Flip it, someone has a genetic high metabolism that requires them to consume more calories per day than the next person. Should the higher metabolism person get extra portions for free when they go out to eat?
This is exactly it.
The answer is no.
Flip it, someone has a genetic high metabolism that requires them to consume more calories per day than the next person. Should the higher metabolism person get extra portions for free when they go out to eat?
That's among the biggest of problems. Those in need of special services almost never alert the carrier of their needs. They show up at the airport on the day of expecting everything to run smoothly. Countless times I've seen people show up needing a wheelchair when there are none available; it's quite the scene. If they'd have contacted the carrier prior, one would have been available and waiting for them as they enter the building. This will be no different. Mark my words, there will be a plentiful amount of people that do not alert the airline of this and will show up expecting two seats on a full flight. I don't really have a problem with them having two seats as long as the person:It might be best if the airline is notified within a certain amount of time so that no one gets bumped the day of the flight.
By granting two seats to someone on a flight that is full, you are denying travel abilities to other people.
See that's the problem I have with this. If there are seats available - no problem.
What if a fat person only needs half of the other seat?
Can you be? There are people that eat quite normally and yet are still obese...
...Some have thyroid conditions ... medical conditions that attribute to them being as big as they are...
...Are the blind liable for walking across the road and getting hit by a vehicle?
Can you be? There are people that eat quite normally and yet are still obese. Some have thyroid conditions and others have medical conditions that attribute to them being as big as they are. Why can you be held liable for being sick(if that's the reason for your obesity)?
Should I as a profoundly deaf individual be held liable if a cop were to tell me to freeze or he'd shoot and I didn't do so merely because I did not hear him?
Are the blind liable for walking across the road and getting hit by a vehicle?
Besides sumo wrestlers I think you'll find that nobody chooses to become obese. 90% is a pretty high number you made up for impact though! What percentage of your 90% would be incredibly unhappy with their lot in life and are desperate to try and shed that weight? What percentage is due to diabetes/taking glucocorticoids for chronic disease? Should we get medical reviews to determine who is overweight by disease or by "choice" before letting them purchase a ticket? This is what I was getting at before - people just don't like the overweight. It brings out the sanctimony in everyone.
It's similar to people who have smoked for their entire life relying on the National Health Service to keep them from dying from their self-inflicted condition. No. Just no. It's your own ****ing fault.
if a fat person sits down on a chair alone in a empty room but theres no one around to hear/see the chair break..
does it really break?
lol omg that was amazing, yeah i really can't stand the whole, i just can't loose the weight, it's genetics, to some people it is harder to loose it becaus eof the genetics yes you are right, then why don't you work a bit harder and eat a bit less? it will work, you can't gain weight. it's all in the in/out take of energy...
Not quite true. As you get older, your metabolism slows down. As a child, I could eat 2x as much as my dad, but gain nothing from it. Now, I eat less than a normal meal and risk gaining. Got to wear the shoes to know what they feel like.
The only way I can loose the weight, no I'm not obese, is to do diet caffeinated drinks, green tea extract, and chromium picolinate and little real food. I did this over a summer 1 year ago and lost 45 lbs in 4 months. But it gave me terrible headaches the whole time.
Well, whichever airline lets fat people have two seats for the price of one sucks for the majority.
Anyway, what do they do with the seat belts? Fasten one around each monstrous thigh?
So what about the folks that only take up half a seat, or small children? Why do they pay full fair?
If I owned an airline I would purposely fit non adjustable arm rests in between the seats.
A double quarter pounder with cheese super sized, 3 times a week.
... I think you'll find that nobody chooses to become obese ... people just don't like the overweight...
...sedentary lifestyle and diet are the biggest reasons. im not arguning that these people want to be obese but it is mostly self inflicted as a result of the way they live
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...
I have a good friend of mine who eats half the amount of food I consume. He is over 300 lbs and does not fit in a single seat. Has been through tons of stuff, and cannot lose the weight...
The best solution for this issue would be to have larger seats on airplanes, it will be a win for all of the customers.![]()
then they buy 2. a seat is the lowest unit
for example
1/2 seat= buy 1 seat
1 seat= buy 1 seat
1.5 seat= buy 2 seats
etc
I've always thought that passengers should pay a small flat rate per seat plus a cost per kilogram of passenger+luggage. That way those who pack lite will be rewarded and the airline will save fuel.
Then again, I'm a fly-weight and I always pack lite.![]()
I'm wondering however why nobody is questioning the actual size of the seats on commercial airplanes in the 1st place, besides business and 1st class that is, because in all fairness they are ridiculously small to begin with.
People need to realize that not every obese person is that way simply because they eat too much and move too little. Such view points are narrow and ignorant. Cushing's Syndrome, hypothyroidism, and a host of other diseases make is extremely difficult or nigh impossible to lose weight.