Comments on: Cakes on a plane

By: Judith

Judith — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:15:39 +0000

I must confess, I have actually used the “But I’m only 50kgs!” line to avoid paying excess luggage on a flight.
And so far, in 26 years on the planet, I have NEVER travelled within the weight limit given on a ticket, and I have NEVER paid extra for my overweight luggage.
Little people rule!!!

By: bendersbetterbrother

bendersbetterbrother — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:21:39 +0000

You’d think that but I have it good authority from a friend who checks people in that they just spread people around. Weight doesn’t come into it unless it’s kids.
Seems logical, otherwise they’d have to weigh people at check in to do it right.
They have to balance where they put the luggage and the passengers but assumptions are made about the weight of an average adult.

Personally I think they should sit all the fatties outside.

By: skinnyskinny

skinnyskinny — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:24:43 +0000

bendersbetterbrother – are you sure you want to sit all the fatties together on a plane? Surely they must use some sort of “fatarse weight distribution” software to make sure they all sit in opposite corners or something?

By: bendersbetterbrother

bendersbetterbrother — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:01:04 +0000

Charge them for aggregate weight and then make THEM sit beside some other fat fucker and see how THEY like someone pouring over their seat.

And make them get out last. And sit at the back beside the toilets.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:53:53 +0000

What about pregnant women? Then there’s the charge for the disabled person’s wheelchair…

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:07:59 +0000

Why stop at planes? Stick on a fat tax for those who choose to take their entire weight out on a shopping trip, and block up the aisles in the supermarket as a consequence. This cake aisle ain’t big enough for the both of us, chunky.

By: The Inky Thinker

The Inky Thinker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:58:18 +0000

A 747 holds 650 people and its 5500 kms from London to New York. Its 21 cents per pound per 1000 km’s (including baggage, total plane weight not taken into account. Flying at 26000 feet with a headwind of 37.7 miles per hour, how many cakes can I eat on the three months lead up to the flight without getting a poke in the eye from Angry?

Hey you, give me back my Krispy Kreme

By: TheBoy

TheBoy — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:53:21 +0000

Not only is this fatist, its tallist. There should be no financial incentive for being short. Many Chinese are short, and they’re doing very well at taking over the world as it is without also getting cheap airline tickets.

Be practical and do it on that body mass index thingy, that’d be fair.

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:55:58 +0000

DK – Or one really big one.

Oli – If you’re really 6′5″ and just 13 stone then you could just open your jacket and get blown wherever you want to go.

ninja – I’m only fattist against the fattest.

Glammer – Yes yes, one of these days I’m going to reread a post before pressing Publish, and what will you have to say then? eh??

Lin – Or, you know, make them walk?

Lolita – You pay your money, you choose how to use the weight…

AFC – I am not sexist. Most of the time.

Kaush – Hello. This is true, plus all the other resources they use up quicker than skinnies. Water for cleaning, food, air etc etc.

By: Kaush

Kaush — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:46:54 +0000

And we havent started on the environmental effect. Maybe thats what Al Gore should be focusing more on: fatties in flight.

By: AFC30K

AFC30K — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:49:50 +0000

That’s ok for me as I’m 13 and a bit stone.

It’s fantastic for Wifey as she’s 8 stone.

Is there going to be a different weight clas for men and women, as otherwise most women would be subsidising the men’s flights on grounds of weight (and often height).

By: Lolita

Lolita — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:43:44 +0000

13 and a half stone?! By your rules, I could take almost an entire extra me along for the ride. Excellent.

By: Glammer

Glammer — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:43:38 +0000

Or cake’s.

By: Lin

Lin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:37:10 +0000

It should apply to buses and trains too. All the people that take up a seat and a half should be made to stand and wobble – that should shake off a few pounds without them having to make an effort to get to the gym!

By: Glammer

Glammer — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:33:10 +0000

People who say kilo’s instead of kilos shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near plane’s.

By: ninja chinchilla

ninja chinchilla — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:26:33 +0000

I’m proud to be a short arse. It means I can ask nice young men to get stuff down from shelves at the supermarket.

I’m opposed to the weight thing too. It would work for me (about 4 stone of extra stuff!!), but I get rather angry at people being fatist.

By: Oli

Oli — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:05:20 +0000

I dont like the sound of this, im 13 1/2 stone spot on so would be losing out to all the little people (Since im 6′5 thats most people)

Since im bigger than all you little people I oppose this and there is nothing you can do about it, short arses.

By: Devil's Kitchen

Devil's Kitchen — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:11:16 +0000

“… or 13 and a bit stone in UK money…”

Excellent! I would get to carry more than two and a half stone extra of baggage! That’s books galore…