Obesity and Airline Seats

[jegs2]

Found an interesting story on BBC's website concerning obese people on airline flights. The answer for some airlines is to charge obese people for two seats. Here is the story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/2346381.stm

So, to our own poll...

[Mr Bean]

To which I respond
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2346319.stm

after she was squashed by an obese person who sat next to her on a transatlantic flight.
Barbara Hewson, from Swansea, south Wales, suffered injuries including a blood clot in her chest, torn leg muscles and acute sciatica and remains in pain two years on.

They should pay bloody extra! Besides the inate risk to other passagners(Can you imagin the damage done if a 280+ Pound person where flung across the cabin)

Safty issues aside that person is adding probably over 300 pounds of Weight VS the avarage 250 Pounds or so of the avarage person +oversided lugaged and 50 extra pounds is nothing to sneese at when calcuating fuel costs

[Master of Ossus]

To be honest, I am actually fairly biased against most fat people. I have found that they simply do not take the time to work out, and the fact that I go to a gym several times a week actually seems to to be funny, for them. I consider most of them lazy, and I'm sorry but there is no way that someone who cannot fit in an airline seat has only a problem with their glands/whatever. People that are that big are just lazy, and they deserve to bear the fruits of their laziness.

Besides, they are probably a danger to everyone, anyway. How the hell could someone who could not fit in his/her seat make it through an emergency exit? People like that should not be flying anyway, IMO.

[Tsyroc]

To be honest, I am actually fairly biased against most fat people. I have found that they simply do not take the time to work out, and the fact that I go to a gym several times a week actually seems to to be funny, for them. I consider most of them lazy, and I'm sorry but there is no way that someone who cannot fit in an airline seat has only a problem with their glands/whatever. People that are that big are just lazy, and they deserve to bear the fruits of their laziness.

Besides, they are probably a danger to everyone, anyway. How the hell could someone who could not fit in his/her seat make it through an emergency exit? People like that should not be flying anyway, IMO.

EXACTlY!. I'm pretty fat but fairly active mostly because of work and I think that if I ever reach that point where I'd need two airlines seats for a flight then maybe I should shut my whiney ass up and pay for it. There aren't that many people who are obeses because of medical problems. Most of it is eating too much and (to quote Dr. Riveria from the Simpsons) assal horizontology.

The sad thing is that I know I'm not in good shape and that I'm over weight but I routinely encounter people who make me feel tiny. (If you ever want to see a really fat ass go visit a hospital during night shift, holy crap! Nurses are supposed to be in healthcare).

[Stormbringer]

If you're a land whale you damn well better pay for the two seats you take up. That's all there is to it for me.

[Joe]

Ugh.

Lose some weight, you crybabies, the world isn't here to adjust to the fact that you all chose to become 400 pound land monsters rather than eating right. And quit buttering your damn rolls, you fat fucks.

[jegs2]

Ugh.

Lose some weight, you crybabies, the world isn't here to adjust to the fact that you all chose to become 400 pound land monsters rather than eating right. And quit buttering your damn rolls, you fat fucks.

What about them Georgia linemen?

[Shinova]

Of course, some of us don't get fat no matter how much we eat ^_^


But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say.

[Howedar]

I payed for my 20-odd inches of seat width, and by God you aren't overflowing onto it.

[Sea Skimmer]

Didn't we already have a thread on this?

Make em pay!

[Next of Kin]

To be honest, I am actually fairly biased against most fat people. I have found that they simply do not take the time to work out, and the fact that I go to a gym several times a week actually seems to to be funny, for them. I consider most of them lazy, and I'm sorry but there is no way that someone who cannot fit in an airline seat has only a problem with their glands/whatever. People that are that big are just lazy, and they deserve to bear the fruits of their laziness.

Besides, they are probably a danger to everyone, anyway. How the hell could someone who could not fit in his/her seat make it through an emergency exit? People like that should not be flying anyway, IMO.

Is it my fault that I'm a slave to krispy Kreme donuts and everything deep fried!?! MoO, your post was just hilarious if not brutally honest. I say pay for the second seat if you have the girth.

[Next of Kin]

Of course, some of us don't get fat no matter how much we eat ^_^


But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say.

No pun intended?

[Joe]

Ugh.

Lose some weight, you crybabies, the world isn't here to adjust to the fact that you all chose to become 400 pound land monsters rather than eating right. And quit buttering your damn rolls, you fat fucks.

What about them Georgia linemen?

Neither our o-line or defense is particularly large, heh...David Pollack, one of our best defensive linemen, is smaller than some quarterbacks.

BTW, looking forward to the Tide beating up Tennessee this weekend.

[Shinova]

Of course, some of us don't get fat no matter how much we eat ^_^


But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say.

No pun intended?

"But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say."


Are you talking about the "bigger" as in people? Well more and more people in the US are becoming obese.

I wouldn't want to live in a nation where the majority of the population is obese.

[Next of Kin]

Of course, some of us don't get fat no matter how much we eat ^_^


But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say.

No pun intended?

"But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say."


Are you talking about the "bigger" as in people? Well more and more people in the US are becoming obese.

I wouldn't want to live in a nation where the majority of the population is obese.

Didn't Cesar once wish that he was surrounded by large people?

[Shinova]

No pun intended?

"But this obesity problem will definetly get bigger, I say."


Are you talking about the "bigger" as in people? Well more and more people in the US are becoming obese.

I wouldn't want to live in a nation where the majority of the population is obese.

Didn't Cesar once wish that he was surrounded by large people?

He got stabbed to death by people he thought were close to him also.

[Shinova]

Ah, you must be insinuating that I discriminate against fat people. No I don't, but judging from what that obese person did to that poor lady I'd say that the US has a serious problem with obesity.

It ain't healthy.

[jegs2]

Ugh.

Lose some weight, you crybabies, the world isn't here to adjust to the fact that you all chose to become 400 pound land monsters rather than eating right. And quit buttering your damn rolls, you fat fucks.

What about them Georgia linemen?

Neither our o-line or defense is particularly large, heh...David Pollack, one of our best defensive linemen, is smaller than some quarterbacks.

BTW, looking forward to the Tide beating up Tennessee this weekend.

Was only kidding ya, but yeah, linemen are smaller than they were in the 70's and 80's. Hopefully, the Tide will end seven years of humiliation this Saturday. Losing to Auburn is the only thing worse than losing to Tennessee.

[jegs2]

Ah, you must be insinuating that I discriminate against fat people. No I don't, but judging from what that obese person did to that poor lady I'd say that the US has a serious problem with obesity.

It ain't healthy.

Actually, you're correct. The US has a very large problem with obese people. Recent reports showed that the majority of Americans are overweight.

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

I say if you're going to make them pay for 2 seats, upgrade the to first class, where they could actually fit their fat asses! Then, we could call it "fatty class". It shouls be a choice. It fatso wants 2 seats, he should get 2 seats. If he doesn't, he can get one seat, and if he's hurt from it, it's his fault.

[Wicked Pilot]

What's next, is some fat person gonna sue some airplane charter company because they can't fit into a Cessna 152?

[Shinova]

What's next, is some fat person gonna sue some airplane charter company because they can't fit into a Cessna 152?

Just a question, but do you mean fitting through the doorway, or actually unable to fit inside the interior of the plane?

[weemadando]

I'm a big person, certainly overweight. But my problem with airline seats isn't the width its the fucking gap between my seat and the seat in front of me. I'm 6'6" for fucks sake! I have to sit in the foetal position to fit on any boeing product (airbus and BAe are only marginally better)!

Should I have to pay for two seats because the person infront of me might get a sore back from my knees jamming into his lumbar spinal area?

[Vympel]

Make em pay. I used to be overweight but I lost it all 2 years ago- it's not that hard.

[Cal Wright]

I say yes to a degree. My dad is an airline nut and he's over weight. However he's not like fat as in fat ass. He's like a sizely individual. Now he can get into a single seat but not with room to spare. If he spewed over the armrests that would be different. Maybe a size to weight ratio. If he wasnt 6' and instead say 5'9 he'd be Jabba the Hutt in damn 737 seat. And in response, he works, like a fucking ox. Day and night, and he doesn't eat constantly, in fact he eats about as much as I do, he's just a fat fucker. Either way, fat asses need to pay.