They should be horse-whipped.
Posted on 09/16/2007 6:11:32 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
“And the lady stops and says, ‘Sir, you need to have another ticket.’ And I said what for and she said, ‘because of your size.' I hate to admit it but I was in tears.”
I’m not so sure that he beat anorexia; he still seems to be fighting it ;o)
At 435 lbs, I’m GLAD Southwest made him pay double. I’ve sat next to too many of these folks squeezing me out of my seat.
Closer to two grown men. A man 6’3” and 230-240#, and in decent shape, can easily fit in a seat without intruding into the adjacent seat.
I’ll tell you what. I can’t say I disagree from Southwest’s standpoint...not to mention if I were 400 pounds I’d probably WANT to buy two seats. I’m not huge, but could stand to lose 40 pounds or so, and I think those airplane seats are cramped, tight and not fun to sit in for long flights at MY size. Can’t imagine what it’s like for that guy.
I have long maintained that to sit comfortably in those seats...a female can’t be much over about 160 and a male over about 140 pounds.
Make him pay for 2 seats.
Ditto people with extra long legs that extend into MY legspace. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had tall men site with their knees wide apart taking up my legroom, or in some cases the legroom of the seats on both sides of him!
I know it’s not his fault he’s tall, but I paid for a full seat AND the space in front of it.
A better plan is to have different size seats. They could reserve the “tall” seats for tall people, and the “large” seats for large people. Then, if neither large or tall people show up, someone shorter/smaller gets a roomier seat.
Great story!
I once did a coast-coast flight with a fat woman in the aisle seat. When she wanted to use the restroom, she had to hit the call button and have the stewardess come and pull on both her arms while she shifted back and forth. She eventually broke free and got out.
The man in the window seat eventually needed to use the facilities...after a brief, whispered exchange with me he climbed up, stood on my armrest and jumped over the woman into the aisle. To get back in, he stood on the opposing arm rest on the other side of the aisle and jumped across again.
The woman was offended, but I saw a lot of laughing passengers...
I wish you the same success as others who have given it a shot. Finding an alternative for that time spent in smoke breaks is definitely an adjustment.
I wish I could get my sons to stop smoking. I read somewhere that if neither parent smokes there is an 80% chances their kids won’t. One parent smoking 50% . Both 80%. Neither my husband or I smoke. 2 of 3 of my sons do. Go figure.
$115 a month is a small price to pay for not dying drowning in my own mucous.
They should be horse-whipped.
yup
Why can't the air lines provide a temporary divider for people like you? Probably against safety regulations. If I were you, I would be tempted to bring a samll, thin sheet of plywood to put next to me. Maybe someone could market these. Remember, send me some royalties.
Just quit. It really is the best way.
I was a 3 pack a day smoker for almost 30 years. Never even tried to quit as the health-Nazis always likened cigarette addiction second only to heroin. Why put up with that? And I enjoyed it. Well, for the most part.
Anyhow, finally decided enough was enough, did a little research and found that 72 hours is all you need. After that the “urge” is psycological.
So I started on a Saturday morning and popped nicotine gum and sucked on lozenges. I had figured out my smoking nicotine consumption was about equal to what the two of these put in my body.
Come Monday morning I was feeling fine and as the gum/lozenges wanted to step me down over a 12 week period I said the heck with it and figured I’ll just stop taking them.
I did get a little antsy for about 12 hours. More than I thought I would but certainly not what I’ve seen portrayed as heroin withdrawal on TV. Guess those crutches really were working. Anyhow, after 12 hours it got easier and easier so after 72 hours I figured I was home free. That was over two years ago and I haven’t looked back.
I’m not one of those non-smoking freaks now but I figure if I can do it ANYONE can do it!
That lady should have got up again, albeit a struggle, and let the man out and then stood there and waited for him to return and be seated before she sat back down.
Careful! You don't want to set off the 'picture rule', do you?
Your are 100% correct. I am following that plan and am finally losing weight. I’m down now to around 150 and losing. 118 is my target weight. I will get there no matter how long it takes.
Both of my parents starting smoking in their teens. They continued smoking until I was 13. I've never smoked, but my lungs got screwed up anyway. Mom and dad would buy Dramamine to suppress "motion sickness" when we traveled in the car. It wasn't motion sickness. My sister and I were gagging and barfing from the intense stench of the tobacco embedded in the car upholstery.
My dad quit smoking when he couldn't shake a bad cold during a tour in Vietnam. That was about 1966. Mom continued smoking through 1968.
My youngest son picked up the habit from his loser buddies at school. They were academic failures and added smoking to their repertoire of rebellious behaviors. As time passes we see less of this group. Many are now incarcerated. We actually succeeded in setting a couple of them on the road to a successful life. It is nice to see them stop by for an occasional visit.
Mark
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