FAT

This is going to sound rude and very politically incorrect but I just have to vent. Extremely overweight or obese people should not be allowed to fly. Wait - let me rephrase. Extremely overweight or obese people who cannot fit into a single plane seat should not be allowed to fly or should pay for 2 seats and be allowed to use the 2 seats!

On my flight home last night, I sat next to a obese woman. She didn't fit in her seat...in otherwords, the armrest was raised so that she could sit down in her seat and spill her excess into my seat. So instead of getting the whole seat that I paid for, I got about 2/3 of it. I'm sorry for all you obese people who read my blog but don't you think you'd be more comfortable and less embarrassed if you didn't have to impose yourself on a complete stranger?

In addition to taking up 1/3 of my seat (the seat for which I paid!), she also had her left foot/cankle in my half of the space under the seats in front of us. This means that I got a tiny sliver of space to stow my carry-on and no where for me to stretch my legs. As it turns out, part of the reason she needed part of my leg space was because of all her carry-ons and bags. This included one big paper bag which contained her snacks! Before we'd even pulled away from the gate, she'd already had 6 Oreo's and a soda. Then she starts dipping into her snack bag for chips as we pulled away from the gate. We were in a holding pattern on the tarmack for an additional 20 minutes before taking off so that gave the woman extra time to scarf down some more oreos and chips.

Get a clue, Lady! You're already spilling into MY seat and now you're stuffing yourself with more fat and crap that is only going to make you expand even more?!?! Unfortunately, I've been squished next to these big people many times before and usually on a fully-booked flight so that there's no possibility to switch to another seat. Raise your hand if this has happened to you!

Thanks for letting me vent. --MM