For a guy who thinks as conservatively as you do, you sure are quick to jump on the obesity bandwagon. Next, you'll be quoting body mass indexes and prescribing diets to people who you don't think are working hard enough to be thin.ThomasDodd wrote:When a reasonable percentage of the population stops being obese, they'l fit comfortably in the current seats.
My carry-on is not overstuffed, and it's the same brand the airline people use. I never test the limits of what can be carried on. I do not harass the gate agents, and do not try to board the plane out of order. I stow my bags in the overhead appropriately (wheels first instead of sideways), and choose bags that will work that way. I dress appropriately to be in close quarters with other people (i.e., no shorts on the airplane). I always have the correct ID and flight documentation available at the correct times. In short, I contribute as little as possible to the operating cost of the airlines. I'm like most regular business travelers, but utterly unlike most tourists, who routinely screw up every item above. Yet those people are rewarded with lower fares because they don't care when they leave or when they arrive (or, that's what they say, but when they are delayed, they scream louder than anybody). But I was born with my bones and putting me (or people larger than me) in a separate and more pricey service because of it is a back-of-the-bus response.
What I think they should do is get rid of those paying less than it costs to fly them, remove those seats, and give everyone who is actually paying their way a bit of extra room. Those people may be skinny, but they are not carrying their weight.
Rick "who thinks most airplanes are like a Greyhound bus" Denney
