Subject: Re: CNN: Airline policies juggle larger passengers

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Subject: Re: CNN: Airline policies juggle larger passengers

Posted on: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:29:51 +0000 (UTC)

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.

John

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John Mayson
Austin, Texas, USA

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