“mothers were driving their kids to bus stops that were just halfway down the block... “
Perv dangers, not laziness.
“Perv dangers, not laziness.”
Couldn’t they just walk them to the bus stop?
no--in this case it was because the portly kids didn't want to walk... and the portly mom drove them... and it gave her a chance to stop at the end of the drive way to pick up the mail... i'm not kidding! i don't think this paints the mom as lazy--afterall, it would be less work for her if she made her kids walk five houses down to the bus stop... she was overindulging him... it was some town in Texas... maybe Houston... it was all about how overweight people were...
another reason was people could go out to eat quite cheaply, and the portions were huge... they could never make those meals at home for the same low cost... for $8.95, a single guy bought a dinner of a 2 large pork chops suffocated in gravy, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, buttermilk biscuit and i believe there was another side dish like green beans with bacon... and he washed it all down with beer... he could never create the same thing at home for the price, so he bought it and ate... and he eats like that often...
he also went to a place where he would order this massive steak... if he finished it all, he would get the plate for free!
i know there are more reasons for the portliness... not everyone fits in these categories...
Exactly!