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[Neilk]

Oh my!


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[NineOhOne]

Yeah, I had a few of those in my last trip. FINALLY got seated next to a pretty young thang and she proceeded to eat, shlurp, chew with mouth open and lick her fingers while devouring a carry-on meal.

She went from a 10 to a 4 as soon as she started gobbling her chow.

That being said, I'd still prefer to sit next to a babe with no manners than a lard-ass who is going to drip sweat on me and beg for my un-opened peanuts for 4+ hrs.

[GH85Carrera]

On my last airline flight there was a kid the screamed for her "ba ba" or something for the entire flight. It was horrible.

[flatbutt]

I was in the business cabin stuck next to an infant all the way to London!!

I thought someone as fat as that guy wouldn't be allowed to overflow the seat? Shouldn't he have paid for two? "Welcome aboard sir please have a seats"

[Zef]

Holy...that certainly caused an out of tolerance CG condition....!

[Rick V]

Now how do they take off with an unsecured passenger? There is no way that guy can fit in a seat let alone be belted in.
Nothing against large people, just sayin'

[widgeon13]

He belongs in an animal crate in the cargo area! Instead the airline probably upgraded him to first class so they wouldn't get any bad press for discriminating behavior.

[gchappel]

I was on a plane once from Chicago to Tampa and there were at least 20 women on the plane the size of this guy. Turns out there was a Genny Craig convention they were going to. They must have been the before pictures. Some had paid for 2 seats, some had not. Huge argument and riff develops as they try to sit 2 in a row of 3 seats- the woman that had paid for 2 seats did not want to share, but there was no way these people were sitting in one seat.
It got pretty ugly, with the pilot coming out- threatening to remove people from the plane, etc.
Heck- they complain my rolling bag is too heavy, then they let this happen?
Gary

[on2wheels52]

Here the technical term is 'big ol' boy'.
Jim

[djmcmath]

Actually, I've heard that both United and Southwest (the airlines I fly most frequently) have decreed that people over a certain size must pay for two seats. Before then, I had relatively routine experiences with people of the size pictured above.

I remember one lady who asked for the seatbelt extender, found that it STILL wasn't long enough, and had to have a second extender. Those belt extenders add like 2 feet to the length of the belt!

Another flight -- Southwest -- I had signed up early, boarded in the early A's, felt pretty good about an aisle seat towards the front. My aisle-mates were a couple of other business types, thin, healthy, probably even showered that morning. Boarding last was a small family -- a guy and his wife and a toddler. The stewardess announced this fact and requested that someone give up their seat so they could all sit together. The three of us looked at each other, shrugged, and said, "Sure, let's do it." I got relocated between some smelly long-haired hippy dude who, as far as I could tell, conversed in grunts, and an enormously fat sweaty guy who -- no kidding -- asked for my pretzels.

Gary -- your story tops all, that's just amazing. I can't imagine 20 fat chicks on the same airplane fighting over seats.

Dan

[billybek]

A rather large woman was sitting next to me on a 4 hour flight. She asked if she could lift the arm rest so "she could be more comfortable".
I responded to her request by saying No!
That is just what I need, an avalanche of flesh spilling over into a seat I paid for.

[svandamme]

If there's turbulence, that behemoth , unsecured.. just awesome for safety
Or an emergency, and you got that kind of bulk blocking the exit..

if i had been on that plane, i would have insisted they fix the issue on the grounds of my safety. Else i'de been calling the FAA right there and then.


If you can't fit in the seat, then get a cargo flight instead.

[Damian in NJ]

I had a short flight from Charlotte back to NY. Cute girl on the aisle, I'm the window seat. Just before they close the doors an Elvis impersonator (who used to be a linebacker for some SEC school) rumbles down the aisle, points at the middle seat, and says 'that's me'. It was worth it just to tell the story afterwards.

[competentone]

Originally Posted by svandamme

If there's turbulence, that behemoth , unsecured.. just awesome for safety
Or an emergency, and you got that kind of bulk blocking the exit..

That was my thought too.

Imagine an accident; even if belted to the seat, think about that "blob" steam-rolling the other passengers.

[Noah930]

I must confess that on a recent cross-country flight, I had the pleasure of sitting next to the prettiest girl on the plane. Our flight had been delayed a couple hours, so there was plenty of time to look around the terminal and see who the fellow passengers were. As a guy, I obviously noticed the cutest girl of the bunch. Lo and behold, she had the seat next to me. She turned out to be very nice, and was very single, too. Why didn't this stuff happen to me before I got married?

[widgeon13]

I had a similar situation but she was the fattest one on the plane, her thigh was against mine, 98.6 for the entire flight, two hours, sweaty and disgusting. This was back when they served food and she cleaned her plate. I thought she was going to suck the remaining butter out of the little cup, it was just terrible.

She actually needed a seatbelt extender, never knew they had them before that.

I was afraid to talk to her for fear she would strike up an extended conversation.

Hi there sweetheart, have you ever thought of going to the salad bar??

[NineOhOne]

Originally Posted by svandamme

If there's turbulence, that behemoth , unsecured.. just awesome for safety
Or an emergency, and you got that kind of bulk blocking the exit..

Well...on the positive side, if there was a hole in the fuselage or a window pops out, someone that size could be a lifesaver.

P.S. - Why don't I see meat-bombs like this when traveling in Europe?

[aigel]

If I were that big, I would not travel until I could pay for 3 seats. That must be embarrassing. Probably makes you eat more!

G

[Rick V]

It's nice to know that the pelican trust, as a whole is full of nothing but fit and trim people who can't help but ridicule someone who is over weight. You do know that there are medical conditions that can cause it. Thyroid for one comes to mind, it isn't all McDonalds fault.
And before anybody says anything about my weight, I am 6-4 200lbs. I fit the trim class.
I am not a fan of generalizations.

[creaturecat]

Well said Rick V.