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Southwest tells woman, mother they are 'too fat to fly'
Tiggeman and her mom, Joan Charpentier, said the 45 minute conversation, which included questions about their weight and what size clothing they wear, in front of more than 100 people, was anything but discreet. The worker then tried to strike a deal. Tiggeman, Charpentier and a third overweight woman could fly, if they would sit together. (www.msnbc.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
it is you lacking knowledge oh ostrich one. i have lived among many of the peoples of the world, and the truth is probably 80% will agree with me, mostly here in Asia. they understand living within the natural human condition. in Europe, they never complain about overcrowding or being close to their fellow man. it is just part of the human condition. so while you live in your american tunnel-vision selfish mode. we humans will live and enjoy our human condition. an d i pray, i get to sit next to you some day! i will eat chili first. to make sure you get the full treatment. now,quit crying over your 4 square feet, get a real life, which you obviously lack, travel the real world, and use the three or four cells you have between your ears to learn. as for you, the 2 cents worth of electricity to run my computer is the last energy i will waste on your pittance of intelligence!
Are airlines greedy? Yes. Are seats smaller? Yes. Does keeping your head in the sand and refusing to adapt to that change make you correct? No. Just stupid. You are in no position to lecture others on humanity, which you clearly sorely lack yourself.
and i have had to endure sitting on my side for a trans Atlantic flight. which hospitalized me for 3 months with permanent spine damage. the problem is not my size, it is that the seats have been narrowed by over 25%. complain to the airline about their greed, i pay for transit, you pay for transit. end of story. if you are to inane or obtuse to understand it, it is your problem, hope to sit on you in the future!!! to quote Hamlet "Thou doth protest too much, methinks." even though correctly phrased it is "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." i know you are not a lady. it would give you far to much credit!
If a person of size won't pay for the space they need, we should send them the bill for the medical issues they cause others. They'd quickly learn that buying the second seat is cheaper!
I had to have 6 weeks of PT on my lower back after a transcon flight where I barely had half the seat I bought. In addition, my left ribs and bust were severely bruised because the large passenger was having trouble with everything, from seat belt to food cutting to snack bag opening, etc. I was repeatedly elbowed, sharply, for almost 5 hours, regardless of my polite then not-so-polite requests for her to be mindful of me. NO ONE has the right to subject another passenger to either the crowding or the beating I took. The notion that I should just be happy I had a partial seat and came out alive is a load of CRAP.
I applaud the folks here who have adapted to their reality and purchase two seats because they take up two seats. If all other persons of size would follow suit, I think there would be a noticeable drop in negative attitudes towards them. The "I'm large, so I get mine and most of yours, too, and you can just suffer" attitude doesn't deserve an ounce of respect, because it SHOWS no respect to others.
I had to have 6 weeks of PT on my lower back after a transcon flight where I barely had half the seat I bought. In addition, my left ribs and bust were severely bruised because the large passenger was having trouble with everything, from seat belt to food cutting to snack bag opening, etc. I was repeatedly elbowed, sharply, for almost 5 hours, regardless of my polite then not-so-polite requests for her to be mindful of me. NO ONE has the right to subject another passenger to either the crowding or the beating I took. The notion that I should just be happy I had a partial seat and came out alive is a load of CRAP.
I applaud the folks here who have adapted to their reality and purchase two seats because they take up two seats. If all other persons of size would follow suit, I think there would be a noticeable drop in negative attitudes towards them. The "I'm large, so I get mine and most of yours, too, and you can just suffer" attitude doesn't deserve an ounce of respect, because it SHOWS no respect to others.
to Ralph W, truth is even if my eyes were to tear, i would never hold it against you, as it is part of the human condition, I don't complain about people wearing super sweet perfumes, or kids that scream or snore loudly, or even those that just can't stop talking when i want to sleep. all are part of our circumstance, as is a "fat person" in fringing on your seat. I again repeat, you should go to China, Japan Africa, India or any other country where you find people jammed together in trains and happy for it, since they have transportation. or to see a small motorcycle with 22 people hanging off it here in the Philippines. you need to get over being a spoiled american (I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY THAT, I'M FROM COLORADO)and understand that your space exists only in the space you occupy, not in the size of an pre-alloted space. airlines have reduced seat size from 30 inches down to as little as 20 inches per seat, done to add passenger capacity, without consideration of safety, or comfort, it is for extra profit only. they whine and cry about being broke, it is only because of mis-management, not that it costs to much for fuel, they overpay many employees many who under perform. if you are angry, complain to the airlines about seat size, not to the person who bought the same ticket you did, which isn't rent on a 4 sq foot block, but for passage from point a to point b. many of you have parents, or grand parents that came by boat from Europe to the USA. ask them about life in steerage class. Get over your selfish attitudes, quit discriminating, become human beings.
This is a great time to practice compromise, since everybody can't be 100% happy 100% of the time. Airlines- increase seat sizes by, I don't know, say, four or five inches. Then charge for passengers who are over a reasonable size. (I know... 'reasonable' is debatable, but not my point here.) Passengers- Be okay with paying a little more for your extra weight. Think of it as one more incentive to get into shape. (For those who have a doctor's note stating that you can't help it, I'm not talking to you.)