On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:33:16 -0500, krw wrote:
> 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.
Sure you can help it. Humans are taller today because of our modern
diet. If you'd eaten like our ancestors did instead of being a pig,
you'd be shorter and weigh less. Stop trying to make others pay for your
choices.
> 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.
The way I look at this is that yes it's inconvenient to occasionally get
stuck next to a "wide-body" passenger. However, their size is why seats
are still as wide as they are. Take them out of the equation and seats
can be made narrower. Then we can all be just as miserable with someone
of average width sitting next to us as we are now sitting next to a
350-pounder.
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