No one said the scale weight had to be public knowledge.
In this day and age, it could be linked to the ticketing system, without causing any "anxiety" to the lardage-challenged.
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No one said the scale weight had to be public knowledge.
In this day and age, it could be linked to the ticketing system, without causing any "anxiety" to the lardage-challenged.
Just wait until we get on to obese dogs
As per BV's lead I'm out of here before it reaches that stage
no kidding! this is a brutal ruling.
actually, the more I think about it, i'm a small person so i should get a frickin' discount!
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If you have a crap during the flight do you get a refund?
How about people who cheat the system by not eating before they board and then stuff themselves during the flight? It's just not fair...
Oh, I know. I actually liked the idea a lot. I don't fly Southwest, but the move definitely got a thumbs up by me! I think that it makes more sense but apparently a scale is just too personal.
No, of course not. The poo is just moved to a different part of the plane.
Who serves food on flights anymore? Well, I did get like 3 peanuts today on my flight, but not enough to tip the scales.
Thanks.
funnily enough, an older lady on our flight to Omaha from Denver was pissed that our dog was on the flight, that she asked that the dog be put in the cargo hold for the flight. The F/A objected. The lady then asked that the dog take the next flight, which was at 9am the following morning. We were wondering how the dog was going to get off the plane, get out of the airport, catch a cab to the city, get a room, get up the following morning, get back to the airport, and jump on the flight. No go. In the end, the F/A went off on the old lady saying that the dog, as a service animal, has every right to be on the flight as her, and if she didn't like it, she can take the next flight. In this instance, the flight was near full, and we ended up displacing her from the seat she chose.
Anyway, let's throw this back on topic.
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What if the guide dog ate one of the passengers arms? Would the passenger missing the arm then be able to get a partial refund, paid for by the passenger with the guide dog who had then increased weight in the dog, and who had also had a free meal, meaning that they had had something for nothing?
So I am curious if y'all are reading something other than the original link, cause there isn't enough information for all the billion conclusions being drawn.
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Having said that, there should be some kind of penalty on those who prefer a heavier food. If you favour a mile-high snack of gammon, it would be totally unfair on those who choose to eat, say, lint.
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So I am curious if y'all are reading something other than the original link, cause there isn't enough information for all the billion conclusions being drawn.
There's an original link?
Like many, I feel like being filled with righteous indignation on this matter, but I'm not actually sure I know who to blame – the obese passenger, the airlines, or guide dogs?
If someone could point out which would be most appropriate for my ire I'd be grateful, I wouldn't want my unnecessary anger being directed at the wrong group or anything.
If someone could point out which would be most appropriate for my ire I'd be grateful, I wouldn't want my unnecessary anger being directed at the wrong group or anything.
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I think the general consensus is gammon-loving, oral-pleasure-tolerating guide dogs.
Or the Welsh.
On that we can all agree.
On the service animals, we had 3 on a recent flight simultaneously, being delivered to their new owners, but they were accommodated as per usual procedure as that was considered part of their training/conditioning.
The one I liked the most was the service pony on a flight a couple of years ago. Now that created some interest.
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What would happen if these people with the stated condition were to eat less? Would they continue to grow even larger? No natter what is wrong with you if you eat fewer calories than you use you loose weight.
What's really wrong with the above is the idea of "eat quite normally". There is no "normal" amount. There is a different "corect" amount and it's different for each person. So if you are larger than you should be it is because they are taking in more than what is correct for them.