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Takket

(23,826 posts)

33. That's absurd

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 01:15 PM

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Window shades are operable for a reason. If they were supposed to be closed than the window would simply not exist. If you want to sleep and the light is bothering you, that’s what eye masks are for.

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Closing plane ✈️ window shades [View all] live love laugh Friday OP

Personally Timewas Friday #1

If I'm in the window seat... r�is�n_dubh Friday #2

I did the same with my kid the last flight we took fujiyamasan Saturday #18

I flew over the Swiss Alps in a prop plane. Amazing scenery Emile Saturday #22

what happened to intellectual curiosity? RT Atlanta Friday #3

As a college professor... r�is�n_dubh Friday #5

I feel sorry for you. My students couldn't pass my classes without doing ... littlemissmartypants Saturday #14

I've often wondered how flight has influenced the sciences TxGuitar Saturday #25

it must have affected the sciences in a positive way RT Atlanta Saturday #31

i can see it both ways Tetrachloride Friday #4

I always get a window seat... Krazy_Kat Friday #6

I'm afraid of heights MustLoveBeagles Friday #7

I also have a fear of heights. sdfernando Saturday #28

Same here MustLoveBeagles Saturday #35

These days if you have to pay for a selected seat then it's YOURS for the duration. IcyPeas Friday #8

I've never heard of that Skittles Saturday #9

Close the window please unweird Saturday #10

The glare is brutal. bamagal62 Saturday #12

This has been going on for so long, especially on long flights from Europe & Asia to other continents. I like it, a lot. Celerity Saturday #11

If it a long flight early or late I'll shut it. Melon Saturday #13

I ALWAYS sit by the window and that shade never shuts. If you're worried about it get a window seat and shut it Cheezoholic Saturday #15

Blinded by the Flight. kairos12 Saturday #16

I'd quickly be very polite in reminding someone that I considered my purchase of a window seat... littlemissmartypants Saturday #17

They're only doing it for your own good... Buns_of_Fire Saturday #19

Your view (no pun intended) changes when you are like hour JCMach1 Saturday #20

I don't fly very often. Looking out the window is fun. Emile Saturday #21

When I fly, which is rarely now, I choose a window seat in an emergency exit row. MineralMan Saturday #23

Natural light is better for us. Pobeka Saturday #24

Shade up or down, True Dough Saturday #26

I take 2-3 trips a month on American.... Mark.b2 Saturday #27

I feel very claustrophobic (sp?) when all the window shades are closed during a daytime flight. beaglelover Saturday #29

Why have windows if the blinds are to remain shut? City Lights Saturday #30

Was it an international flight? intheflow Saturday #32

The post I saw didn't give a location. live love laugh Saturday #34

That's absurd Takket Saturday #33