This got me to thinking, a lot of bodybuilders worth the name are overweight or even obese based on such out-dated definitions as BMI. So, how does the fat-tax affect bodybuilders? For that matter, is there someone around here who’s actually got shoulders too big to fit in the seat?
I for one would be pissed off if, in the hypothetical situation where I ever managed to bust my ass past 200 lean pounds, I had to pay extra for a seat I don’t need because the scale says I’m too fat.
People that can’t fit in their seat need to pay extra or buy 2 seats.
I’ve been on flights where I sat next to fat fucks and it is not comfortable, it would not be any different if the dude next to me was 300 pounds of muscle instead of 300 pounds of fat. If your ass takes up 2 seats you should pay for 2 seats.
Celebrity factor aside, I’d be just as annoyed sitting next to Cutler’s huge ass as I would sitting next to Kirstie Alley. Size is size.
It’s going to take a lot more than 200 lean pounds for this to matter for you. 200 lean isn’t big unless youre under 5’8. And if your that short chances are no one will notice you’re that big and wont think to charge you extra. If you have to say your weight when buying a ticket, just lie.
[quote]stuntmonkeys wrote:
Yeah, it’s not the scale that says you’re too fat, it’s the arms on your seat that say so. If you don’t fit, you gotta pay.
Or else they could just make the doors to the plane exactly as wide as the seats. You don’t fit in your seat, you don’t squeeze onto the plane.[/quote]
Or the ass oozing out from the seat next to you…ugh.
X’s shoulders are definitely too big for a coach ticket. I can’t imagine how uncomfortable he must be in a plane.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Celebrity factor aside, I’d be just as annoyed sitting next to Cutler’s huge ass as I would sitting next to Kirstie Alley. Size is size.
It’s going to take a lot more than 200 lean pounds for this to matter for you. 200 lean isn’t big unless youre under 5’8. And if your that short chances are no one will notice you’re that big and wont think to charge you extra. If you have to say your weight when buying a ticket, just lie. [/quote]
My point exactly; 200 pounds lean is not much, but if some panel of skinny-fat assholes decides the cut-off weight is at 200 pounds, anyone past 200 pounds has to pay for the extra seat. I just pulled that figure out of my ass, I have no idea how much a two-seat fatass is supposed to weigh. I do suppose you have a point, though; there’s no way they’ll be telling me to get on a scale. I’ll just cross my fingers no judge decides the airline really has to weigh everyone in the interest of fairness or something.
I understand that if I ever get my shoulders to the point I take up more than one seat I have to pay for the extra seat, and I’m fine with it.
Professor X could get lucky and be sitting next to skinny Emo boy, then he could also eat the guys food.
If they are going to enforce this, which is a good thing, I wish they would also enforce the size for carry-ons. I always seem to sit next to a chickie with a tote the size of a surfboard or a guy with a briefcase that could double for a dining room table. It won’t fit and “no you cannot use my space”.
I hope this becomes standard… I fly a lot and It’s beyond annoying when the person next to you is huge and overflows onto your seat from head to toe… especially when you’re window… you get trapped up against the side of the plane!
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
but probably buoyant enough to float. [/quote]
“In the event of an over-water emergency, the fatass next to you can be used as an aircraft carrier from which we will launch rescue vehicles to fly everyone else to safety.”
I’m no lean guy, I’ll admit… but my butt isn’t a problem. My shoulders are well wider than the width of an airline seat. I wish for small people next to me every time I fly.
[quote]stuntmonkeys wrote:
Yeah, it’s not the scale that says you’re too fat, it’s the arms on your seat that say so. If you don’t fit, you gotta pay.
Or else they could just make the doors to the plane exactly as wide as the seats. You don’t fit in your seat, you don’t squeeze onto the plane.[/quote]
Or the ass oozing out from the seat next to you…ugh.
X’s shoulders are definitely too big for a coach ticket. I can’t imagine how uncomfortable he must be in a plane.
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It sucks. I usually just ask for an aisle seat so I can lean half way into the aisle…which sucks even more because I get bumped continuously the whole flight.
I seriously doubt most of the people here have that issue though. That is why I hate flying.
I personally think there is a big difference between shoulders being too wide…and some woman with an ass 3 times the size of a normal fat person. The former requires either leaning to the side or literally sitting forward in the seat the whole way…but two seats are generally not needed unless you plan to be in the air for several hours.
[quote]johnconkle wrote:
I’m not saying lifters are the same as fat people, but I am going to side with the “if you take up two seats, you pay for two seats” argument.
I’m skeptical that having to pay extra airfare is anyone’s tipping point to stop lifting. Or being fat, for that matter.
People are retarded about their carry-on, though. Just put that shit sideways, what’s so confusing about it? [/quote]
Unless the bodybuilders we are talking about are close to 300lbs or so, I seriously doubt this is an issue that really requires another seat to be bought. Ronnie Coleman at his heaviest is not fitting in coach in one seat. I think even he knows that. However, I’m not paying for two seats simply because I need to lean over a little. If that’s the case, then tall people need to be charged extra for their feet ending up under my legs.
I fly often for work. In fact, I flew down to Atlanta yesterday and back home today. The connecting express flights (read: small planes) SUCK. Yesterday it was a Canadair CRJ200 regional jet.
I’m not the biggest guy, but I either have to crunch my shoulders in, or I overflow into the next seat. Those small planes, I have sit a little crooked. I can’t spread my legs out and have to sit in ‘gotta pee’ position.
If I sit in the aisle seat, I get bumped in the shoulder by bathroomers and attendants the whole flight.
I just don’t know how really obese people even fit in the seats.
On a separate note, I flew out of Philly this morning on a connecting flight and this dude, a black dude, all of 6-4" and appeared to be in his late 40’s or so just freaking DWARFED me. His arms were as big as my legs. I had an “Inzer” T-shirt on and I felt embarrased to wear it in his presence. He did give me a nod. I wanted to ask him about his training but didn’t get a chance. He didn’t look real comfortable in his seat, either.
[quote]stuntmonkeys wrote:
Yeah, it’s not the scale that says you’re too fat, it’s the arms on your seat that say so. If you don’t fit, you gotta pay.
Or else they could just make the doors to the plane exactly as wide as the seats. You don’t fit in your seat, you don’t squeeze onto the plane.[/quote]
Or the ass oozing out from the seat next to you…ugh.
X’s shoulders are definitely too big for a coach ticket. I can’t imagine how uncomfortable he must be in a plane.
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It sucks. I usually just ask for an aisle seat so I can lean half way into the aisle…which sucks even more because I get bumped continuously the whole flight.
I seriously doubt most of the people here have that issue though. That is why I hate flying.
I personally think there is a big difference between shoulders being too wide…and some woman with an ass 3 times the size of a normal fat person. The former requires either leaning to the side or literally sitting forward in the seat the whole way…but two seats are generally not needed unless you plan to be in the air for several hours.[/quote]
Or you could sit down on top of her saddle-bag and have the cushioning of a first class seat.
During my Senior trip last year we drove from western Massachusetts to South Carolina on a coach bus…it was the fuckin smallest seat ive ever seen. I’m a fatass but DAMN My knees dug into the seat infront of me (im 6’1) and it was some nasty carpeting shit covering the seats not plain fabric and it was like pins and needles. I was just to big for the seat… WORST FUCKIN 32 (round trip) ever.
My dad has the problem of having shoulders too wide for one seat. He is pretty damn overweight, but he naturally has ridiculously wide shoulders (compared to my narrow ones - makes me wonder if he really is my dad? haha) and when you add some layers of fat to those bad boys, he takes up a huge amount of room. I’m sure his shoulders are equivalent to premier bodybuilder’s in sheer width and there is no way anyone not related to him is going to endure sitting next to him. Sucks, but if he flies alone (ie not with the family) he has to buy two seats. I’d say those bodybuilders pretty much need to, too.
Also, on something related, the seats in one of my lecture halls were apparently designed by someone who thought airplane seats were spacious. I mean, damn, I’m not huge (6’2", 220) and I just cannot sit in those seats with anyone next to me. My knees are hitting the person’s head in front of me, and my shoulders are overlapping well into both seats next to me. I guess it’s good that the room is used only by computer science classes where most of the people are under 150lbs. But considering that Americans are getting much larger on average, I don’t get why seats are so friggin small!
