Main Menu |
|
Most Favorited Images |
|
Recently Uploaded Images |
|
Most Liked Images |
|
Top Reviewers |
| cockalatte |
650 |
| MoneyManMatt |
490 |
| Jon Bon |
408 |
| Still Looking |
399 |
| samcruz |
399 |
| Harley Diablo |
377 |
| honest_abe |
362 |
| George Spelvin |
327 |
| DFW_Ladies_Man |
313 |
| Starscream66 |
309 |
| Chung Tran |
288 |
| lupegarland |
287 |
| nicemusic |
285 |
| You&Me |
281 |
| sharkman29 |
263 |
|
|
Top Posters |
| DallasRain | 71488 | | biomed1 | 69569 | | Yssup Rider | 63018 | | gman44 | 55472 | | LexusLover | 51038 | | offshoredrilling | 49923 | | WTF | 48272 | | pyramider | 46452 | | bambino | 45605 | | The_Waco_Kid | 41068 | | CryptKicker | 37436 | | Dr-epg | 36548 | | Mokoa | 36516 | | Chung Tran | 36100 | | Still Looking | 35944 |
|
|
06-18-2013, 12:22 PM
|
#1
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Apr 1, 2009
Location: TBD
Posts: 7,435
|
Samoa Air to charge passengers by the pound.
I suppose this was inevitable - big airline passengers to be charged by the pound:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...assengers.html
Samoa has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world.
Key quote:
"The Pacific national airline is creating a wider row on its aircrafts for passengers who weigh more than 286 pounds (130 kilograms). Samoa has one of the world's highest rates of obesity.
The airline's head, Chris Langton, said the XL row would be extended by 12 to 14 inches and the changes would be introduced by the end of the week."
|
|
Quote
 | 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 12:39 PM
|
#2
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Jan 20, 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 28,773
|
Hope provider don't .
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 12:52 PM
|
#3
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Apr 7, 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,249
|
I wonder how they will verify? Force the customer to step up on a scale, along with their luggage, at the ticket counter?
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 12:59 PM
|
#4
|
|
Ambassador
Join Date: Sep 23, 2012
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 13,235
|
they have to weigh in as they check their bags, how fucking embarrassing is that.
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 01:21 PM
|
#5
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Apr 7, 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,249
|
Yeah, they can't possibly be thinking about doing it that way...I dunno...seems like they would have to take them somewhere private and do it. Great news for the people behind them in the line. Plus, how does that process get initiated by the ticket agent?
"Excuse me ma'am, but you look like you are closing in on 287 lbs. and qualify to sit in one of our special airplane seats for chubbos. How much do you weigh?"
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 01:24 PM
|
#6
|
|
Valued Poster
Join Date: Feb 9, 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 14,191
|
That'll be $38,765.00 ...one way
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 01:53 PM
|
#7
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Apr 1, 2009
Location: TBD
Posts: 7,435
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by timpage
I wonder how they will verify? Force the customer to step up on a scale, along with their luggage, at the ticket counter?
|
Your new avatar beats all hell out of the guy with the camera.
Who is she?
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 03:55 PM
|
#8
|
|
Ambassador
Join Date: Sep 23, 2012
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 13,235
|
is that plane even fit to carry a bunch of Samoans?
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 03:58 PM
|
#9
|
|
Valued Poster
Join Date: Feb 9, 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 14,191
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by JCM800
is that plane even fit to carry a bunch of Samoans?
|
yup, cargo plane
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 05:17 PM
|
#10
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Apr 1, 2009
Location: TBD
Posts: 7,435
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by JCM800
is that plane even fit to carry a bunch of Samoans
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CJ7
yup, cargo plane
|
Yes, but only one Samoan at a time.
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 05:25 PM
|
#11
|
|
Valued Poster
Join Date: Feb 9, 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 14,191
|
snick
planes like that have a mtow of about 4,000 lbs ... or 4 Samoans , 3 if they just ate lunch ... whichever comes first
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-18-2013, 08:34 PM
|
#12
|
|
Account Disabled
Join Date: Jan 20, 2010
Location: Houston
Posts: 14,460
|
Not political. Move to Sandbox! ;-)
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-24-2013, 08:24 PM
|
#13
|
|
Account Disabled
User ID: 184832
Join Date: Apr 26, 2013
Posts: 226
|
Many Samoans are/can be a large type of people. I have Samoan friends and relatives and let me say that they are legit linebackers. But size isn't necessarily fat. Think of The Rock, he is huge and Samoan and black (lethal mix imo). Actually Samoan is fast becoming the new "black" at least in terms of sheer size and athletic ability. A football team is 50(!) times more likely to draft a Samoan player than a black one. Their strength and endurance and just massive build is out of this world, and the fact that their population is so small? Liquid Gold on the field.
One of my Best friends is a Samoan/Tongan mix and she and her family are a bunch of friggin line backers. She has some smaller/average sized relatives but for the most part they have bulk, which is nice, people don't mess with me when I'm around her lol.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/b...a4bcf887a.html
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
06-24-2013, 10:43 PM
|
#14
|
|
Valued Poster
Join Date: Jan 3, 2010
Location: Clarksville
Posts: 63,018
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by gnadfly
Not political. Move to Sandbox! ;-)
|
a mod in training?
Actually, if you don't support efforts to curb obesity, theni suppose this issue isn't political. But as I recall, some of then"loyal opposition" voiced their displeasure of Michelle Obama's anti-obesity efforts...
Might even have been you gonad fly...
|
|
|
Quote
| 1 user liked this post |
|
|
AMPReviews.net |
|
Find Ladies |
|
Hot Women |
|
