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Peaser
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In Canada, the SC recently ruled that an overweight person is entitled to two seats on a plane:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1088230/Fat-people-seats-price -flights-Canada.html

Sounds like early America as folks are making more money in China:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2006-10/07/content_702469.htm

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quote:
Originally posted by Peaser:
In Canada, a judge recently ruled that an overweight person is entitled to two seats on a plane.

Sounds like early America as folks are making more money in China:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2006-10/07/content_702469.htm
We'll considering that Americans are probably the most obese people on earth it would affect airlines here more then in China...

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Beginning in January, fat folks get two seats on a plane in Canada.

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Political correctness run amok!!! Why should FAT be a protected class? Eat less, move more - that's my suggestion.
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quote:
Originally posted by Propertymanager:
Political correctness run amok!!! Why should FAT be a protected class? Eat less, move more - that's my suggestion.
Finally a post of yours that I agree with. It's utter non-sense to let an obese person get 2 seats for the price of 1 just because they can't fit in a single seat. If they need more than one, pay for it damn it! Or lose some weight!

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Lose weight, feel great!

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I find this kind of ironic.

The more weight you bring on a plane the more fuel you use to get and stay aloft. Now the Canadian gov is saying (in a sense) that the amount of weight a person brings on a plane is immaterial to the cost structure that should be passed on to customers. I'd like to hear an attempt at rationalizing that logic.

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quote:
I'd like to hear an attempt at rationalizing that logic.
FAT PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS!
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Yes, victims of thier own appetite. [Big Grin]

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quote:
Originally posted by The Bigfoot:
I find this kind of ironic.

The more weight you bring on a plane the more fuel you use to get and stay aloft. Now the Canadian gov is saying (in a sense) that the amount of weight a person brings on a plane is immaterial to the cost structure that should be passed on to customers. I'd like to hear an attempt at rationalizing that logic.
you don't know too many Canadians dooyah eh? [Big Grin]

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I know a few. Are you referring to their stature or their grasp of logic? [Smile]

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