Portly Stories

Big Guy Beset By Bachelor Party & Broken Seat

March 20, 2010 Portly Stories

After a long boy’s weekend skiing in Colorado, I was flying home to San Diego on America West. The flight had a non change stop in Vegas on the way. It was a Sunday evening, and the crowd that boarded in Vegas was typical. Many people wearing sunglasses at night, looking like they had slept [...]

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Woman In The Double Wide Wheelchair

March 16, 2010 Portly Stories

On one of my regular business trips between Detroit and Louisville, I suffered the unfortunate but occasional layover at Chicago’s Midway International (pre-renovation). It was typically a short stop with just enough time to pick up a magazine and stroll to the next gate. On that stroll, I saw something passing the other way that [...]

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Grossed Out By A Gargantuan Seatmate

March 12, 2010 Portly Stories

I was so beyond excited to go to Florida and see my grandparents. I got on the plane, found my seat, and sat down to enjoy the first leg of my flight. Everyone who has had an empty seat next to them knows this feeling. You’re watching the faces of every single person get on the [...]

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Hefty & Hirsute

March 3, 2010 Portly Stories

My story is relatively tame, or appears to be so until you put yourself in my shoes. I was on a transatlantic flight from the Middle East to the USA with a layover in Germany. Right after I boarded in the Middle East, some guy weighing at least 300lbs and the hairiest guy I have [...]

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Gear In The Rear

February 15, 2010 Portly Stories

My GF and I were returning from LA to NYC on a Jet Blue flight out of Burbank. Prior to boarding, we learned we had been “Randomly selected by the computer” for a bag check. Whatever, nothing like having your dirty undies strewn about for some TSA agent to rifle through, but I digress. The [...]

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Give Obese People A Break!

February 10, 2010 Portly Stories

Every non-obese flier has a story about the obese person who ruined their flight. I’m a normal sized woman who flies on lots of transatlantic flights. Recently on a flight from Paris to Atlanta, I was seated in the center seat of the three seat center section of a 767. On either side of me, in [...]

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Smelly, Portly Passenger Pours Over Seat

February 3, 2010 Portly Stories

Upon boarding an Alaska Air plane for home from Seattle to Los Angeles just after Christmas of 2008, I sat in my aisle seat and put my belongings away ready for take-off. A husband and wife came along to take their seats in my row as well, whereupon it took the very, very large woman [...]

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Passed Out From Lack Of O2 Or BO

January 7, 2010 Portly Stories

I have traveled overseas fairly often in my young life and have discovered many interesting things about myself. I enjoy plane food, but I hate pretzels. I really like old movies like National Velvet. But my favorite experience was when I discovered that I was claustrophobic. I was unfortunately given the seat in the exact [...]

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Fried Chicken Lady

December 26, 2009 Portly Stories

This is a long one (especially from my perspective) but worth the read: So I’m on this Continental flight from Houston to Kansas City sitting in the middle seat waiting for the rest of the passengers to board. I am 6 feet tall and weigh around 250 lbs. but easily can fit between the arm [...]

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Like Being Held By A Big Warm Airbag

December 20, 2009 Portly Stories

I was on a Canadian Regional jet from Toronto to Charlotte. I was sitting in the exit row. This very large lady came on board and promptly announced that the seat next to mine was hers. I knew I was in trouble when she asked “does that arm rest come up?” Thankfully the armrest didn’t [...]

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