Fatties bite back

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | June 23, 2002 | David Wastell in Washington

[F.J. Mitchell]

I don't understand what this response is about-it wasn't I who posted 171,172 and 189.

[fogarty]

"Miss Solovay might be able to reach surprising speeds when negotiating an airport concourse..."

And how many people did she run over to get there. I see fat people all the time on those little 'handicap/elderly' carts zooming around. While all the thin folks are jumping out of the way, the driver zooms the cart loaded with fatbodies on to the gate. Beepbeep! People of size behind you!

[NittanyLion]

However, this doesn't come down to an issue on fatness, it's about greed, the airlines' greed! There was a time when the seats were larger, but to make room for more passengers and make more money the seat size was decreased. Same thing with parking stalls in those parking garages. I have a smaller car and car barely get into some of them. It's all about making a buck. As everything else is being "supersized" to make more money, the airline seats are being made smaller to make more money.

Actually, it's about the "greed" of consumers. These are folks who desire to pay the least amount necessary for an airline ticket, even if it means being cramped in a small space. More seats means more revenue, which in the airline business equates to lower rates/seat.

[drgnwrks]

I weigh almost 300 (290+) lbs, but I am also 6'+ and can bench press volkswagons, at 42 years. Tell me again to shut the f$%k up.

[KneelBeforeZod]

As Ken Hamblin likes to say, "America is the only country where the poor people are fat."

[KneelBeforeZod]

I weigh almost 300 (290+) lbs, but I am also 6'+ and can bench press volkswagons,

I'm not saying youre being untruthful, but if you visit other boards, be they politics, sports, cars, pets, whatever...99% of everyone on the internet says they fit this description....