A benefit to being morbidly obese...

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... is you have a better chance of not having someone sit next to you on an airplane.

I flew yesterday on Southwest Airlines, which has open seating. You sit where you want. When I boarded, there was a morbidly obese guy sitting in the aisle seat and no one in the middle or window seat, so I sat in the window seat. This guy was an easy 400 pounds and could not put down the arm rest and sprawled onto 1/2 of the middle seat. Somehow, he managed to get the seat belt on below his belly without an extension, but that is only because Southwest seat belts are longer than most airlines.

The flight attendant announced "This plane is completely full and every seat will be taken so you may as well grab the first empty seat you see". Naturally, no one wanted to sit next to a guy that took up 1/2 of their seat so the middle seat between him and me was one of only 3 middle seats not taken. I would have felt really sorry for the poor sucker who would have to sit next to him if the plane was really full.

So, there is a benefit to being morbidly obese, but I'll put up with a middle seat companion (especially if she's really hot!) instead of being morbidly obese.
 
g8r80 said:
... is you have a better chance of not having someone sit next to you on an airplane.

I flew yesterday on Southwest Airlines, which has open seating. You sit where you want. When I boarded, there was a morbidly obese guy sitting in the aisle seat and no one in the middle or window seat, so I sat in the window seat. This guy was an easy 400 pounds and could not put down the arm rest and sprawled onto 1/2 of the middle seat. Somehow, he managed to get the seat belt on below his belly without an extension, but that is only because Southwest seat belts are longer than most airlines.

The flight attendant announced "This plane is completely full and every seat will be taken so you may as well grab the first empty seat you see". Naturally, no one wanted to sit next to a guy that took up 1/2 of their seat so the middle seat between him and me was one of only 3 middle seats not taken. I would have felt really sorry for the poor sucker who would have to sit next to him if the plane was really full.

So, there is a benefit to being morbidly obese, but I'll put up with a middle seat companion (especially if she's really hot!) instead of being morbidly obese.
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That is one thing I always enjoyed about being a fatty and occasionally taking the train. The only people who could fit next to me were pretty ladies. Nowadays I get a lot of fat old men who smell of cabbage and elderberries.
 
My wife said if I was morbidly obese, it would prevent "mattress earthquakes".


:rolleyes:

Best wishes,

Chillen
 
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Yeah, but that only happens because they're repulsed by you and don't want to get close to you because they think it's disgusting and don't want to risk touching it or smelling your sweat. They don't even like you breathing near them.

So yeah, you get a seat to yourself because nobody wants to be near you and occasionally an attractive woman will be forced to whenever options are poor and you get to watch her be all uncomfortable and annoyed by your presence. Benefit. :cool:
 
g8r80 said:
I flew yesterday on Southwest Airlines, which has open seating. You sit where you want. When I boarded, there was a morbidly obese guy sitting in the aisle seat and no one in the middle or window seat, so I sat in the window seat. This guy was an easy 400 pounds and could not put down the arm rest and sprawled onto 1/2 of the middle seat. Somehow, he managed to get the seat belt on below his belly without an extension, but that is only because Southwest seat belts are longer than most airlines.

The flight attendant announced "This plane is completely full and every seat will be taken so you may as well grab the first empty seat you see". Naturally, no one wanted to sit next to a guy that took up 1/2 of their seat so the middle seat between him and me was one of only 3 middle seats not taken. I would have felt really sorry for the poor sucker who would have to sit next to him if the plane was really full.
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On Southwest Airlines, that "should not" be a problem. Southwest Airlines has a policy that a "customer of size" (someone who cannot sit in the seat with the armrest down and not "spill over" into the next seat) must buy two seats, with one being refunded afterward if the plane is not completely full (other than the "extra" seat bought by the "customer of size"). See .

Also, all airlines carry seat belt extenders for "customers of size". If you watch the safety demo, the flight attendant is probably using one to demonstrate how to buckle the seat belt.
 
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