So in addition to putting the luggage on a scale, you gotta jump on the scale too? I guess you wouldn't necessarily know what you're paying when you buy the ticket? But doesn't a 100lb person and 200pb person basically use the same space? 200lb should pay double?
Seems way too complicated. Is there really that big of a problem now to require such a complicated solution.
Overweight people aren't fat because they love food. Lot of people think, hey, just don't eat so much. It's like telling a Alcoholic to only have 1 drink, or a smoker to quit smoking, or a junkie to quit shooting.
While I am not a small guy, I understand the 2 seat purchase. If you get to a point where you are that big, you are going to have to accept how this fucked up society views you, or take action to get the help you need.
While I am not a small guy, I understand the 2 seat purchase. If you get to a point where you are that big, you are going to have to accept how this fucked up society views you, or take action to get the help you need.
Or a pedophile to stop touching kids, or a serial killer to stop murdering people, or a compulsive liar to tell the truth, or a kleptomaniac to stop stealing shoes, or a gambler <gasp!> to stop placing bets.
Nobody is ever at fault, right?
No such thing as willpower or self-control --- we're just slaves to our animal instincts.
Amazing how permissive our society has become. Eating lots of Twinkies is now an addiction?
they may take up similar space but the big factor is the tonnage a plane has to carry.
i read somewhere that for every 200lbs of cargo (consider a passenger cargo) it takes 50lbs of fuel and that takes in consideration the weight of the fuel itself.
i think airlines should consider weight in the price of your ticket, but I doubt it will ever happen.
airlines could charge a per mile/lb fee. say $0.01 per pound-mile. if you (and your bags) weigh 200 and you're going 1000 miles you'd pay $2000
if another airline could offer it at $0.009 and it'll be $1800
want to save money? take less with you (either luggage or fat)
and as far as seat size, if it fits it ships
They most certainly do love food and they are fat for 2 reasons They eat to much and they sit on their ass watching tv,instead of exercising. They then take the easy way out and beg the doctor for Gastric Bypass surgery.. After you have that done you have to modify your diet(dont eat a bunch of shit) and start exercising. when in reality they could have been doing that all along..
Dsethi, you know I love ya but have to disagree. I sat next to a 400 pounder once that needed an extendor for his seatbelt. I got up from that seat with the right side of my face red from being smashed into the wall and my left side drenched in sweat from his fat rolls swallowing my body. Guy stunk like hell and had a tough time breathing. When a guy's fat impacts my life then there's a problem.
Wrong! Seriously the majority of people are so clueless about weight gain. Many don't even grasp that medical & chemical issues are a big reason whether it be thyroids or mental medication. The amount of people who are registered as having some sort of a mental illness is at record levels right now & the majority of those medicines actually are the cause for rapid weight gain. One could go research before & after statuses of people on such medication & will find that the overwhelming majority put on serious weight 50+ lbs after starting on medication.
