On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:26:33 -0500, John Mayson wrote:
>On Sun, 28 Jun 2009, pbj wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:06:47 +0000, Vic wrote:
>>
>>> Scott Cluthe, 57, who works in the radio industry in Houston, Texas, a
>>> city known for its obesity epidemic, said average-sized passengers
>>> should not have to incur the higher fuel cost caused by the airline's
>>> heavier customers.
>>
>> Then it follows that smaller-than-average passengers should pay less than
>> average-sized passengers because they use less fuel. :-)
>
>What about people like me who are rail thin, but weigh over 200 pounds
>because I'm six-and-a-half feet tall? Fat people can help being fat, I
>can't prevent myself from being tall.
If the issue is really fuel, then buck it up and pay. If the issue is
control (it is) then make your excuses to the control freaks.
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