I guess I'm an asshole, what would you have done?

[UserX]

So I'm boarding a flight and I notice a 400lb woman sitting in my window seat. I said excuse me, I have the window seat. Her husband asks if I mind sitting in the aisle seat. I said, not to be rude, but I prefer the window.

Now after this woman gets up so I can get in my seat, her husband mentions how she had a stroke 6 months ago. This woman showed no signs of having a stroke, she was able to get up and move without any help. After we're seated he says I hope you're not in a hurry because we're waiting for everyone to get off the plane, my wife needs her cart to get around.

I started to feel a little guilty after he said that. But once we landed her fat ass got right up, walked off the plane on her own and then plopped in a wheelchair.

I guess being a fat ass is a handicap now. I'm glad I kept my seat personally. Not only that, if you have a "medical" condition, shouldn't you mention that to the agent and get a window seat, rather than just stealing one?

She should have purchased a second seat anyway; she had to use a seatbelt extender and brought her own battery powered fan. I almost asked her to turn it off because she was freezing me out.

The older I get the less compassionate and more bitter I become.

I have a window seat because I wanted a window seat damnit!

/rant

[kingjason]

So I'm boarding a flight and I notice a 400lb woman sitting in my window seat. I said excuse me, I have the window seat. Her husband asks if I mind sitting in the aisle seat. I said, not to be rude, but I prefer the window.

Now after this woman gets up so I can get in my seat, her husband mentions how she had a stroke 6 months ago. This woman showed no signs of having a stroke, she was able to get up and move without any help. After we're seated he says I hope you're not in a hurry because we're waiting for everyone to get off the plane, my wife needs her cart to get around.

I started to feel a little guilty after he said that. But once we landed her fat ass got right up, walked off the plane on her own and then plopped in a wheelchair.

I guess being a fat ass is a handicap now. I'm glad I kept my seat personally. Not only that, if you have a "medical" condition, shouldn't you mention that to the agent and get a window seat, rather than just stealing one?

She should have purchased a second seat anyway; she had to use a seatbelt extender and brought her own battery powered fan. I almost asked her to turn it off because she was freezing me out.

The older I get the less compassionate and more bitter I become.

I have a window seat because I wanted a window seat damnit!

/rant

Screw her she should lose some damn weight.

[Geor!]

I've stabbed someone in the face for less.

[Gargamel]

Screw her she should lose some damn weight.

Yep, I completely agree.... Maybe if she put down the quarter pounder she might not have all the issues which I'm sure we are all paying for....

[SEB]

Should have charged her ass for two seats

[YALE]

Where in the fuck is John Candy when you need him?

[Denny]

One thing I've learned about traveling on planes, if you're not the dick, the next person will be.

[HarrisonTX]

Wharz Dr. Dav?

Fuck her, a stroke didn't make her gain weight. People do not get my pity because they are fat

[Ruffdaddy]

I hate getting stuck next to fat people, but I will say the last time I flew back from dc I was next to the coolest big person ever. He knew he took up more room and made every effort not to encroach!

[JC316]

You requested it, you thought ahead and got what you wanted, not your fault that the lardass can't see beyond her next big mac. Now, if I am on a bus and I see an older person standing, I am the first guy up offering my seat.

[Big A]

I always request a window on AA, and pre-board as soon as I can on Southwest to be able to have the window. I like the view, and I tend to get a bit antsy when I can't look out, especially during turbulence.

That having been said, I have given up my seat to allow a parent to sit with their child(ren), and even once to let a family of three sit together. I'm sure it happens quite often flying into LAX, because of Disney Land.

Hell no I'm not giving up my window seat to some self-entitled fat ass, plan for a window seat if that is where you want to sit. Your fingers work well enough to shovel food into your mouth, use them to reserve the spot that you want.

[Sean88gt]

Should have offered up "Too bad it wasn't fatal, my flight would have been much more comfortable"

Sticking a fork in your mouth isn't a disease.

[UserX]

Should have offered up "Too bad it wasn't fatal, my flight would have been much more comfortable"

Sticking a fork in your mouth isn't a disease.

LOL!

It has been an interesting week flying for me... I also got into it with some old lady sitting next to me on the way to Seattle. She was in her 70's I would guess and started small talk with me right away. I tell her I'm from TX and then she starts asking Rick Perry questions.

She asked if everyone in TX loved him... I said no, he has ruffled some feathers with toll roads and the cervical cancer vaccine. She starts saying how she thinks the vaccine is a good idea, people should do it, they'll live longer etc. I said, that may be, but it's not the governments place to tell anyone they have to inject something into their bodies. She starts with immunizations for young kids etc., I had to explain how that's for diseases that are contagious, you cannot spread cervical cancer.

Then she starts attacking my employer on how we should make our products healthier and that the government should regulate their calorie and sodium content. I said f that, people can buy healthy food if they want it; no one is forcing them to buy our products. Let the market decide, we really need the government telling us what we can and cannot eat?

Then she brings up health care... and what I thought about it. I said its bullshit. I have health coverage, and so do 9 out of 10 Americans. Why do we need to cater to the 10% who don't? She said it's not their fault. I said BS, get an education, read a book, move to a better economy, whatever you need to do to pursue more gainful employment.

WTF. Why in the hell would you want to talk so much politics with a complete stranger? Especially one who was opposing views. I could not wait to get off the plane; she was annoying the hell out of me.

Not just the liberal politics, but she kept hacking up phlegm. Like major hacking the entire flight. Yuck.

[Gargamel]

Actually... I'm one of the few who prefer the isle seat...

[SEB]

LOL!


Then she brings up health care... and what I thought about it. I said its bullshit. I have health coverage, and so do 9 out of 10 Americans. Why do we need to cater to the 10% who don't? She said it's not their fault. I said BS, get an education, read a book, move to a better economy, whatever you need to do to pursue more gainful employment.

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Actually only 60% of Americans have Healthcare per The Bo & Jim show on 92.5