After years of frustration I finally told someone that I was not OK with them reading my newspaper. I'd taken the time to seek out the paper at an airport news stand, invested good money in it, carried the damned thing through the terminal feeling like I was cultivating a relationship with it. As I finally relaxed on the plane, (pissed about the middle seat) the window seat dude asked to see my sports page and I told him that I hadn't read it yet. When I finished the paper I tucked it under my leg and went to sleep. Felt good...real good.
i do that all the time in any computer classes I have, some guy goes up to me with the typical "dude could you print that page out too dude thanks" I go "sure of course! why not!" then once they leave you print out a big page that says Go Blow Yourself
much less being the window seat dude, the sports page before you read it is off limits. how many people do I need to say this to! maybe you can say....I'll trade you the window seat for it. Followed by "psyche"
I agree. A nice fresh crisp newspaper is one of life's simple pleasures. Anyone is welcome to read it when I am done.
i would understand if it was someone who "borrowed" your newspaper daily, like a coworker (or in my instance back in the day, it was my classmate). But come on, it was just a random person sitting next to you on the plane who was probably bored out of his mind. sure, it's not your job to unbore him. but you're sitting next to him the whole flight, and he could have been a fellow cluthfan. the least that could have happened, you guys would have talked about sports. what's so bad about that? i hope he gave you a silent fart when going to the restroom.
You're not one of those freaks that compulsively collects giant stacks of old newspapers in your garage, are you? You were going to throw it away that day, right? On the list of things worthy of getting worked up over, the borrowing and loaning of garbage is pretty close to the bottom.
I agree with AB. I don't mind sharing after I read it but if I bought the paper and was finished with it I will gladly share. People bold enough to ask to share an unread paper are also bold enough to spend an hour reading the sports section while you are waiting for them to finish. Not sharing at all -bad Waiting until you are finished to share -- o.k.
Preferred Member is the way to fly my friend. Rarely coach (if at all). No middle seats ever. I despise Newspaper readers who sit behind me having the paper touching the back of my head. Whenever that happens, I do a silent fart and direct it towards them
I guess I was agreeing with the first part of his theory -- that you shouldn't have to "share" an unread newspaper.
You guys are crazy. I think that was a pretty dick move AB. The man just wanted to check out the scores and you couldnt give it to him before you went to sleep?
If he was so interested in the scores then why didn't he buy his own paper? I do not purchase goods for other people to use, what if he had wanted a bite of my food, would you be ok with that too? I am always the one that people borrow their paper from and I am sick of it! Sometimes they read it and give it back with boogers and sneeze matter. I'd be willing to bet that I have given away thousands of dollars in newspapers over the years and now all that's over. I BUY. I READ. I DISPOSE OF.
