From: spike66 (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Wed Jun 19 2002 - 22:28:28 MDT
Max More wrote:
> If Herb Kelleher and the rest at Southwest have the fortitude to hold
> the line on this, eventually these oversize people might start going
> to the gym and stop supersizing their fast food. I presume they will
> apply the same policy to any super-large bodybuilders who also need to
> spread well into a second space. Since the policy is based on space
> usage not on weight, this would only be consistent and fair.
>
> Max
Fortunately for body builders, there are no major muscle groups
immediately outboard of the ilea. Those Ahhhnold lookalikes
tend to have narrow hips. They cannot compete if they have
any extra flab.
I applaud SW for having the corporate cahoonies to go thru
with this. I often have this experience on nearly full flights: they
have all but one of the seats filled, they will arrange for the
widest two people to sit together, devouring three seats between
them. The agents cheerfully continue to sell tickets until
every seat is accounted for, so the last person shows up wanting
a seat. Then the stewardesses must find two rows with two really
thin people to share with Nasal T. Lardbutt, and ask people to
move, which must be mortifying embarrassing for the flabmeisters.
(Not enough for them to stop quaffing double bacon cheese whoppers
with super size fries, but still.)
I am often one of the 4 skinnies who must fly crammed in, and
of course Big Mac is always on the aisle. Fer cryin out loud!
Are appetites that strong, that people will do *anything*, suffer
any indignity, to satisfy them? spike
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