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[#2]
Being fat is bad. Being fat and poor is much worse. Being fat, poor, and forced to fly economy must be absolute misery.
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[#3]
I have a buddy who kinda looks like that but less fat and more muscle. He is a power lifter. He always buys two seats because his shoulders don't fit in one.
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[#8]
Quoted: Plus-sized passenger sparks heated debate after struggling to fit in plane seat https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5938_jpeg-3314609.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5939_jpeg-3314610.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5940_jpeg-3314611.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5941_jpeg-3314612.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5942_jpeg-3314613.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5943_jpeg-3314615.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5944_jpeg-3314616.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_5945_jpeg-3314618.JPG View Quote That motherfucker knew he didn't fit in the seats about 15 years before he took that flight. Fly and pay for first class where you (might) fit, buy the whole economy row, or drive your big ass where you want to be. |
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[#9]
Fat people are disgusting.
They should be prohibited from flying. …and not allowed to vote. |
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[#11]
I would have asked the pilot to confirm the weight and balance for the aircraft, I would have asked if they had enough trim authority for the out of CG condition that I think is happening.
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[#14]
Quoted: No airplane rides for fatties until they get down to a normal weight. They can stay in their houses and eat, that is where they are happiest anyway. View Quote They have the little size gages to make sure your carry on is not bigger than the required size, just put a reasonably sized gage on the door opening to the jetway. Problem solved. Ham-Planets like that don’t get more rights and accommodation than anyone else. Equal rights are fine, rights for disabilities are fine. Being a disgusting food blister who demands everyone defer to your lifestyle choices is not. |
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Quoted: Could they not have one or two double wide seats available for extra large people? View Quote They could. But then the airline would lose out on the revenue of another paying passenger. I had to sit between 2 very large women on a flight from Nashville to Syracuse years ago. I was scrunched bad enough between them that I had to force my shoulders forward together enough to fit between them. The flight was fully booked. Couldn't ask for a different seat. Felt like if there was a crash, I would be perfectly safe because of all the padding I had on either side. Most miserable flight on a civilian aircraft ever. |
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[#17]
I saw this picture the other day (before it went viral) and the first thing out of my mouth was "should've bought two seats".
The damned seats are barely adequate for normal sized folks, much less these heifers. |
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[#18]
Wider seats or paying for two seats is not sufficient for someone that size. He is so large, he can't possibly safely fit in the fore aft direction because there is a massive amount of flesh on both sides of the spine and legs and hips.
Furthermore, it is unethical to force someone else to be trapped in the same row. He would have to have an entire row and be positioned at the farthest point from the emergency exit to allow the other passengers the ability to evacuate. |
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[#20]
Looks just like your typical Spirit flight attendant. Except for being white.
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[#22]
Passengers pay by pound and whether they fit through a size gauge...
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Quoted: Wider seats or paying for two seats is not sufficient for someone that size. He is so large, he can't possibly safely fit in the fore aft direction because there is a massive amount of flesh on both sides of the spine and legs and hips. Furthermore, it is unethical to force someone else to be trapped in the same row. He would have to have an entire row and be positioned at the farthest point from the emergency exit to allow the other passengers the ability to evacuate. View Quote On a positive note, he probably has enough buoyancy to keep the airplane afloat if it were to make a water landing.... |
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[#26]
That’s what it’s like for a regular size person to sit in a seat at Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center) in San Antonio (home of the Spurs)
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[#27]
Quoted: Believe it or not, chairs have weight limits; and I bet passenger airline seats also have safe weight limits. I think that the seat weight limits should be enforced. Bring back the “Lizard Lounge” on passenger airlines. View Quote They're crash tested with a 170lb dummy in each seat. Will the seat row fail in a crash if you have an extra 150lbs at one end? Maybe. |
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Quoted: There would be two seats in place of three assuming that is an adequate size/width. Leave it in that configuration. If no whale uses it, maybe someone in a wheel chair...or someone gets upgraded to that seat. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: OK but what about all the flights where you don’t have someone willing to pay for that seat because they’re not land whales. Now you’ve lost revenue where you could have three other seats for each one of those ridiculously oversize seats You’d have to reconfigure That particular row every flight based upon the occasional obese person. Which means at each location you fly to you would have to have spare seats and different sizes There would be two seats in place of three assuming that is an adequate size/width. Leave it in that configuration. If no whale uses it, maybe someone in a wheel chair...or someone gets upgraded to that seat. You can get two seats in the space of three by folding an arm rest up. No special equipment needed and the number of seats isn't reduced. Just buy two seats. |
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[#29]
Quoted: Pilot should kick him off for weight and balance considerations unless he buys to adjoining seats. And I haven’t flown commercial for a while. Those seats are so thin. No padding, just some fabric on a plastic frame. They used to be like a 4” cushioned seat back. View Quote Seat backs are getting shorter as well. I used to be able to rest.my head on the seat backs, then I could do it on seats that had an adjustable headrest, now not even those. |
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Quoted: The spilling over in to the aisle is a safety hazard for emergency evacuations. That should not be allowed nor seated in the emergency exit rows. Put them up in first class where the seat is adequate or two seats. They should pay their way for the extra room. That or put covid plexiglas dividers between the seat so I don’t have to deal with spillover lard. Having a large person squashed upon you is hot and sweaty and unfair. View Quote And it’s fucking disgusting too |
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Quoted: Maybe not the rear ... https://static1.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Fars-Air-Qeshm-Boeing-747.jpg View Quote |
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[#32]
How does two seats solve anything? Can't buckle across two seats and the arm rest in the middle of the back would definitely suck. I'm really tall and the last time I flew they switched planes and ducked me out of the exit row seat I paid extra for.
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Quoted: The airlines did this to themselves. You can’t have a business model that revolves around selling more room at a premium and not charge the big uns more money. most fair way would be a weight and measurement scan for everyone. I pay the same for my 2 year olds seat as I pay for my own. View Quote They should have an’80s phone booth sized device. If you can’t walk through it you can’t board. |
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[#35]
No way he could meet safety regulations to buckle up. He should have taken a train.
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[#37]
That's too big, if you can't fucking fit, you don't fit... would they put that guy in the pilots seat?
Maybe they need a couplea love seat size single occupancy "seats" for huge people to be safe and everyone else to be comfortable and charge accordingly. |
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[#38]
If they buy two seats, do they get 2x the snacks and meals, for both seats?
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[#39]
Quoted: They're crash tested with a 170lb dummy in each seat. Will the seat row fail in a crash if you have an extra 150lbs at one end? Maybe. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Believe it or not, chairs have weight limits; and I bet passenger airline seats also have safe weight limits. I think that the seat weight limits should be enforced. Bring back the “Lizard Lounge” on passenger airlines. They're crash tested with a 170lb dummy in each seat. Will the seat row fail in a crash if you have an extra 150lbs at one end? Maybe. More like an extra 300. |
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Dr. Phil and Bill Burr discuss the obesity issue | Dr. Phil LIVE! comedy clip |
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[#41]
I want to know how the FAA can even deem them being one the aircraft safe.
People burn alive from people grabbing belongs during fire evactuations, imagine being stuck behind the guy who doesn't fit down the isle as the jet fuel burns. |
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[#42]
I sometimes wonder what a flight would cost if the entire plane were "first class" accommodation.
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[#43]
I make fun of assholes and bad people, no problem.
While I doubt he's a member here but i can't imagine reading online anywhere about yourself and it being this stuff that some here have posted. |
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Quoted: How does two seats solve anything? Can't buckle across two seats and the arm rest in the middle of the back would definitely suck. I'm really tall and the last time I flew they switched planes and ducked me out of the exit row seat I paid extra for. View Quote They have seat belt extensions, and you just flip the armrest. Being that fat, they probably won't even feel the armrest pivot. |
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[#47]
I sometimes wonder what a flight would cost if the entire plane were "first class" accommodation.
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[#48]
Quoted: Could they not have one or two double wide seats available for extra large people? View Quote why should the airlines cater to lard-assed fat fucks, with no self control at the dinner plate? maybe they should just fly via air cargo. do you want to sit next to some stinking, sweaty ham-beast after spending your hard earned cash on a seat? as mentioned above, your body should fit in a template, same as your luggage, or it gets stowed in the cargo hold. where's fattie going anyways, a deep-fried butter convention? |
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