, 2006 11:52:08 am PDT #8229 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I can't sleep on planes, and I hate all of you who can.
So any credit I might have gotten for being industrious enough to take work home is completely negated by the fact that I forgot to copy the document back to my computer this morning. AUGH.
Jessica - Apr 03, 2006 11:53:09 am PDT #8230 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't sleep on planes, and I hate all of you who can.
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brenda m - Apr 03, 2006 11:54:16 am PDT #8231 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
BA flights to Kenya rocked because their headrests curve around your head. Other than that, that's why I always get the window seat
They had that on my ATA flight from DC last week - I've never encountered it before. But yeah, window and pillow. Plus, it's easier to ignore the rest of humanity from the window seat.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2006 11:55:05 am PDT #8232 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm perfectly willing to abuse prescription drugs if sleeping on planes is the result. I often can't read, and apart from BA's wide choice of channels, most flights haven't had decent in-flight entertainment.