Too Fat to Fly

[Feck]

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They made it to transport Seth's mouth .

[Feck]

We get a lot of love bugs in Florida.

is that the same as an STI ?

[Pappa]

Fat people on planes are a pain, but not as bad as babies. Why or why do parents take screaming babies on planes to make my life a misery.

All kinds of people on a plane are a pain...people who are sick and sneeze in your face, people who insist on talking to you even if you make it clear you don't want to, people who have really strong body odor.

I've sat next to an obese person in the past, and other than having a little more physical contact in the shoulder area, I found them to be very conscious about the space they take and even willing to lean to one side to make sure that they are sharing the armrest. Frankly, they don't bother me nearly as much as the crying babies do.

I expect their shoulders would make great pillows on long haul flights.

Ahem... sorry.

[Seth]

We get a lot of love bugs in Florida.

Not anymore. They just went extinct.

[Ironclad]

We get a lot of love bugs in Florida.

is that the same as an STI ?

AAAAAaaa hahahaaa & hehehe brilliant

[Ian]

I live a few miles south of Andrews Air Force Base. Every now and then I see one of these big fuckers over my house:


(C-5 Galaxy)

Sometimes I also see Air Force One, but that's cool.

[Jason]

Another Too-Fat-To-Fly Controversy Hits Southwest Airlines
NYC Political Strategist: Me, Mom Told We Must Buy 4 Seats
May 18, 2011 11:33 PM

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/18/ ... -airlines/

If this doesn't motivate her to lay off the bon bons, well...nothing will...

I've always been in favour of a fixed weight allowance per ticket. You buy a ticket which allows you 300lbs on board, including yourself. You're 280lbs and want to load up 30lbs of luggage? Too fucking bad - airlines are in business to make money and this is simple economics. I'm 160lbs, woo! I can load up 140lbs of luggage!

Honestly, these aircraft have an upper limit on their lifting capacity, never mind fuel efficiency. Can you imagine a jet on the runway trying to take off with a full complement of corpulence + luggage? Not going to happen. The people at Southwest Airlines were only concerned with volume - she could not fit into a single seat. It was a physical impossibility. So she had to purchase a second seat or piss off. Big fucking deal.

It's time people realize that airlines are businesses, not public services, and as such are fully justified to act in a way which preserves their business interests - if that means making a woman who requires two seats to sit pay for both or sell them to two persons who do fit that's their prerogative. It is not an issue for public debate, let alone uproar and indignation.

If I don't like the hamburgers at McDonald's I can go to Burger King. If I don't like hamburgers at all I can go to Subway - which is probably what this woman ought to do. Take some notes from Jared.

[Ironclad]

does anyone like Lincolnshire sausage?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I live a few miles south of Andrews Air Force Base. Every now and then I see one of these big fuckers over my house:


(C-5 Galaxy)

Sometimes I also see Air Force One, but that's cool.

When the first Galaxy landed in South Carolina Strom Thurmond was there to meet it. The pilot trotted up to the podium and Strom asked if there had been any trouble on the landing?

"Well, we did blow a tire."

"Were you concerned about that?"

"Oh, not at all. We had twenty-three more."

[Warren Dew]

Besides, for safety reasons, the pilot should know exactly how much his aircraft weighs at takeoff, not use the standard FAA "average person" figure (which when I was flying was 170 pounds) that they use these days. This isn't too much of a problem with airliners, but it's absolutely an issue for smaller commuter aircraft, where several accidents have been caused at least in part by overloading or improper center of gravity load distribution.

The last time I flew on a small commuter jet - 17 seats - they did actually weigh the passengers, though they didn't charge anyone extra. They also assigned seats in the cabin based on weight balance considerations.

[odysseus]

I would be fucking pissed off If I had paid a massive surcharge for a few extra KGs of luggage to find I was sat next to that blimp !

Damn right, squire. Why should I have to pay for luggage over 20kg when some fatnacker has 20 stone of shuddering ass spilling over on to me, free of charge?

[Santa_Claus]

and if they pay for 2 seats. they get 2 trays of food.

everyone is a winner!

[Svartalf]

I would be fucking pissed off If I had paid a massive surcharge for a few extra KGs of luggage to find I was sat next to that blimp !

But what cost a seat beside a grumpy Scot?

it costs extra because you get entertainment.

[Svartalf]

Fat people on planes are a pain, but not as bad as babies. Why or why do parents take screaming babies on planes to make my life a misery.

Because they're not allowed to ship them UPS to their destination, and you have no right not to be subjected to screaming babies in a public place. Go buy some earplugs.

I might get something that plugs, even if I have to grab it off the air marshal...

[Svartalf]

G&Ts might help if there are any anopheles gambiae mosquitoes buzzing about.

how does booze protect from getting malaria?