Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court

[rogueyam]

How the fuck that happens I will never know. But it must also happen to people who are fat. No matter what they try and no matter how they starve themselves it will make feck all difference.

 

The first step toward losing weight is to overcome irrationality. The most common form of irrationality impeding people from losing weight is the belief that the principle of conservation of energy does not apply equally to all people.

[Barry]

if i look at a kebab i have to squeeze in my jeans, well not quite but it only takes a week to 10 days of rubbish diet and no exercise and i'm reaching for 34 inch waiste jeans

34"? I was bigger than that aged 10 ffs.

[teddy]

How the fuck that happens I will never know. But it must also happen to people who are fat. No matter what they try and no matter how they starve themselves it will make feck all difference.

 

The first step toward losing weight is to overcome irrationality. The most common form of irrationality impeding people from losing weight is the belief that the principle of conservation of energy does not apply equally to all people.

 

Losing weight must come easy to you, seeing as you have sh*t coming out of both ends :thumbup:

 

[Guest lazyphil]

so what are you now?....on that age scale of growth, what 42 inches :smirk:

[rchapstick]

How the fuck that happens I will never know. But it must also happen to people who are fat. No matter what they try and no matter how they starve themselves it will make feck all difference.

 

The first step toward losing weight is to overcome irrationality. The most common form of irrationality impeding people from losing weight is the belief that the principle of conservation of energy does not apply equally to all people.

 

RY' date=' if you had bothered to read the article I linked earlier, you might realize what a crock of shit that statement is.

 

Oh wait, the article is about a elitist academic from leftist institutions (The Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute) who is likely under consideration for a Nobel Prize ... never mind.

[The_Munchmaster]

....Sayjann, I believe you are like me, small, very fit, eating disgusting greasy food, sometimes eating like a monster but gaining no weight....

Just because someone is small or light, i.e., not fat, does not mean they are fit. If you don't exercise, but are just genetically not fat or have a fast metabolism, then the chances are you are not fit. Plus anyone who thinks that because they can eat crap and not put on weight then the crap is not doing them any harm is also kidding themselves.

 

[drogon]

To RY a leftist Nobel price = A damn commie getting a damn socialist price....

 

RY reminds me more and more of General Buck Turgidson...with his obession about commies, boyd fluids and red schemes.

 

 

Agree munchie but the fact is I exercise a lot, but you may be right that I might die a premature death due to cholesterol as i never bothered to have it check.

 

Anyway, I don't especially want to live until 80 years old so it doesn't matter -> I live only once

[The_Munchmaster]

....I normally have porridge and fruit for breakfast, a sandwich or some smoked fish and a salad for lunch. Dinner would normally be healthy fresh food with nothing fried....

You forgot to mention a bottle or two of wine every night!

 

[unit731]

Two for one in Canada...

 

"Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday."

 

Link

 

I wish someone had actually read the court case before all this bashing of weight challenged people.

 

 

Top court backs free seat ruling for some disabled, obese travellers

Last Updated: Thursday, November 20, 2008 | 2:08 PM MT Comments353Recommend105CBC News

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a regulatory ruling requiring airlines to offer a free extra seat to certain disabled and obese people.

 

In a decision released without comment Thursday, Canada's top court rejected an application by Air Canada and WestJet for permission to appeal a Canadian Transportation Agency ruling issued earlier this year.

 

The court's decision means airlines must offer a "one person, one fare" policy to disabled people who require room for an attendant during the flight or require extra room for a wheelchair, or for people who are clinically obese and take up more than one seat.

 

Bus, train and ferry companies have long agreed to such arrangements, but the airline industry has argued it would lose too much money by doing the same.

 

The case has wound its way through various agencies and courts for years. It was originally brought forward in 2002 by three parties:

 

Victoria resident Joanne Neubauer, who has rheumatoid arthritis and requires a personal attendant, wheelchair and crutches.

Eric Norman, a man from Gander, N.L., who had a rare disease that impaired his motor skills. He has since died.

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities.

Calgary law Prof. Linda McKay-Panos, who was later granted intervener status, has been arguing for the rights of obese travellers since she was charged for 1½ seats on a 1997 Air Canada flight.

 

McKay-Panos argued anyone who is clinically obese has a disability and should not have to pay for more than one seat. She has polycystic ovary syndrome, an incurable condition that can lead to obesity.

 

McKay-Panos said Thursday she was happy with the decision, but her main concern is how the airlines will implement the new regulations.

 

"I think whatever they do, it has to be done with dignity and not in public and [not be] humiliating or anything like that, and not in front of people on the airplane," she said.

 

Spokespeople for WestJet and Air Canada said they will comply with the decision.

 

Questions surrounding decision

But WestJet spokesman Richard Bartrem said there are still many unanswered questions.

 

"Will we be putting criteria in place to determine whether somebody travels with an attendant out of necessity or out of desire?" he said. "What is morbidly obese? How are we going to be able to make that determination and implement that respectfully, and consistently and fairly?"

 

In 2006, the agency held public hearings on air travel costs for people with disabilities.

 

This past January, the CTA ruled airlines must offer a single fare to people with disabilities who require an attendant during the flight and clinically obese passengers. It gave the airlines one year to implement the policy.

 

WestJet and Air Canada turned to the Supreme Court after the Federal Court of Appeal rejected their bid to appeal the ruling.

 

 

[rogueyam]

RY, if you had bothered to read the article I linked earlier, you might realize what a crock of shit that statement is.

 

I read the article. The difference between me and you is that I am intelligent and well-educated enough to recognize how incomplete the article is. You just see the credentials of the subject scientist and fall to your knees.