On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:39:04 GMT, in soc.support.fat-acceptance "Frank F.
Matthews" wrote:
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>DBS wrote:
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>> I just heard on the news that the maximum weight allowable for the boat was
>> 145lbs per passenger. This was set over 35 years ago and has not been
>> upgraded. I guess now the allowance is 175 lbs per passenger. The Ethan
>> Allen is not designed to hold 50 passengers at 175 lbs each.
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>> The main cause of the sinking appears to be too much weight and that weight
>> shifting all at the same time. Boat just couldn't handle it.
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>And do they really think that the group of elderly tourists averaged
>over 145 lbs? Or are they looking for another bullshit excuse for poor
>design?
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Elderly tourists in their electric glutton carts. |
