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tall paul, he's my all

while in new york city, i stopped in at the cowgirl to pick up a t-shirt for my sister.  the host—a supertall drink of water (pronounced the british way) sold me the t-shirt and a couple of corndog car air fresheners.  at this point, i start to get annoying and try to explain to him that he probably couldn't tell but that i was actually pretty tall for a chick myself.  and so was my husband.  for a dude.  he seemed almost convinced, but not really so much.  told him about the blog.  that was about it for then...  then i had a couple tequilas at the bar.

one of the regulars, peter, and i started talking.  and we chatted with kat the bartender.  and they had a nice tequila selection, with a couple kinds i had not tried before.  imagine that!

kat told me that they hung their antler chandeliers low above the bar to discourage dancing on it.  except for very, very short people.  then we started talking about the host.  tall paul, they call him.  of course, i start singing annette funicello's tall paul.

turns out tall paul is a singer, too.  but a real one.  he has his own band, paul bernstein and his wide stance.  i bugged paul quite a bit "for the blog," of course.  then i rudely got his height.  he is about 6'8.5".  i know it is a rude question really tall people get tired of.  but anyway.  paul is from london, and his band has a myspace page.  and you can hear his songs and watch his videos on there.

i hope tall paul brings his band to the sf bay area, a place where we can truly appreciate songs about looking for george michael, men's rooms, and feeling fruity.  please come visit us, paul!

happy jetting for your knees on jetblue

i had some lovely legroom on my jetblue flight from oakland to new york for an additional $20 one-way.  it was divine.  for a trip across the country, $20 extra was well worth it.  my legs were happy.  three tall people in a row could cross their legs.  extreme!  lavish!

now i have to warn you: be careful to get a direct flight.  if you have a layover, you will be charged an additional $20 for each extra leg.  (haha, get it?  nevermind.)  in my opinion, jetblue should just charge you once for this.  beware.

on the way to ny, we had a direct flight, so all was good.  on the way back we had a layover in long beach.  we got back on the same plane but could not have the same seat without paying extra.  so we sat in a regular seat for that portion of the flight.

jetblue has a little bit more legroom in their regular seats than other airlines.  but really, it was not enough.  with the tray table down, it was resting on my sad, sad knees.  not to mention the shoulder room.  ok, i am mentioning it.  i sat in the middle between my tall husband and a woman who didn't fit into her seat and had to leave up the armrest between us (the one with my tv controller).  it sucked.

man, i wish the airplane seats were just a little bit wider and the legroom longer to give people of all sizes enough room to sit comfortably.  i am always trying to keep my widish shoulders pulled in so as not to bump or touch the person sitting next to me.  it pretty much sucks.

so anyway, that's my $20 per leg on that.  and check the prices.  looks like the tall tax may be going up up and away, at least on virgin america.  boo.

extra legroom on virgin america

adam & i both paid an additional $15 each way to get extra legroom seats on virgin america for our short trip from san francisco to las vegas.  the legroom was great!  i crossed my legs and felt almost first-class...  well, we sat in the first row behind first class, but they told us we couldn't use their bathroom.  i did anyway.  screw it.  the other one was too far and the aisles were jammed up.

the things you should know about these seats are:

1. the bathroom thing i just mentioned
2. no storage in front of your seat for your purse, but there is dedicated storage in the bins above you
3. not tall-related, but my tv and chat didn't work on the way to vegas.  but it did on the way back.  everyone seemed to have different things working and not working with the tv/chat system.  bring magazines or books.  oh, and their music sucks.  BYO.
4. also not tall-related, drink but no snack.  you can order food if your tv screen thingy is working.

was it worth it?  yes.  i would do it again.  i did not try out the regular seats, but just from looking, i had oodles more legroom, and it felt like a little bit of luxury.

oh, wait wait wait wait wait.  i just went onto the virgin america site and saw this notice, as of may 16:

Premium Seats exit row upgrades for additional leg and knee room:
$50 upgrade fee for long haul flights

ouch!!  holy tall tax, batman!  it was only $20 extra for us to fly from oakland to new york on jetblue.  ouch!  $50 is a bit ridick!

compare prices for extra legroom before you buy.

even more legroom

jetblue is offering some seats with even more legroom on their planes.  their usual (generous by airline standards) 34" are pretty good (unless you have magazines in the seat pouch), but their new 38" seat pitch will be even better for lanky travelers.  these "even more legroom" seats will cost you at least $10 extra.

so, now they are charging a premium to sit in the emergency exit row...

virgin america is also charging me $15 extra for more legroom on my flight to vegas.

i will have to try jetblue's extra legroom seats on my next trip to new york.

i am guessing it is worth it to tall people.  how much do you think they would charge us for a little extra shoulder room?

what is it like to be a 6'1" woman in japan?

i feel her pain.  on the head.  in the doorway.  watch the "hot japanese tall woman" youtube video here.