Bob Fry wrote:
Sylvia Else writes:


This is true, but I rather suspect airlines would be happy to charge
obese people more, if the political (not commercial) backlash wouldn't
be so great.


I'd be happy if they would charge and assign two seats to these
overgrown slobs. That way I'd get some space of my own instead of
having to share with the guy who can't stay away from the trough.

I wonder whether we're just too polite at times.

When we've paid for an air ticket, we have certain reasonable
expectations about the accomodation to be provided during the flight. In
particular, that we get to have a seat - all to ourselves.

When the blob next door is oozing over into my seat, why shouldn't I
demand that the airline do something about it? They could bump him up
into first class if necessary - of even better, bump me up into first class.

Another consideration is that I'm sharing the seat support structure
with him. In an emergency, his mass may detatch the seat I'm sitting in
from the floor - to my detriment.

Sylvia.