Non-NSV-Air Travel-I Can't Lie
On August 21, 2012 at 5:49 PM Pacific Time, Countrygirl77 wrote:
hope u told her about ur surgery!Noooo.....
I would NEVER do that........
If someone would have told me that when I was SMO, besides a medical professional or family/friend..... I would have lit off.....
People need to find there own way..... I'm an open book if they ask me.....
frisco
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What is SMO?
Anyway and you know the sadder thing is, seeing that this is a Southwest flight, she probably had to purchase two tickets.
I hate Southwest. How are you gonna require obese travelers to purchase two tickets, then turn around and say well if the flight is over booked we'll give you the money back (at some point in the future) for the extra ticket so someone else can sit in that seat?
The woman's mistake was not getting on the plane first with the children, elderly and disable, which she was entitled to do. Then she could have gotten a seat with an empty seat next to her and refused to give the empty seat up.
Anyway, just a fat person's pet peeve.
The belly to the face HAD to be gross. LOL!
Anyway and you know the sadder thing is, seeing that this is a Southwest flight, she probably had to purchase two tickets.
I hate Southwest. How are you gonna require obese travelers to purchase two tickets, then turn around and say well if the flight is over booked we'll give you the money back (at some point in the future) for the extra ticket so someone else can sit in that seat?
The woman's mistake was not getting on the plane first with the children, elderly and disable, which she was entitled to do. Then she could have gotten a seat with an empty seat next to her and refused to give the empty seat up.
Anyway, just a fat person's pet peeve.
The belly to the face HAD to be gross. LOL!
SMO = Super Morbidly Obese
Actually, if you buy two seats, you are given a pass that they HAVE to give you two seats and you are seated first. I did this ALL the time when I traveled for business and I always purchased two seats for my own comfort and the comfort of others.
You get your money back if the flight is not oversold/overbooked. They cannot make you give up your second purchased seat, but they will refund you if there was extra room on the flight anyway.
Hope that clears it up. I did this ALL the time. Now, one seat is just fine :)
Actually, if you buy two seats, you are given a pass that they HAVE to give you two seats and you are seated first. I did this ALL the time when I traveled for business and I always purchased two seats for my own comfort and the comfort of others.
You get your money back if the flight is not oversold/overbooked. They cannot make you give up your second purchased seat, but they will refund you if there was extra room on the flight anyway.
Hope that clears it up. I did this ALL the time. Now, one seat is just fine :)
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I can say that when I was at my highest (somewhere over 247) I was damned near as round as I was tall. I hated flying. I hated that other people had to sit next to me. I hated that I wouldn't be able to buckle without a seat extender. I hated that I couldn't bend over and get the bags out from under the seat in front of me. I hated that I couldn't reach the overhead been as I am less than 5ft tall and no one likes to help the roly-poly. Seriously - they don't. I hated flying, period.
I quit flying before Southwest instituted the two seat policy. I would have honestly welcomed it. The cost would have been a burden - but it is a burden that I should bear as the weight was my problem - and not the problem of the airline or the poor people that had to sit next to me. I don't blame the airline for common sense - if you take up more than one seat you are doing a disservice to the people sitting next to you that are essentially having to share their seats against their will - thus reducing the value of the cost of their seat. I am sorry if it offends some - I am sure it will. But I would rather take personal responsibility for my life than try to shove the blame on to others. It doesn't mean that I don't empathize with others that are heavy, I did before and I still do. But I think everyone needs to step up and take their own responsibility.
Just my two cents here.
I quit flying before Southwest instituted the two seat policy. I would have honestly welcomed it. The cost would have been a burden - but it is a burden that I should bear as the weight was my problem - and not the problem of the airline or the poor people that had to sit next to me. I don't blame the airline for common sense - if you take up more than one seat you are doing a disservice to the people sitting next to you that are essentially having to share their seats against their will - thus reducing the value of the cost of their seat. I am sorry if it offends some - I am sure it will. But I would rather take personal responsibility for my life than try to shove the blame on to others. It doesn't mean that I don't empathize with others that are heavy, I did before and I still do. But I think everyone needs to step up and take their own responsibility.
Just my two cents here.
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I am not going to lie, I probably would have felt the same exact way you did BUT I often sit back and think "damn, this is what people used to think about ME". For my birthday we went to a local race track (I don't gamble, but I love watching the horses and people watching). I just look around and notice that there are SO many people struggling with being SMO, and then I watch them eat vast amounts of food, or chug the full sugar sodas and eat giant ice creams etc and I am totally, and completely grossed out. I KNOW that used to BE ME, I know that people used to sit back and think the same thing about me when I was stuffing my face, and then I get angry and I want to stand on a table and yell about there being a better way.
It's so hard to watch other people making choices that I no longer make, or doing the things I used to do to try and "hide" themselves and feeling so grossed out by it, mostly b/c it feels like self loathing, but also because it makes me mad at myself for feeling that way, but sometimes you just can't help the way you feel in the moment.
It's so hard to watch other people making choices that I no longer make, or doing the things I used to do to try and "hide" themselves and feeling so grossed out by it, mostly b/c it feels like self loathing, but also because it makes me mad at myself for feeling that way, but sometimes you just can't help the way you feel in the moment.
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Rmember, having empathy for the SMO woman next to you is always the best, as you have no idea as to her life's challenges or victories. She could be a member of this website for all we know and could have already lost a significant amount of weight. Regardless, she may have felt embarrassed she hit you in the face with her stomach and didn't know what to say. Perhaps she has tried a bevy of deoderants/shower gels and cannot find something that works for her (although Secret Clinical Strength has been a godsend to me post-surgery, IMO!). Frisco, you seem to be a fun and inspirational person, so please don't think I'm criticizing you or your post. I'm just saying she may have felt extremely uncomfortable with herself the entire flight, and we all know the shame that comes with being morbidly obese (or SMO). Had it been me, I would have probably drowned that shame with a shake and fries while driving home after my flight.
Unfortunately, heavy people are not always able to board planes first along with children, elderly, or disabled persons. From my experiences, I was given the "you gotta be kidding me" look from boarding clerks when I asked to board early, except when I was pregnant. My caboose my the biggest part (ass-et?) and frankly, it sucks to enter a plane when it's 80% full and the passengers near you have a negative affect regarding the fat girl sitting near them. The last time this happened, I chewed the clerk a little, as someone could have a disability, obesity or not, that is not seen with the naked eye. Not that it made a difference.
The next time I fly will be in October, so let's see the difference sitting in a seat will be with at least 70+ pounds off my frame. Perhaps I won't have to be asking the flight attendant for the damn lap belt extension. However, I'm comfortable-ish being the fat girl on a plane for a little while longer. Just hope my asset doesn't hit anyone in the face! :)
Unfortunately, heavy people are not always able to board planes first along with children, elderly, or disabled persons. From my experiences, I was given the "you gotta be kidding me" look from boarding clerks when I asked to board early, except when I was pregnant. My caboose my the biggest part (ass-et?) and frankly, it sucks to enter a plane when it's 80% full and the passengers near you have a negative affect regarding the fat girl sitting near them. The last time this happened, I chewed the clerk a little, as someone could have a disability, obesity or not, that is not seen with the naked eye. Not that it made a difference.
The next time I fly will be in October, so let's see the difference sitting in a seat will be with at least 70+ pounds off my frame. Perhaps I won't have to be asking the flight attendant for the damn lap belt extension. However, I'm comfortable-ish being the fat girl on a plane for a little while longer. Just hope my asset doesn't hit anyone in the face! :)
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