Comments on: Give Obese People A Break!

By: Increasedosologist

Increasedosologist — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:37:44 +0000

That’s right “AIRLINERS”. I fly small GA planes and helicopters more often than airliners, so I call them airliners. And oh btw. IL-18 with 4 propellers and a round nose is one my favorite planes I’ve ever flown on. Frankly I’m a little confused by this hostile outburst.

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:03:27 +0000

LOL, are you sure you’re not an undercover fattie? ….uh huh, I like it when I sit next to fat people too. Last time I laid on top of one when I got tired – even better than a waterbed! LOL….

By: ps

ps — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:46:44 +0000

oh gee, my mistake, but for most people on an ‘airliner’ you can at least stretch your legs… and yes, on some older “airliners”, you can (or could) raise the armrest… sorry, you’ve only likely done the Boeing/McDonnell route. There are still numerous Fokkers and Ilyushins aloft where you can (or could)….You may want to stick to Southwest as you are an experiensed “Airliner” unlike myself. Wowo, what a pro. And the story is still wierd.

By: tdf

tdf — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:39:47 +0000

Anyone who has ever been next to a fat person on an airplane knows that feeling squashed is not simply a function of sq. inches of seat. If you’re next to an aisle you have free space to lean into.

By: Increasedosologist

Increasedosologist — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:19:07 +0000

Sorry ps, anyone who has ever been on an airliner knows that the armrests that face the isle do not raise.

By: ps

ps — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:51:38 +0000

If they switched, she could have put that armrest up, stretch her legs etc. Jim is right, that is creepy… I think you’re geometrically challenged.. she was wedged between 2 biggins. An Aisle seat would give her more living space…

By: Increasedosologist

Increasedosologist — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:31:21 +0000

Jim you are apperently geometrically challenged. If they sat together, she would have the same 3/4 of a seat but instead of being supported by two soft squishes on both sides she would be jammed against a hard thin armrest.

By: tdf

tdf — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:51:18 +0000

Actually, these two could have bought that middle seat and shared it.

By: D-Money

D-Money — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:28:16 +0000

Give them a break, give them a break, break them off a piece of that Kit Kat bar.

By: Lon

Lon — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:38:35 +0000

While I’m glad your experience was a good one, I think you’re way more forgiving than most people. Our gripes about obese people are, they should BUY TWO SEATS to accommodate their girth instead of invading other peoples’ space. But they choose not to. And the FAs choose to look the other way at the expense of the person sitting next to them. Nice or not, they should not be encroaching on the next person’s space.