Should fat people have to pay double?

[Springsteen]

You mean this thread is actually still going? Jeez..

 

[sophie]

It was dead. Then I got flipped off in true 11 year old style and that annoyed me to no end.

 

[Codrus]

does this mean you dont love me any more?

 

[NuckingFuts]

When I was flying home yesterday. There was a lady on my plane who had three seats to her self. That was a really big woman. I wonder if they made her pay for all three seats.

 

[AUDRAA]

Tom!!!!!

 

[Saffy]

Reason i ask is, i was on the bus earlier and there was this fat guy behind me, he took up two seats. Now, my understanding of the laws of a bus ticket is that it entitles you to one seat on the bus, not two. Which is what this guy was taking up. The price of a ticket on the one i was on is £1.60, he should by rights have paid £3.20.

This is a very tricky situation and I know does cause alot of problems in the airline industry where passengers are booking online now more and more often so the booking agent doesnt actually see the size of the passenger. Airline passengers are expected to book two seats if they are obese, however, the airline cannot be seen to be discriminating against larger people by asking them to pay for another seat when they check in, I guess this might be the same way with the bus.

I wouldnt like to be the conductor - do they have bus conductors anymore - who asks the passenger to pay for two seats.