In a recent CNN.com article about the plight of tall travelers, some said that they ask passengers in front of them to be considerate and not lean back.

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It turned out that the organizer was someone she had known in school, and though the woman seemed not to remember Eva, she had been very kind, and the other bell ringers gentle and considerate, always ready to help her out, never noticing when she got things wrong.

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