Posted on 07/22/2010 6:58:39 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
My brother asked me after the last time he flew; “When did they start making airplane seats so small?” I replied; “About the same time your pants got shrunk in the dryer.”
I’m not small, but fit well into my seat on an airplane.(I’m under 200# by a fair amount) I have had the misfortune of sitting next to someone of her size that refuses to buy another seat. After 3 back surgeries, airline flights are torture as is. Spending four hours sitting twisted sideways to avoid the person in 1/2 my seat has left me literally in tears by the time I get off a plane.
Not being skinny myself, I can sympathize with those who have weight problems. But for heaven’s sake, buy the extra seat or drive! If I needed the extra seat I would buy it, but then again, I would rather pay extra than inconvenience someone else.
The airlines are the customers. if the customers want wider seats the manufactures will build the planes or someone else will.
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