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[–] Swole_is_life 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

As much as I feel bad for you, this is a good thing. Stuff like this needs to happen more often. The only way that we're going to make progress against these things is if regular, normal-sized people start becoming directly affected by them on a regular basis. It's hard to get people riled up about the extra money that obesity costs the healthcare system but much easier to get them pissed off about how butter golems made them miss a connecting flight.

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[–] culofiesta 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I'm done with flying because of this. Too many fat fucks you have to be seated next to. It's torture.

If I have to fly there it's not worth going anymore.

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[–] journalistsarelazy 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I'm sorry this happened to you but..

IT'S HAPPENING.

Flights are increasingly getting too heavy to get off the ground.

This was from 2007:

Attempts have been made to introduce on-board weight and balance system, which effectively weighed the aircraft through transducers in the landing gear. It is not easy to get these to work well in line operations, however, and in actual use it was found that they, with the uncertainties considered, tended to restrict the operators more than traditionally calculated mass properties. Thus, they are a rarity today even if there is an ongoing effort to get operationally feasible systems designed.

so presumably we still guess (edit, wrong word... estimate) at the moment (with only a few airlines weighing passengers).

Weighing at check-in is around the corner, I can feel it.

"ma'am step on the platform please."

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[–] Being 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Praise Diabetes-jesus! No reason they should pay the same fare to haul what is equivalent to four humans!

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[–] DessertFox ago 

This is why they prefer to take cruises.

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[–] cruiseshipfatties [S] ago 

I wasn't on a cruise during my vacation but you could always tell when a cruise ship came in. Stampede of fat obnoxious blobs huffing and puffing with cameras around their necks. And weirdly the fatter they are, the more colorful and expensive their "athletic" shoes

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[–] freedumbz 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I'd have joined in on getting off the plane. One, you don't have to deal with the stench or the fatties. Two, they will treat you like a god. You will get bumped to first class, red carpet, the works.

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[–] Skinnyphat_sleestak 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Please let us know where the flight was from. So we can all avoid this horrendous land o'lards.

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[–] cruiseshipfatties [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Too late they're everywhere

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[–] hamsbegone 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Thin privilege is not being over the weight a JET ENGINE can carry! #HAES

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[–] ItsCalledaSalad 0 points 30 points (+30|-0) ago 

I was on a flight (I think US Airlines before they merged with American) where they had to remove a few people because of weight and they did NOT take volunteers. They called three 'random' names and three hamplanets begrudgingly got off the plane. Our flight was on time.

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[–] pizzajesus 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

pretty sure the flight attendant just picked out the fattest hams

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[–] Skyote 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Could you imagine if they 'randomly' picked any amount of normal humans? I would be LIVID.

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