Posted on 11/17/2007 7:03:40 AM PST by tlb
A British woman planning to start a new life with her husband in New Zealand has been banned from entering the country - because she is too fat.
Rowan Trezise, 33, has been left behind in England while her husband Richie, 35, has already made the move down under leaving her desperately trying to lose weight.
When the couple first tried to gain entry to the country they were told that they were both overweight and were a potential burden on the health care system.
Robyn Toomath, a spokesman for New Zealand's Fight the Obesity Epidemic and an endocrinologist said that obese people should not be victimised, but agreed with the restrictions.
"The immigration department can't afford to import people who are going to be a significant drain on our health resources.
"You can see the logic in assessing if there is a significant health cost associated with this individual and that would be a reason for them not coming in."
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It must be very difficult for you. I can't bother to pity you, though.Likewise. I do pity your family though.
That is because you are stupid.
“I suppose, otherwise, it could be a challenge telling the difference between the beached whales”
maybe NZ is where the bumper sticker “Save A Whale, Harpoon A Fat Chick” came from.
That is because you are stupid.Hey, even someone as stupid as I am can tell having to live with you deserves pity.
Don't be shy, now. There are few people as stupid as you. You are unique. You are special. Stand up for yourself! You have rights, damnit!
Don't be shy, now. There are few people as stupid as you. You are unique. You are special. Stand up for yourself! You have rights, damnit!Now glennie poohs, how can someone as "stupid" as I am know more about sarcasm than smart old you?
It's "Häagen-Dazs".
Are you starting to see my point?
What about the cost of homosexuality on society? Shame on New Zealand for picking on chubbies.
It's "Häagen-Dazs".I can definitely see you eat more ice cream than me. See what I said about weak will?
Are you starting to see my point?
Most such I’ve met are quite lovely gals, in general.
Mangled in their psyche’s early in life and emotionally bruised in several places . . . but often smart, compassionate, understanding etc.
And, some research actually indicates that a significant percentage of fat gals are better in bed. Seems to be something about knowing they aren’t models so just enjoy having fun.
= = =
Then there’s Rosie . . . who seems to relish the
uhhhh . . . . ‘harpoons’ . . . she gets, with a little help from her ‘friends.’
I'm thinking that she wasn't really banned but rather too fat to get thru the metal detector gate. Either that or too heavy for the plane to take off.......
Much agree. On all counts.
Thx.
A line from a Jim Croce song popped into my head:
“Oh you big fat woman, get your fat leg offa me”
Now I will have to try and find it.
"..New Zealand is the only country in the world in which all the highest offices in the land have been occupied simultaneously by women: Queen Elizabeth II, Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright, Prime Minister Helen Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives Margaret Wilson and Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias were all in office between March 2005 and August 2006..."
Defense matters:
"..While the ANZUS treaty was once fully mutual between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, this is no longer the case. In February 1985, New Zealand refused nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships access to its ports. New Zealand became a Nuclear-free zone in June 1987, the first Western-allied state to do so.[10] [11] [12] In 1986 the United States announced that it was suspending its treaty security obligations to New Zealand pending the restoration of port access. The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 prohibits the stationing of nuclear weapons on the territory of New Zealand and the entry into New Zealand waters of nuclear armed or propelled ships. This legislation remains a source of contention and the basis for the United States' continued suspension of treaty obligations to New Zealand..."
"..The New Zealand Defence Force has three branches: the New Zealand Army, the Royal New Zealand Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. New Zealand considers its own national defence needs to be modest; it dismantled its air combat capability in 2001..."
This is what happens when "MurrayMoms" take over the government of a country. They will be safe as long as Australia and the US protects them, whether they are grateful or not. It is a fools paradise.
This current incident is indicative of the screwball rule down there.
I took care of a patient in the Emergency Room last night who weighed 590 lbs. She couldn't even sit up, much less waddle around. She came in for chest pain and shortness of breath. I diagnosed her with congestive heart failure due to longstanding obstructive sleep apnea. She also had severe venous stasis ulcers in her legs as well as a cellulitis. She had severe panniculitis as well. Yup, all cruddy and moldy under the fat folds, candida with a secondary staph infection as well, no doubt. I wasn't sure if she also has a pulmonary embolus because she couldn't fit into the CT scanner, nor the scanner for the V/Q (ventilation-perfusion) study. I couldn't just go ahead and anticoagulate her because she also has severe microcytic anemia secondary to metomenorrhagia (heavy painful menstrual period) as a result of her morbid obesity. There was nothing I could do for her because if she died, I wouldn't be able to make the proper diagnosis. She won't fit on the cardiac cath table either. All of our sophisticated diagnostic equipments have weight tolerace and the, usually only under 400 lb'ers can fit.
Then I looked at this lady's social demographics in our computer. She was on medicaid, receives disability, on welfare and foodstamps. Holy caow! Only in America! Only in America can a poor, unemployed person weigh 590 lbs.! Only in America! Anywhere else in the world....
While I do think one can be heavy(er) and healthy, I am always astounded at people I see around here in supermarkets. Entire morbidly obese families pushing multiple carts full of junk food. Hey, if a person is happy that way, fine. But I doubt that many really are. Me? I am a paraplegic since 1988. Last year at this time I weighed 234 pounds (I’m six feet tall). All I did was cut out soda and junk food and I am now down to 165. And my ooptions for exercise are more than a bit limited. So it is doable.
What about the fat people already there? Are they getting deported to Britain?
“Then I looked at this lady’s social demographics in our computer. She was on medicaid, receives disability, on welfare and foodstamps”
Now here’s the part that really gets me with people that are as fat as you describe. SOMEBODY is bringing them the food in nearly every case. Amazing
New Zealand consists of two islands, each roughly the size of the island containing England, Scotland and Wales. If she can fit in England and hasn't sunk that part of the island, she wouldn't do too much environmental damage to the north or south island of New Zealand. She better learn to love lamb chops, though, it's their major cash cow, so to speak.
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