Haha, well, I agree that it’s stupid, but I was kind of pointing out that everyone kind of knows the first couple digits in that string and it seemed something that was easily figured out (especially in reference to a marathon runner running the marathon).

Absolutely! I mean, if I had my choice, at this point in my life, I’d probably go with 6'2, then you’re still tall, but not so tall you can’t fit stuff or break things or whatever (like I am now at 6'6). But I’d be fine w/ 6'. That’s still plenty tall and even easier to fit places and buy clothes and all that. . .

I’m not saying it shouldn’t be a perk. I’m saying it shouldn’t ONLY be a perk. Let frequent fliers upgrade and let me pay $50 for the privilege of not getting a DVT. . . They can do both!

And when you are sitting in a window seat, how do you propose they get to the exit row? Do they float over the seat backs? No, they walk through that legroom to the aisle, then up the aisle to the exit row or the front or back of the plane. . .

Oh yeah, me too. My worst thing about flying isn’t even my legs. I bought some of those athletic hex knee pads like Lebron wears and they really help out with cramming my knees. My issue is that I’m tall, but I’m also all torso. So the headrest that most people get their head or neck on, literally hits me in the…

I have, and it fell on deaf ears (HR and finance are all staffed exclusively with 5' to 5'4 women in their late 20s-early 30s). I work remotely too, so rather than let me do my job and get the $50 upgrade or fly more tall-friendly airline, they would rather I fly coach and also pay $1000 for me to come to the HQ…

Yup, I would kill to be 6'2. Still quite tall, but not so tall that you break things or don’t fit, can find clothes, and I’d still be 2" taller than my wife. Win all around. 6'6? Nope, I’m done with that, I didn’t make the NBA or pro beach volleyball, I have no need to be a humongous giant. . .

Well, when your knees are literally pressed as hard as can be against the tray table of the seat in front of you, adding a large impact is not likely to be good for the use of your legs aferwards, so adding in 2" may mean the difference between getting a knee bruise and breaking your legs. . .

I don’t know, I’m 6'6 and like 320lbs and it’s not much better for me. I guess I need to move to where they have a Dillard’s, because I’ve never seen 3XLT in a store in person. When I go to the big and tall stores/sections, it’s really big OR tall. All the pants are like 44-30 or 36-36. No 42-34. . .

Yeah, that’s always the kicker for me. I’m 6'6 and travel for work 1-5 times a month give or take. I’m allowed to book my tickets, but they have to be booked through a corporate travel website which has all our rules around fares and is checked out the ass by HR/Finance to make sure we aren’t exceeding our travel…

I’m not entirely sure, but you do know that exit rows have more legroom, right? I’m pretty sure that’s not so they can have seats for tall people, it’s so it’s easier and safer to get out of the plane. . .

This is why they should hold all exit row seats until the gate check and allow upgrades above a certain height. But they’ll never do that, because it’s a perk for their frequent fliers or a $$ opportunity and if they lower the demand then the cost will go down. . .

I’ve gotten in that argument plenty of times before. I always make sure to stay very civil to the point of being smarmy about it. Like “I’m sorry I’m 6'6, and there’s nothing I can do. At least you get to get off the plane and be normal height. . .” kind of thing.

I honestly would gladly pay for an exit row, however, I’ve found now that almost all US airlines hold the exit rows for frequent flyers as a lower mile upgrade than upgrading to business class.

Have a nice nap up in the overhead bin!

Please tell me you know how long a marathon is, right?

I’m sorry, I understand why he did the protest and I think that’s valuable. But um, how about giving your wife a head’s up and maybe trying to make sure she and your kids are safe and/or out of the country before doing this? That just seems like kind of a dick move to me. . .

This is my same argument for why the NBA shouldn’t get rid of hack-a-Shaq. Learn to shoot your damn free throws. Players in sports shouldn’t be awarded for having glaring weaknesses in their game.

All of this is eminently believable. . . This whole thing is stupid, but thanks for spending enough time thinking about it to figure it out so I don’t have to. . .

The problem is that now that they’ve gone and fucked things up, they can’t just collectively bargain them away without giving up something huge in return. So if the players really want to fix this Commish problem, they’re going to have to play 18 games a season or take a smaller cut of the money (which they’ll never…