Airline "Fat Tax"...thoughts?

PJ_Soul

mca47 wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

People who don't fit into one should definitely have to buy two.... isn't that already what's done?? They don't just give an extra seat to those who need it do they?

It's extremely rare. I've only witnessed it once.
When Kevin Smith vs Southwest happened, I think most people assumed it happened often...it doesn't. Fatties are constantly squeezing in and the airlines/flight attendants/gate staff don't seem to care or want to make an issue out of it.

Probably because it wouldn't take long before someone filed a lawsuit.

mca47

PJ_Soul wrote:

mca47 wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

People who don't fit into one should definitely have to buy two.... isn't that already what's done?? They don't just give an extra seat to those who need it do they?

It's extremely rare. I've only witnessed it once.
When Kevin Smith vs Southwest happened, I think most people assumed it happened often...it doesn't. Fatties are constantly squeezing in and the airlines/flight attendants/gate staff don't seem to care or want to make an issue out of it.

Probably because it wouldn't take long before someone filed a lawsuit.

There have already been a bunch of them. The fatties almost always lose. The airline drops the "safety concern" issue and boom...lawsuit over. The only time the fatasses have "won" is when an individual or individuals working for the airline make disparaging comments publicly. When that has happened, the fat guy to my knowledge never got a monetary reward

PJ_Soul

mca47 wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

mca47 wrote:

It's extremely rare. I've only witnessed it once.
When Kevin Smith vs Southwest happened, I think most people assumed it happened often...it doesn't. Fatties are constantly squeezing in and the airlines/flight attendants/gate staff don't seem to care or want to make an issue out of it.

Probably because it wouldn't take long before someone filed a lawsuit.

There have already been a bunch of them. The fatties almost always lose. The airline drops the "safety concern" issue and boom...lawsuit over. The only time the fatasses have "won" is when an individual or individuals working for the airline make disparaging comments publicly. When that has happened, the fat guy to my knowledge never got a monetary reward

Fair enough. If you don't fit in a seat, you don't fit in a seat. They shouldn't be mad at anyone except themselves.
(can't stand it when people use those terms though - "fatties" and "fatasses". Seems really mean. Just sayin.).

chadwick

i'd like a comfortable seat vs' the crammed tiny things they refer to as a fucking seat.

PJ_Soul

chadwick wrote:

i'd like a comfortable seat vs' the crammed tiny things they refer to as a fucking seat.

They DO need bigger seats with more leg room ... not for overweight people alone. For everyone. I hate economy.

mca47

PJ_Soul wrote:

Fair enough. If you don't fit in a seat, you don't fit in a seat. They shouldn't be mad at anyone except themselves.
(can't stand it when people use those terms though - "fatties" and "fatasses". Seems really mean. Just sayin.).

Sorry, didn't mean to offend.
Take "obese individuals" and place that in where I used the other names.

donnaruhl

PJ_Soul wrote:

chadwick wrote:

i'd like a comfortable seat vs' the crammed tiny things they refer to as a fucking seat.

They DO need bigger seats with more leg room ... not for overweight people alone. For everyone. I hate economy.

Yah! for the price's they already charge.

mca47

PJ_Soul wrote:

chadwick wrote:

i'd like a comfortable seat vs' the crammed tiny things they refer to as a fucking seat.

They DO need bigger seats with more leg room ... not for overweight people alone. For everyone. I hate economy.

Yeah, it the absolute worst being in coach/economy in the middle seat! Ugh! Small seat, no leg room, people on both sides. If you got two larger individuals on both sides of you...there isn't enough air to blow on you to keep you cool and sane! Not only tight, uncomfortable and cramped....but hot as hell!

chadwick

buying 2 seats? do the arms fold down & one's ass physically rests dead center on both seats? no. buying 2 seats makes zero sense unless you can physically comfortably sit your ass into 2 seats that are actually one seat.

PJ_Soul

mca47 wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

Fair enough. If you don't fit in a seat, you don't fit in a seat. They shouldn't be mad at anyone except themselves.
(can't stand it when people use those terms though - "fatties" and "fatasses". Seems really mean. Just sayin.).

Sorry, didn't mean to offend.
Take "obese individuals" and place that in where I used the other names.

:wave:

PJ_Soul

chadwick wrote:

buying 2 seats? do the arms fold down & one's ass physically rests dead center on both seats? no. buying 2 seats makes zero sense unless you can physically comfortably sit your ass into 2 seat that is actually one seat.

A lot of planes do have arm rests that lift up, so that is very often a possibility.

donnaruhl

chadwick wrote:

buying 2 seats? do the arms fold down & one's ass physically rests dead center on both seats? no. buying 2 seats makes zero sense unless you can physically comfortably sit your ass into 2 seat that is actually one seat.

What a fucking visual

PJ_Soul

mca47 wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

chadwick wrote:

i'd like a comfortable seat vs' the crammed tiny things they refer to as a fucking seat.

They DO need bigger seats with more leg room ... not for overweight people alone. For everyone. I hate economy.

Yeah, it the absolute worst being in coach/economy in the middle seat! Ugh! Small seat, no leg room, people on both sides. If you got two larger individuals on both sides of you...there isn't enough air to blow on you to keep you cool and sane! Not only tight, uncomfortable and cramped....but hot as hell!

Horrible! I'm only 5'10" and the leg room is awful - I can't imagine how it must be for people who are actually really tall! And then in the heat, with those fucking air jet things blowing these tiny steams of harsh air in your face. Ugh.... I really need to get rich so I can fly business. Good thing the lotto draw is tonight.

chadwick

i would like to smash all skinny ass people in the face with an axe handle but i am nice & rerspectful so i just kick them in the ribs or & the shins with steel toe boots.

mca47

chadwick wrote:

buying 2 seats? do the arms fold down & one's ass physically rests dead center on both seats? no. buying 2 seats makes zero sense unless you can physically comfortably sit your ass into 2 seats that are actually one seat.

The only arms that don't go up are on the aisle and first row and exit rows on some planes. I'm sure the airlines could make some sort of fat pad they could put down in the middle of those two seats to make it more comfortable.

chadwick

mca47 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

buying 2 seats? do the arms fold down & one's ass physically rests dead center on both seats? no. buying 2 seats makes zero sense unless you can physically comfortably sit your ass into 2 seats that are actually one seat.

The only arms that don't go up are on the aisle and first row and exit rows on some planes. I'm sure the airlines could make some sort of fat pad they could put down in the middle of those two seats to make it more comfortable.

build a fucking plane with decent spacing & seating on the fucker so everyone can fly nicely or just keep building economy bullshit with no god damn room in the fucker so the airline can cram us in like cattle or sardines & they can keep raping us with jacked costs & hidden fees or bag fees

mca47

Or maybe they can rig up something in the cargo hold for them! :?




My biggest fn gripe when it comes to large folk is how they are often given priority. So many times I see a large guy being wheeled to the gate because he's too fat to walk, then he boards first with the actual handicapped and elderly. I call bullshit on that! :x

mca47

chadwick wrote:

mca47 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

buying 2 seats? do the arms fold down & one's ass physically rests dead center on both seats? no. buying 2 seats makes zero sense unless you can physically comfortably sit your ass into 2 seats that are actually one seat.

The only arms that don't go up are on the aisle and first row and exit rows on some planes. I'm sure the airlines could make some sort of fat pad they could put down in the middle of those two seats to make it more comfortable.

build a fucking plane with decent spacing & seating on the fucker so everyone can fly nicely or just keep building economy bullshit with no god damn room in the fucker so the airline can cram us in like cattle or sardines

I get it man. That would be awesome...but most airlines can barely pull a profit as it is these days (except Southwest). It's probably only going to get worse.

chadwick

mca47 wrote:

Or maybe they can rig up something in the cargo hold for them! :?




My biggest fn gripe when it comes to large folk is how they are often given priority. So many times I see a large guy being wheeled to the gate because he's too fat to walk, then he boards first with the actual handicapped and elderly. I call bullshit on that! :x

the fucker might be sick or dying or something & he or she might be a fat ass.

81

chadwick wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Or maybe they can rig up something in the cargo hold for them! :?




My biggest fn gripe when it comes to large folk is how they are often given priority. So many times I see a large guy being wheeled to the gate because he's too fat to walk, then he boards first with the actual handicapped and elderly. I call bullshit on that! :x

the fucker might be sick or dying or something & he or she might be a fat ass.

or it could be speedy