Posted on 07/05/2010 9:19:43 AM PDT by longtermmemmory
The price of an electric scooter rental would cover a gym membership.
For the people you mention, it is about EXCUSES not fitness.
But there is a law somewhere that can be twisted and misconstrued that says you have to make accommodations for people with disabilities...like being obese. Yeah, that’s the ticket! Obesity = disability. And we have the ADA that will force this evil ride to be either shut down or physically altered at the ride operator’s expense.
Fatties at the amusement park ping.
Oh I hear you. I think someone recently was talking about ObamaCare and they were overweight. People want a pill so they can keep eating garbage and sitting in front of a TV or on Facebook, video game, etc. Usually playing some fantasy game or something childish.
What? Did I just read that some dude is about to drop dead of a massive heart attack and he is worried about getting on a Harry Potter ride???????????????????
Lol! No kidding. Wish they would do the same on airlines.
265 is pretty high a weight limit and should cover most people? I am still too short for many rides at 5’2” so I have little sympathy sicne I will never be tall enough to be 5’3” or taller.
And they rent those scooters because they can’t walk all day at the park.
ROLF!
“I wouldn’t exactly call 250 or 265 a lard ass.”
I would. Most people weighing that much are severely obese. Even a 6’4” muscle bound dood weights in at 240-260.
Obesity is not that type of disability. It is like saying voting for democrats is a disability.
My point is that I’ve been in the 250 range at 6’2. Should I be excluded as a lard ass? I understand the arguement for planes. But should Disney spend all that money in R&D and not be able to accomodate people of the upper limit of average without compromising safety for youngsters?
I guess I should replace the work should with could. Could Disney accomodate large people? Everyone is assuming large people are fat or lazy. Disney with its money and technology should be able to build a ride for most. Even NFL players should they choose to visit Disney and ride.
“But should Disney spend all that money in R&D and not be able to accomodate people of the upper limit of average without compromising safety for youngsters?”
That’s not your call. It is their business.
“My point is that I’ve been in the 250 range at 6’2. Should I be excluded as a lard ass? I understand the arguement for planes.”
I have BIL that is 6’4” and 245. He’s primarily muscle. My weight lifting partner is 6’2” and 225. If you are not muscle at 6’2” and 250, then, yes, you are a lard ass. Today’s standards might make you seem not a lard ass, but 250 is fat for most people.
You’re right. It is there business. They have every right to cater to 90 pound Japs. They won’t get my money, and that’s my choice.
Unless they're weight lifters, if someone is 5'8" tall and weighs over 190 pounds, they need to be seriously concerned with losing weight. A large-framed person who is 5'8" shouldn't weigh more than 172 pounds. At 265 pounds, they'd have a BMI of around 40 and be considered morbidly obese.
Isn’t Leftism a mental disorder according to Mike Savage? LOL! They definitely need ADA-compliant rubber rooms!
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