Posted on 09/07/2014 9:00:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
Yes, but they still had a strong incentive to keep more alive.
Paying expenses and making a 15% profit is nice, but not nearly as nice as a 200% or 500% profit! IOW, once the costs had been sunk, every additional slave that survived to be sold was pure profit.
Now, there’s an incentive!
Mine was 2009 when I visited my daughter and her family in Amarillo, TX and before that was 1985 when my husband and I flew from Nashville, TN to Rochester NY for a family reunion
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/yes/4297_MODULE_12.pdf
I would not be at all surprised if mortality on immigrant ships during this period was in the same vicinity or higher. To be fair, this was near the end of the legal slave trade period. Mortality was probably a lot higher in earlier periods.
This is not to say there wasn't an immense death toll caused by the trade. Slaves also died during the capture process, the trek to the coast, while in the barracoons waiting to be sold, and during the "seasoning" process in the New World. The cumulative toll was probably well above 50%.
But the notion that slave ships, as such, were immensely deadly just isn't true, on average, though there were no doubt horrible exceptions.
At the time, however, long ocean voyages were dangerous for anybody.
I never recline anymore on airlines because the seats are too freakin’ close now. I wish there was room to recline, but there isn’t anymore.
I stopped flying anywhere unless absolutely necessary over ten years ago. If I can drive there in 12 hours or less then I drive. It usually saves time in the long run.
There is room to decline as long as you don’t mind crushing the knees of those behind you or smashing their laptops. Unfortunately there are a lot of people that don’t care.
“If Im paying for a seat, I will recline.”
You don’t pay for the seat behind you that you are invading.
So, let me throw your belligerence back at you: If I am paying for a seat I will protect the space of that seat and annoy the crap out of you if you recline.
I’m 6’2”. I’ve had 2 knee replacements and when I sit in the seat, even with my butt back, BOTH knees are against the seat in front if me. I’m not getting the room I paid for. It’s not that I won’t let the seat in front of me come back...I cannot! Don’t tell me to upgrade to get legroom, unless YOU are offering to pay the 100+% increase in fare. It isn’t my fault I’m this tall. Why am I the culprit? Just don’t recline..it is called courtesy. I never recline my seat out of courtesy for the person behind me.
“Back in the 1970s when I first started working, I flew everywhere. Back then, even coach wasn’t bad. “
You can now fly first class cheaper than the coach tickets of the 1970s ....
Exactly, and it is also courtesy for the person who wants to recline the seat, to ask the person behind if they don’t mind
Next will be the elimination of windows in all passenger areas.
Passengers will hate it, but the airlines have determined that the aerodynamics will save a significant percentage of fuel as well as making airliners cheaper to construct. They are all just waiting for one of the other airlines to make the jump.
Agreed, but let's put at least some of the blame on the appropriate party - airlines for not providing sufficient space.
yes, been reading about that. Can’t wait.
I guess my request for them to widen the economy seats and aisle by 2 inches each and lengthen the space between seats by 3 inches, is being held in abeyance.
I’ve never flown on a plane that had seats that reclined more than 3-4 inches. What’s the big deal?
I am surprised some mega lawyer has not class action sued for blood clot damage from the cramped space.
In your case you should use seat guru and pick airlines and seats that better suit you.
In general southwest has better leg room than !any of the other airlines.
But united has economy plus with more leg room.
There are many who die soon after a long flight for exactly this reason and no doubt given sufficient data, a class action lawsuit would be possible. I personally know of a 40-something guy who died after a long flight for no apparent reason.
I also have a seat that I can raised the armrest and have more space.. so if I'm in the middle seat.. is it my right to raised both arms up?.. screw my seat mates?... of course not..I share that space..with them
Now if the seat next to me is empty I can use that extra space .. but if its not empty.. we are sharing that space.
It works the same for reclining seats.. we all payed for the SAME AMOUNT of space...
If there is an empty seat beside me I can raised the arm and use the extra space at will..
If there is an empty seat behind me I can recline the seat and use that extra space at will..
But if the the seat beside me or behind me is full.. We are sharing that space and you have no RIGHT to just take it at will and screw the other person out space they payed for.
This “because the seat can do it I can screw you”” is bs logic.. guess what .. my seat has a tray table...i have a right to use.. but you recline I can not use it.. that why the crew ask you raise you seat during cabin service.
So are you being screw by the airline when you are ask to raise your seat?.Do I not have a right to use my tray table? I paid for it.
Your sharing space with people beside you, behind you, and even in front on you (you want me to kick the back of the seat in front of me all flight?)...
You are sharing space ...if it empty behind or beside you go for it.. else be polite and ask because it NOT your space to take at will
BTTT
You are paying for a seat not space. If airlines provide a reclining option then the “reclinee” has every right to use the seat as the airlines and manufacturer allow.
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