tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post92383021672174021..comments2023-10-30T05:50:38.738-07:00Comments on Baroness von Bloggenschtern: The Good, The Bad, The IrksomeShelley Jaffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722741021304883646noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-13178759827271077982008-11-28T06:43:00.000-08:002008-11-28T06:43:00.000-08:00Countess NATUI: I know! Free! We Canadians are so...Countess NATUI: I know! Free! We Canadians are so frickin' polite - why bother saying what's REALLY on our minds - let's just give them an extra seat. Gah!<BR/><BR/>Count of Tiki: It would appear that the Mrs. is way out of my league of knitting scarves - a sweater? She's a marvel - give that woman a big hug, just because.<BR/><BR/>As for her reaction in Jewel, I'm with her. How on earth do people lull themselves into such states? I do not understand. Nor do I understand the enabling that this government decision is providing.<BR/><BR/>Count Cormac: Oh, if you could. Get a free seat for being obtuse. I would be roaming the world like Cain, grasshopper.<BR/><BR/>Countess of YY: While I understand your plight of being smothered alive in your row mate's blubber, I somehow feel irked that their condition warrants a FREE extra seat. As for your love of all things caloric - how IS that healthy eating plan going?<BR/><BR/>Countess FF: I like the hubster's thinking! There should be consequences. Unless, of course, it's some sort of unusual medical condition.<BR/><BR/>Countess Sandi: I like the idea of a section with wider seats, but maybe they could be situated proportionally throughout the plane. Balance and all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-18131851590114383402008-11-26T06:51:00.000-08:002008-11-26T06:51:00.000-08:00I hear you Baroness, but I will say this. I used ...I hear you Baroness, but I will say this. I used to travel a lot for business and giving an obese passenger a free extra seat is actually a blessing to the rest of us frequent travelers. Although, maybe a better plan is to put all the obese passengers next to each other in single seats, thereby, making traveling more comfortable for the rest of us and maybe giving them incentive to push away from the table.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643493643365324737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-82652654177220875062008-11-24T19:12:00.000-08:002008-11-24T19:12:00.000-08:00See this is the very opposite of what my hubs thin...See this is the very opposite of what my hubs thinks. He thinks that because added weight requires more fuel that airlines should charge by the pound(you and your stuff). Since we fly frequently, that might just be the incentive to go easy ont he seasonal sugary offerings. Free seats for livin la vida largesse? That's just begging me to over do it.formerly funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915882376165190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-89291251613567578052008-11-24T17:27:00.000-08:002008-11-24T17:27:00.000-08:00as a frequent flyer who is a little on the small s...as a frequent flyer who is a little on the small side and has on many many occassions had a NOT small person overflow well into my seat and give me dirty looks when I have to get up to go to the washroom or just move to tuck my feet up under me as I am freezing I say, dang I wish the US airlines would do that. I know I'm just a bleeding heart liberal but I love a good twinkie, donut, brownie you get my drift and if I didn't have (as the Baroness always tells me) the metabolism of a hummingbird - for the grace of the Goddess go I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-33414596271122968292008-11-24T16:16:00.000-08:002008-11-24T16:16:00.000-08:00Cool, I can fly around Canada for free? Excellent...Cool, I can fly around Canada for free? Excellent...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>...oh, "obese?" I thought you wrote <I>"obtuse."</I>Cormac Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990698766444728760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-36359333116843294722008-11-24T15:41:00.000-08:002008-11-24T15:41:00.000-08:00Knitting seems to be a wonderful habit. My bride ...Knitting seems to be a wonderful habit. My bride knits (I was the recipient of a beautiful sweater made from Irish wool) and she always looks very content while she's doing so. <BR/><BR/>Your mention of the free obese seat on the airlines reminds me of a moment yesterday. We were out shopping at Carson Pirie Scott, which was having a sale. We got done and went down the street to the grocery store to pick up a few items. While we were in the dairy aisle I noticed a very large woman riding a scooter/cart down the aisle. My bride stopped and openly stared at her as she went past. Just as I was wondering why my better half had become so suddenly rude, she turned to me and said that she'd seen big girl walking around just fine, thank you, at Carson Pirie Scott a half hour earlier.<BR/><BR/>Carson Pirie Scott, however, unlike Jewel, does not provide free scooter carts for big people.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-38407538285768655442008-11-24T14:36:00.000-08:002008-11-24T14:36:00.000-08:00Oooooh. That IS irksome. Good lord don't even ge...Oooooh. That IS irksome. Good lord don't even get me started. Ugh. I can only imagine the fight over that free seat.Not Afraid to Use Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622378209801018927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-35148060502466292002008-11-24T11:10:00.000-08:002008-11-24T11:10:00.000-08:00Countess MPM: Yuh-huh. Free. I feel that vein be...Countess MPM: Yuh-huh. Free. <BR/><BR/>I feel that vein beginning to throb...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-41067980443603907032008-11-24T09:11:00.000-08:002008-11-24T09:11:00.000-08:00There is a fine line between that behavior at the ...There is a fine line between that behavior at the dessert table and needing a seat belt extension...but a free seat? You have to be kidding me. By the way, I received my Dracula! Many, mayt thanks!Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.com