United Airlines - Overweight passengers

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  • czewwhat
    czewwhat Posts: 8,715
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    Dave is not loved by all, he makes people mad on a regular basis.

    don't get me wrong... I:heart: Dave, even if he rips on Fox News:huh:

    But not everybody can handle his no-sugar-coating approach:laugh:

    I say less B S more raw truth, I am jealous of his goals all reached!
    How about a shot of that fat free physique Dave! We are waiting!
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
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    there's a pic of him holding his doggie on his profile page:wink:
  • artist22
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    I have a friend that works on these planes. They may have changed it, but the extention they give for the seat belts on the back may still say "FAT", so they've been insensitive for years.
    As we all know dicrimination with overweight people hits many areas, but the place it hits the hardest is the heart.
  • czewwhat
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    there's a pic of him holding his doggie on his profile page:wink:
    Yeah, but us lusty old gals want to see skin, pectorals at least! :love: :love: :love: :blushing:
  • memaw66
    memaw66 Posts: 2,558 Member
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    I think it is fair but I am concerned that it may add to an already uncomfortable situation for the person requiring more than one seat. I've never needed more than one seat but I imagine it would make me uncomfortable flying if I did need more than one seat.

    I wonder if the airline has considered adding a special seat or row of seats on the plane to accomodate passengers who require more than one seat. That way, if I needed more than one seat, I would be comfortable. I mean really even when you raise the armrest there is a tiny space between the two seats. If you decide to sit in the middle of your two seats, you can't use the headrest.
    This was going to be my suggestion. Then if there are no passengers on that flight that require more than one seat, they can let 2 more people on. The passengers that require more than one seat should let that be known when purchasing a ticket so that the sales person doesn't have the difficult job of embarrassing these poor people.
  • chulie
    chulie Posts: 282
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    Hmmm this is all very interesting..I think the issue comes into play when people add emotion to facts. Fact:Two solid objects cannot occupy the same spot at the same time.
    Fact: if you take two of ANYTHING anywhere in life, you pay for them!!! If you take up 2 seats, pay for 2. You would never walk into a furniture store and expect them to give you two kitchen chairs but you only want to pay for 1, simply because you wouldnt fit in just 1 kitchen chair right??? If you didnt fit in one, you would go and buy a larger one, hence what 1st class is, a larger chair!!

    I realize it's a sensitive issue but facts are facts and they only get dicey when people attach emotion to them. Saying it's not nice or hurts peoples feelings, yes, I totally agree it does, but being nice doesnt change facts and its definitely not how business is done. Would it be nice if they made larger seats, yes, Im 5'9 so I do feel the cramped seating myself, but lets face it, the airlines arent in the business of being "nice" its business...........so while in a perfect world, yes everyone would fit nicely into seats and everyone would be nice to everyone, thats never going to happen. So fact is fact, you take up 2, you pay for 2.
  • singfree
    singfree Posts: 1,591 Member
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    (I kiddingly say this) Maybe the airlines should have a mock "seat" next to the contraption that you check to see if your carry-on is oversize. Seriously though, airlines are selling a seat of defined dimensions. If your seat takes up two seats, then you must pay accordingly, or travel business or first class.

    I once had the pleasure of being on a 2 hour bus trip with a woman's "hangover" in my lap...no fun!
  • candycaneps
    candycaneps Posts: 340 Member
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    Some of your responses annoyed me. I would look at your pictures and then realize why you are upset about this rule. That is harsh to say, but very true. I am not skinny minnie but I can fit in my chair and I do NOT want someone overflowing into mine, so if a person needs two seats, I see nothing wrong with them being charged for both. I have never ever seen someone that is too tall for their own seat, but I see overweight people on every flight I go on.
  • fatstrat
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    I think if you can't fit into one airline seat, you should also get two dinners for the price of one anywhere you eat, double the groceries for the same price, and twice the orgasms for the same price if you visit Vegas.
  • fatstrat
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    and twice the orgasms for the same price if you visit Vegas.

    And that would be twice the calories burned, for the same price.

    Here's to healthy living! :drinker:
  • KatWood
    KatWood Posts: 1,135 Member
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    (I kiddingly say this) Maybe the airlines should have a mock "seat" next to the contraption that you check to see if your carry-on is oversize. Seriously though, airlines are selling a seat of defined dimensions. If your seat takes up two seats, then you must pay accordingly, or travel business or first class.

    I once had the pleasure of being on a 2 hour bus trip with a woman's "hangover" in my lap...no fun!

    Ok that made me laugh. The vision of my bigger self getting stuck in such a mock seat is hilarious. I'm imagining the mock seat made like the carry on bag size checker.

    Seriously though, I just want to say that this has been a very interesting topic. And although I completely agree with paying for 2 seats and that one has to be accountable for their choices in life there is something to be said for being kind and sensitive to the plight of others. After all most of us have been there in one form or another (flash backs to embarassing moments). And although public humiliation might just be what some people need as motivation to get healthier it could really push other people into a deeper sense of dispair and hopelessness.

    That being said, if you know you might not fit you should save yourself the embrassement by calling the airline ahead of time and seeing how/if they can accomodate you and how much it will cost you. It may be one of the hardest phone calls you'll have to make but it sure beats being escorted off and potentially delaying the flight. Delayed vacationers can be an angry bunch :laugh:
  • sarabear
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    The Cubs were rained out yesterday.
  • magichatter06
    magichatter06 Posts: 3,593 Member
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............

    That's just not on airplanes... that's EVERYWHERE! I tell you, you can't have an armrest to yourself nowadays lol there are people on both sides of you that take them over! lol
  • sarabear
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    The Cubs were rained out yesterday.
    THAT SUCKED!
  • molsongirl
    molsongirl Posts: 1,373 Member
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............

    OMG! In what world would a hunky muscular man taking up my space ever be a problem..shoulda asked him for some weight training tips, and maybe cop a little feel of his guns:laugh: : :tongue: ..i'd take a sexy beast over a smelly "fat" man, I'm not politically correct today, so just deal with it :wink: ....hmmmmm....ANYDAY! unless he has chocolate pudding!
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............

    OMG! In what world would a hunky muscular man taking up my space ever be a problem..shoulda asked him for some weight training tips, and maybe cop a little feel of his guns:laugh: : :tongue: ..i'd take a sexy beast over a smelly "fat" man, I'm not politically correct today, so just deal with it :wink: ....hmmmmm....ANYDAY! unless he has chocolate pudding!
    :laugh: Now that I think about it.....................But really wasn't in the mood that day, flight was late, snow storm in Denver, at that point it wasn't a hunk, it was a mucule bound jerk taking up my space!!!
  • fatstrat
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............

    If you're in another person's space in ANY WAY, and for any reason, you should pay for another seat or first class. If you lie to save money, they should throw you off the flight.
  • molsongirl
    molsongirl Posts: 1,373 Member
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............

    OMG! In what world would a hunky muscular man taking up my space ever be a problem..shoulda asked him for some weight training tips, and maybe cop a little feel of his guns:laugh: : :tongue: ..i'd take a sexy beast over a smelly "fat" man, I'm not politically correct today, so just deal with it :wink: ....hmmmmm....ANYDAY! unless he has chocolate pudding!
    :laugh: Now that I think about it.....................But really wasn't in the mood that day, flight was late, snow storm in Denver, at that point it wasn't a hunk, it was a mucule bound jerk taking up my space!!!

    Shoulda punched him in his throat then, that'll teach him! :laugh:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    Okay so what about the EXTREMELY BROAD man I had to sit next to from Denver to Vegas, he was very muscular and broad in the shoulders, he wasn't talking up any of my seat but his elbows were! What to do about them??? Since we are solving the problems of the world. Just curious............

    If you're in another person's space in ANY WAY, and for any reason, you should pay for another seat or first class. If you lie to save money, they should throw you off the flight.

    If say,,,,oh....Shannon....lets me ply her with liqour and climbs onto my lap during midflight,,,,I would not charge her a penny more for sharing my seat with me..

    Everything is realtive.
    Some relatives stink and some dont.

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