Today, I was forced to spend an extra $318 for another plane ticket to Dallas. The ticket wasn't for my daughter, my mom, or my sister, but for the quarter of my butt that apparently needs its own seat. FML
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Today, I paid $140 extra to get more comfort during a flight. The man behind me was so tall that his legs didn't let me recline the seat, and complained every time I tried to during the night. FML
Today, I found out that my dad paid for my sister's friend's airplane ticket so she could attend my sister's wedding. I would have been there myself, but I couldn't afford the airplane ticket. FML
Today, I had to spend a long bus ride with my chest pressed against the window, because some mammoth of a woman decided to squeeze her double wide ass into my seat. FML
Today, I was supposed to fly home for my dad's funeral, but the woman in the seat next to me was so obese, her bulging flesh left absolutely no way for me to sit in my seat. I complained to the stewardess, who then forced me to leave the plane just for raising my voice in frustration. FML
Today, I spent the busiest travel day of the year in the busiest airport in the world trapped between the decision to leave the terminal bathroom or shit my pants. Yes, I missed my flight. Sorry, mom. FML
Today, for an eight-hour flight to Copenhagen, Denmark, I paid extra to get a seat offering more leg room. Unfortunately, the man behind me was so tall, his knees were pressing against my back the entire flight. FML
Today, my daughter found out there was a vacant seat left in first class on our flight and damn if she didn’t pounce on the opportunity to get bumped up into it so fast, because she, “like, deserved a break.” She left me in economy class for a 10-hour flight with her 3 year old and 1 year-old with teething pain. FML
Today, I'm stressing over travel plans yet again. My wife wants to fly standby but the changes in our plans stress me out so much I would rather spend the money. FML
Today, I was flying back home from college with my Mom. At the airport, the ticket agent tells us she only has one ticket listed for Margaret. My mom and I have the same name. American Airlines thought a Margaret had bought two tickets by mistake, so they cancelled one of the transactions. FML
Today, I spent 900 dollars on a ticket for my boyfriend to visit me and he missed the flight. FML
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Miolene 6
well you gotta feel sorry for the person who might have been sat next to you if you hadn't bought the ticket. They would only get 3/4 of a seat for their butt otherwise :P
phorcep 0
some weight: lose it.
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mcsquanch 0
hippo hips spend another 316$ on a gym membership!
iltby 3
I didn't know they were actually doing that to people. If you actually do take up more than one seat, FML but...not really anyone else's fault.
nobody_u_ko 0
well if the airline just booked an anorexic person to sit next to him then everything would be ok
pinkpillowz 0
maybe op has genes that give him a big butt. maybe it's not necessarily all fat..
rampatmonkey 7
okay - HELL NO! people are in a tizzy over the new scanning security thingies - imagine how degrading it'll be to have to weigh yourself right before going on a plane? that your ticket is proportional to how much you ate the night before? That someone who's only 4'6" pays much less than a average or slender 6'4" person who can also fit in one plane seat? I've actually had the misfortune of flying on a plane that did NOT have this policy. The man I sat next to was so large I could not lower the armrest. I was a few years younger so I did not speak up, but rest assured I would do so in a heartbeat. That flight was hell and it was unfair that I had to share my seat that I paid good money for with an oddly large stranger. if you can't fit in one, buy two. sorry, but it's the only fair thing to do.
krez 20
You must be HUGE. I'm pretty damn fat myself and I fit in a plane seat nicely.
torirules 0
poor fat ass excuse for a woman!
LILWEEBY 0
this is either a fail a fyl or a ydi. if ur fat ydi. loss weight. if ur a guy it's a fail. haha. if ur a girl then fyl for having a nice big ass. depends watt ur r. and it's a ydi if u a fat girl or a fat guy.
lucidlucia 0
the airlines would never make smelly, people who talk incessantly or the person who has to sit by the window, but has to get up every 15 minutes pay extra fees. all of you should just man-up.
TheIrishJaneDoe 8
Theoretically, you can do something about those annoyances yourself. I always pack a music player and those foamy earplugs for the talkers, and some scented lotion for under the nose in case of any nearby stinkers. (Learned that one the hard way; El Al served bagels, lox, and hardboiled eggs on the way to Israel. Worst airplane food ever.) You can trade seats with a frequent pisser. Once you're seated next to an obese person, though, you're SOL.
habeeboburky94 0
WOW.