Posted on 09/16/2007 6:11:32 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
“And the lady stops and says, ‘Sir, you need to have another ticket.’ And I said what for and she said, ‘because of your size.' I hate to admit it but I was in tears.”
I didn’t pay for the plane tickit - the Army issued it to me.
And, I must admit, I have never been so crowded on a civilian airplane.
Strap on a ruck, a main parachute, a reserve, and an M60 machine gun, and then squeeze into a C130 with a hundred of your best frends - you will sleep with your arms crossed on the reserve, no problem.
But I can’t STAND it when a civilian airliner lands, and it takes 30 minutes to get off.
That makes me NUTS.
Bingo. I was at SeaTac a couple of months ago, and there was a guy who weighed probably 400 lbs. I was just glad he did not sit by me, because he would have definitely been encroaching on my space.
And good for Southwest! Put the responsibility where it belongs - on the passenger. If he/she chooses to weigh that much, he/she should at least be considerate enough to buy that extra seat. Period.
Well, not really. You would be amazed at how much stuff gets crammed into one of those flights.
Often, we couldn’t wait to get out!
In fact, on one flight, the ground guy popped red smoke (DZ SDO - wind too high), and a couple of my buddies freaked out. I was like, WTF,O? They said, “I have never LANDED in a plane, before...”
Oh give Southwest a break. They are the best (cheap) airline in the business. If someone is going to spill into the next seat, and cost the fuel of three, then I see nothing wrong at all with charging for two seats.
If you want to be overweight, fine with me and the nanny police should leave you alone. On the other hand, there are costs associated with obesity - don’t expect me to pay for them.
That's what I figured. I was in the Corps at the time, but wasn't a member of Force Recon, Air Delivery or ANGLICO, so no paid jumping for me. I had to do it on my nickel.
Worked out for the best- I'd rather jump 7 cell Mighty Maks over T-10s, any day. At least my top teeth are still securely bedded where they should be. :-)
There was a planet in The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that was obsessed with maintaining a perfect balance.
The entrance and exit weights of one’s luggage and one’s self had to exactly match, arriving and departing their planet or the difference would be surgically removed or implanted, as necessary, upon departure.
Therefore it was vitally important to get a receipt whenever one used the lavatory...
“Either that or negotiate with a skinny person to pay for the 25% of your seat they are taking.”
There’s a SNL skit in there.
let’s face the facts......except for 1st class, ALL the seats are too small except for children, and even then.....
T-10’s? Man, marines must be rich.
We had crash-ones.
The seats are “ok”. They are just too close together. The arm rest needs to be wider on buses, trains and planes.
LOL! I didn’t jump with the Corps, but we get the Navy’s leftovers, so we do with what we can get. This was in the early Eighties, so I don’t know what they were using then.
THREE grown men? Most “grown men” weigh somehwhat more than 145 lbs. I weigh over twice that (and yet I fit comfortably in a single SWA seat).
I think you mean three VERY SMALL grown men.
If you don’t fit into the seat, you should have to pay for two unless the next seat is empty.
“I think if a person fills two seats, they should buy two seats, if the plane is going to be full.”
Its hard for people to accept especially those that have to pay extra. BUT the first time you sit next to someone and have their fat folds laying in your lap you will need extensive therapy to recover.
Actually, I earned mu jump wings in 1981, so I can tell you exactly what they were using - the T-10, and the MC-1. The T-10 was a heck of a lot safer, if you knew how to climb a risor, but the crash one was a darn sight more fun.
Hint: When climbing a T-10 risor, if your hands are full of silk, you’re F&CKED.
One of the most miserable flights I have ever taken, and yes, huge people should have to buy 2 seats, no one should have to endure a flight like that.
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Oh I can see it now when a flight is full but the fat humans have 2 seats each some self rightous ass is going to demand that the overweight people who purchased 2 seats be removed so muffy and her 2 brats can get to disney world.
Hell just shoot fat people and get it over with. Once the smokers and the fatties are gone????????????????????
No kidding. Let 'em cry.
Interesting point of view. Are you volunteering to sit next to the 400 pound passengers? You know, take one for the team so Muffy can get to Disney World?
I think if they encroach on the person(s) sitting next to them they should have to buy that seat. I don't want some slob's arm and leg in my area. Just eat less! It always works. If you take in less calories than you burn, you lose weight. Law of chemistry/physics. Don't give me that 'genetics' stuff.
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