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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Tobra
Okay, you go to get on a plane to fly somewhere, and you discover that they have seated an enormous tub of goo next to you, this person requires two seatbelt extenders just to strap in, and is so freakin' fat, his gigantic ass is taking up more than 50% of your seat. You really need to get to your destination, but don't really want to be crammed into half of the seat you paid full fare for, what do you do?

sounds like you have a problem with fat people. :dunno:


and if you are over weight and require 2 seats they charge you for 2 seats.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by RB
I do believe he is making a fool of you
OMG so there is no "fat" checkbox?
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by dj02
sounds like you have a problem with fat people. :dunno:
what?
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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I think thats wrong and humiliating. Just because a person is fat shouldnt mean they should be charged for two seats on a plane.
Shit im 6'1 and 185lbs and its hard for me to get in the seat.
The seats are even small for me.
Maybe they should redesign the entire airline fleets?
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
I think thats wrong and humiliating. Just because a person is fat shouldnt mean they should be charged for two seats on a plane.
Shit im 6'1 and 185lbs and its hard for me to get in the seat.
The seats are even small for me.
Maybe they should redesign the entire airline fleets?
if they take up two seats, why not? if they paid the same price and can sprawl across two seats, why can't i? just because i can actually fit in one? that's not fair. so how is it fair that they can use two and not have to pay for it?

or in this case, i paid for one seat, and i get half a seat, whilst the fatty next to me hangs over onto my seat for the same price.. wtf?

i'm so insensitive.. h:

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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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My butt fits fine in the airline seats, it's just my damned shoulders. I always try to get an aisle seat so I can lean out into the aisle for most of the flight except when those damn drink carts come by and whack the shit out of my shoulder.

Although the last time I flew somewhere, I got stuck with a middle seat. I had to sit hunched in on myself because I didn't want my shoulders smushing the people on either side of me. Always helps in those situations to try and strike up a conversation and that way you're not awkwardly jockeying for position with the person next to you for the whole damn flight. Luckily the people on either side of me were relatively small women so I wasn't really taking up any space that they were using.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
My butt fits fine in the airline seats, it's just my damned shoulders. I always try to get an aisle seat so I can lean out into the aisle for most of the flight except when those damn drink carts come by and whack the shit out of my shoulder.

Although the last time I flew somewhere, I got stuck with a middle seat. I had to sit hunched in on myself because I didn't want my shoulders smushing the people on either side of me. Always helps in those situations to try and strike up a conversation and that way you're not awkwardly jockeying for position with the person next to you for the whole damn flight. Luckily the people on either side of me were relatively small women so I wasn't really taking up any space that they were using.

I've got the same problem. And, if I get stuck in regular economy, my feet are so big I can't point them straight ahead either. But the last two times I flew with someone next to me, one of them was with my now ex, who used the shoulder to sleep on, and the other time, I was sitting next to a really tiny woman.

The woman was nice and tried to offer me part of her dinner though Their "One size fits all" meals don't really work when you're 210 lbs h:
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by reno96teg
if they take up two seats, why not? if they paid the same price and can sprawl across two seats, why can't i? just because i can actually fit in one? that's not fair. so how is it fair that they can use two and not have to pay for it?
cause you pay for the trip not for the seat.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Tark
cause you pay for the trip not for the seat.
No, you're paying for the resources used to fly you. If you weigh twice as much as a normal person, you take twice as much gas to fly and more than enough space to occupy... thus, you pay more.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Tark
cause you pay for the trip not for the seat.
you can't pay for the trip, if there isn't a seat, so i'd argue that you pay for the seat, among other things.
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