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Will right of "One Body / Two Seats / One Ticket" spread south from the 49th parallel?

Current forecast: 40% chance
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 40% likely to happen (unchanged in last 1 day)

Will answer for yes if any governing body, such as the FAA, or the DOT or the US Supreme Court deems it a Right that any obese airline customer flying in the US on a United States airline may be allowed to eclipse two airline seats, for the price of one, as was recently determined by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Suspension date is World Diabetes Day, 2009.

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4AJ8G020081120?feedType=nl&feedName=usoddlyenough


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Question suspends in 44 weeks

Suspend date: Sat 14th Nov 11:59pm PST (44 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 35%

Action history:

Created Mon 24th Nov 2008 3:38pm PST by valornhonor[Power User]

Suspend date: Sat 14th Nov 11:59pm PST (44 weeks to go)
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Predictions (22)

22 predictions

2 weeks ago
horsefeathers predicted Yes (H$10 at 40%)
2 weeks ago
frogchop predicted No (H$100 at 60%)
2 weeks ago
thomasianmangnall predicted No (H$44 at 60%)
4 weeks ago
jbreed predicted No (H$50 at 60%)
5 weeks ago
zimm001 predicted No (H$50 at 60%)
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Comments (7)

Thanks for the pic, I'm having trouble with adding pics lately on my Mac.
posted 6 weeks ago
  2 randburg
Three "chairs" for our side...oops, cheers!
posted 6 weeks ago
  3 tisha[Admin]
ha! took me a few reads of the question to work out what it was all about ... good to see hubdub is keeping our minds active, at least, if not doing much for the obesity cause!
posted 6 weeks ago
  4 bayoubear[Admin]
Perhaps a solution (of sorts) would be for the airlines to provide a few 'wide body' seats on each plane to seat those individuals.

I took a group on a trip and one was very large...not only was it a discomfort for him, but also for the person seated next to him, and as he sat in an aisle seat, it also caused some problems for the attendants and others trying to pass.

If there were some seats...6-8 on each flight that were reserved for bulkier passengers that might address some of the issues. If not needed, then other passengers could get the benefit of a larger, more comfortable seat.

Maybe there could be some sort of process set in place to determine who qualified for those seats.
posted 6 weeks ago
  5 paulcroft
I am a relatively thin person (read as skinny) ;) ... and I find the seats uncomfortable, so I have no idea how a person who is moderately (or more) obese could sit in an airline seat with any degree of comfort.
posted 5 weeks ago
  6 shadowfax
very clever suspension date. "3 chairs, er.. cheers!"
posted 5 weeks ago
they should charge per pound
posted 2 weeks ago

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