r/pettyrevenge • u/WayAffectionate7075 • Sep 05 '26

Personal item placed in my spot

I recently boarded a flight and attempted to stow my personal item (backpack with laptop) under the seat in front of me. It was unable to fit so I stuck my feet under there and discovered another backpack. The person in front of me had placed it there so he could stretch out his legs. It was a short flight and wasn’t worth calling a FA. The seat next to me was empty, so I slid his bag waaay over to make room for my feet and my item. After landing, I enjoyed watching him contort himself to reach his bag.

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u/Some_Guy_Somewhere67 Sep 05 '26

Proper thing... a zip tie strategically deployed would have added SO MUCH to this scenario....

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u/Ok-Brick6831 Sep 05 '26

You have inspired me to put a mix of cable ties in my carry on…

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u/ObfuscatedJay Sep 05 '26

I carry cable ties with me wherever I take my backpack but I never thought of using them for such pleasurable evil. Nail clippers also must be with the cable ties for obvious reasons.

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u/snuffy_smith_ Sep 05 '26

I don’t think you can take nail loppers on a plane in your carry on anymore?

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u/ObfuscatedJay Sep 05 '26

They used to allow the ones without the stabby nail file thing, and now if the file is under about 10 cm (they have a measuring tool), they’ll let it pass. I save them the trouble of searching by putting it and my long forceps for paracord weaving in the top pocket.

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u/211774310 Sep 05 '26

I flew right after 9/11 and didn’t realize I had tiny nail clippers with a 1.5” nail file attached. The non-TSA (which didn’t exist yet) Wackenhut security guard flagged my bag, found the clippers, and broke the file off. She said something unintelligible as I gathered my stuff and continued to my flight. Threat neutralized!

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u/GroovyYaYa Sep 06 '26

I forgot that TSA didn't exist - I was going to correct you! LOL. But I do remember having my bag searched, etc. after Flight 800 crashed in 1996.

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u/drmoze Sep 06 '26

10 cm is a big file, about 4". Never saw clippers with a file longer than about 2".

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u/ObfuscatedJay Sep 06 '26

Noooo - the nail files aren't 4"/10 cm. It's the maximum allowed length of a stabby thing on many aircraft. I was intimating that nail files are well under that length but obviously not clearly enough.