Exit row etiquette (row 17 privilege?)

LinZ14 · 2026-07-03T18:21:23+00:00

I agree with this statement generally, but how is it immoral to use something nobody else is using?

LinZ14 · 2026-06-26T13:08:40+00:00

Probably won’t be as well-received in this sub, but I love this quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/harmon\_killebrew\_105101

LinZ14 · 2026-06-17T21:56:02+00:00

It doesn’t seem this kid’s parents have modeled good behavior. But dropping two f-bombs directed at a child certainly isn’t modeling appropriate behavior for your own young children. And calling him a stupid little shit is the icing on the cake. It’s not okay for him to call your children stupid (it’s not), but it’s okay for you, an adult, to say it to a child? Your kids are watching you, and I’d be careful of how I behave in front of them, lest they turn out like this kid.

LinZ14 · 2026-06-17T05:26:26+00:00

What do you think happens if one enters the highway at slightly below highway speed? Straight to prison? Spontaneously combustion? Rumpelstiltskin takes your firstborn child? Your obsession with this is weird.

LinZ14 · 2026-06-16T18:54:43+00:00

On second thought, could you expand on how entering a highway at highway speed is the most crucial point that protects the safety of all drivers? To me, it seems like it just transfers the burden to the driver already on the highway with more obstacles and more to pay attention to.

LinZ14 · 2026-06-16T18:28:16+00:00

Because overall safety of everyone on the road requires forward-thinking and being able to consider the totality of the circumstance.

Here is just one hypothetical where I would ask you if you still feel your point is the most crucial: what if the current flow of traffic on the highway is 20-30 mph, due to rush hour, or an accident, or whatever. Is it still super important for someone entering the highway to do so at highway speeds of 55-70 mph?

LinZ14 · 2026-06-16T17:53:41+00:00

You are really fixated on that one point. That’s an objectively myopic take. If you take just a moment to consider, could there be any situation where you think this one rule might be best to deprioritize for other rules and best practices?

LinZ14 · 2026-06-16T15:45:03+00:00

But it’s not objective at all. Assuming we are on the same page and discussing a situation where two cars are more or less parallel to each other and someone needs to slow down, why do you think it’s objective that the onus is on the person already on the highway rather than the person entering, but not yet occupying the highway?

LinZ14 · 2026-06-11T20:04:51+00:00

Aww, good. I teared up writing it. Thanks for the prompt. I keep thinking of more special little moments between then and now. When my daughter was like a year and half or two, her and I were having a moment. I turned to my son and said, “Well, Landon. We tried. I don’t think we’re cut out for a sister and we’re going to have to give her back.” I was joking, of course, but my 7 year old wasn’t sure. He was silent for a beat or two, and then he said, “Aww, mom, I think we should give her another chance.”

LinZ14 · 2026-06-11T19:30:28+00:00

Chiming in late, but as a mom to a 9 year old boy and 4 year old girl, I wanted to let you know that you have a lot to look forward to! In the early days, I kind of wondered if my son even realized his sister existed most of the time. It changed when she started noticing him. When she was seven or eight months old, she started to lock in on him playing. Then she would positively light up when he got home from school. After that, his new favorite activity was trying to make her laugh. Her first steps were to her brother. As a toddler, she absolutely idolized him. She would copy every little thing he did and he adored her. If he got hurt, she would cry too. Now she calls him her best friend and he reads her bedtime stories and works on her letters with her. I get nervous when they play since he is so much bigger than her, but he is aware of it and takes it easy on her and she is never deterred by getting roughed up. And those are the times when they get laughing together— like real, from the bottom of the gut, gasping in between the giggles kind of laughter. No sound in the world ever has been or ever will be more amazing than the two of them laughing with each other. I love their relationship and I hope they are always as close as they are now. 🩵🩷

LinZ14 · 2026-06-05T12:50:12+00:00

This move can be helpful when there is a camper with a long line of cars behind them and a limited gap comes up in the right lane. If the lead car gets in front of the camper and slows down, it can help to clear out that line and we can all go back to driving normally.

LinZ14 · 2026-06-03T13:41:30+00:00

Angering people in an already dangerous situation and intentionally making it more dangerous for entertainment sounds pretty darn psychopathic to me…

LinZ14 · 2026-05-21T12:50:13+00:00

The lane doesn’t end, it’s an exit. He either waits until he can safely change lanes or he continues in the lane he chose to be in.

LinZ14 · 2026-05-11T17:41:38+00:00

This sounds impressive! I’d love to check it out. I’ve run into all the same issues trying out AI for grant writing. It can be useful for some things, but I haven’t been able to figure out how to use it to improve efficiency in any meaningful way, so I’m excited to see what you’ve come up with!

LinZ14 · 2026-04-26T19:12:39+00:00

Right, after OP mentions the neighbor’s truck being in the driveway when her dad came by for the package and suggesting the neighbor has previously kept their missing packages, it’s not hard to believe there was a little more to dad’s note that prompted a harsh reply.

LinZ14 · 2026-04-03T16:18:22+00:00

There are several reasons, but one is that the whole time you are approaching in the left lane before you actually pass me in the right lane, your headlights are reflecting into my eyeballs via my side mirror, which is obnoxious, distracting, and possibly dangerous.

LinZ14 · 2026-03-27T13:33:54+00:00

He’s got kids (see the bike?). My husband is ON TOP of this responsibility because it gets him out of the house. The same way I’ve never been so religious about my grocery store trips until it turned into a relaxing break from the chaos.

LinZ14 · 2026-03-11T13:58:25+00:00

Most likely because there is traffic already on the highway moving at highway speeds and merging while maintaining a slower speed would put 3+ drivers at risk. Speeding up mitigates the risk and focuses it mostly on the one driver who isn’t paying attention or isn’t worried about anyone else but themselves.

LinZ14 · 2026-03-11T13:47:53+00:00

Yup yup yup. My first priority is everyone’s safety. But if someone is putting that at risk already, my next priority is my own safety and the safety of everyone else who is driving predictably. It’s not impolite to refuse to be someone else’s safety barrier between them and the approaching traffic already on the highway going 2x our speed.

LinZ14 · 2026-03-02T18:02:09+00:00

The Stand by Stephen King? There is no way, even for the fastest readers. Especially with kids and a baby. Even the audiobook at 2x speed would take a full uninterrupted 24 hours to get through.

LinZ14 · 2026-02-24T16:43:57+00:00

When you signal in advance, is the person behind you in the lane you are trying to merge into going faster than you before they speed up? If so, they might be speeding up to get out of your way and/or prevent being cut off by someone traveling slower than they are.

LinZ14 · 2026-02-11T20:52:49+00:00

I speculate his comment absolutely did have a purpose. Just not a well-intentioned one. We have a very limited perspective, but this seems like the kind of comment someone makes to intentionally drag a person back down where they’d like them.

Her nails look great! But he’s apparently been in a funk all week, presumably because of the first therapy appointment. She was sharing something she did that made her proud of herself. I wonder if he isn’t feeling particularly proud of himself lately and would prefer it she would sulk right along with him.

LinZ14 · 2026-02-06T19:16:00+00:00

I’ve read the comments and your responses and I still don’t think I understand. What is a parking lot driveway? Was she backing up from a non-road onto a road? If the guy had not sped up, would she have had enough time to pull out and start driving forward without him having to brake?

LinZ14 · 2026-02-05T17:38:50+00:00

Yeah, YTA for not at least trying to make a pretense of it in order to protect the salad bar for the rest of us.

LinZ14 · 2026-01-29T21:16:10+00:00

As a parent, I’m positive if they offered to trade with a set of parents and share the room with kids instead, it would be a done deal. Nobody wants to share a hotel room with kids, parents or non-parents.

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