Obese have right to 2 airline seats -- Canada court
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But how many meals do they get? :D
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Free meals on flights? What year is this? 1975?
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Shipping _one_ vehicle with e.g. a Ferry or Train then costs always the same....whether it is a passenger car or a truck...? I have my doubts.
Room on a train or ferry is cheaper compared to an airplane; room is always sparse, and even baggage is checked for weight. And yes, you are talking about "one". Now define that; if my vehicle occupies twice the room and weight, does it count as one? If yes, than mass-transportation of those items becomes cheap; link them and claim it is a single car with lotsa wheels.
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No, it is not. It is one person, occupying two travelling-spaces. The limiting factors for an airplane are room and weight. It does not cost them less fuel, simply because some bureaucrat decided that the universe is not politically correct.
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If I were CEO of the airlines, I would install arm rests that did not go up. "Yep, we gave you 22A and 22B. Good luck!" Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles...
gardnerp wrote:
Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles
Don't laugh, I have seen this done, a big guy purchased 2 seats next to each other and the allocation then gave him 2 seats in separate isles. He was not amused.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~
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Maybe Samoa Air were on to something? Samoa Air boss defends charging passengers by weight[^]
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Well, if it keeps the plane balanced... Marc
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You should sit him / her in the middle, so that the gravity center balance is reinforced
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~
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gardnerp wrote:
Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles
Don't laugh, I have seen this done, a big guy purchased 2 seats next to each other and the allocation then gave him 2 seats in separate isles. He was not amused.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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How can I possibly respond to this thread without offending obese people? :sigh:
It seems you just answered your own question... :-\
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~
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How can I possibly respond to this thread without offending obese people? :sigh:
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~
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Yes. Each obese passenger should be offered two aisle seats across from one another, like seats marked C and D. But how would the stewardesses roll down the food cart?
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Yes, yes they are. They're the Ultimate Bureaucrats.
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~
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Hey Nish that's insulting to all of us fat f*cks
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~
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So - they get an extra seat for free . . . and the rest of us have to pay heavy fees if our luggage is a bit heavy. Sounds sensible to me. Canada's court is just trying to push the Flying Fat Nudist agenda.
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