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From: Clot on 22 Jun 2010 18:50
Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <hvqnqj$341$3(a)news.eternal-september.org>, at 17:19:31 on
> Tue, 22 Jun 2010, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk>
> remarked:
>> Do you know many men over 50 who have a waist under 46?
>
> I'm over 50 and I regard my 34" waist as a little on the flabby side.
> It has expanded from the 30" it was in my 20's and 30's.

Quite acceptable for 50 foot high, though for 50 inches?

I've just hit the next decade and brought mine down to 32". 28" in my 20s
and then gradually crept up to 38" in my late 50s. 5'10" to put that into
context.


From: Buddenbrooks on 22 Jun 2010 20:35

"Clot" <clot.1(a)ntlglobe.goon> wrote in message
news:77bUn.76553$Hs4.61006(a)hurricane...
> Roland Perry wrote:
>> In message <hvqnqj$341$3(a)news.eternal-september.org>, at 17:19:31 on
>> Tue, 22 Jun 2010, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk>
>> remarked:
>>> Do you know many men over 50 who have a waist under 46?
>>
>> I'm over 50 and I regard my 34" waist as a little on the flabby side.
>> It has expanded from the 30" it was in my 20's and 30's.
>
> Quite acceptable for 50 foot high, though for 50 inches?
>
> I've just hit the next decade and brought mine down to 32". 28" in my 20s
> and then gradually crept up to 38" in my late 50s. 5'10" to put that into
> context.

Maybe Airlines should introduce frames to walk through to select width and
then charge for standard or wide seats?



>

From: Clot on 23 Jun 2010 04:25
Buddenbrooks wrote:
> "Clot" <clot.1(a)ntlglobe.goon> wrote in message
> news:77bUn.76553$Hs4.61006(a)hurricane...
>> Roland Perry wrote:
>>> In message <hvqnqj$341$3(a)news.eternal-september.org>, at 17:19:31 on
>>> Tue, 22 Jun 2010, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk>
>>> remarked:
>>>> Do you know many men over 50 who have a waist under 46?
>>>
>>> I'm over 50 and I regard my 34" waist as a little on the flabby
>>> side. It has expanded from the 30" it was in my 20's and 30's.
>>
>> Quite acceptable for 50 foot high, though for 50 inches?
>>
>> I've just hit the next decade and brought mine down to 32". 28" in
>> my 20s and then gradually crept up to 38" in my late 50s. 5'10" to
>> put that into context.
>
> Maybe Airlines should introduce frames to walk through to select
> width and then charge for standard or wide seats?

It wouldn't surprise me if O'Leary has considered that!


From: Roland Perry on 23 Jun 2010 05:43
In message <GxjUn.21577$U%7.10448(a)hurricane>, at 09:25:12 on Wed, 23 Jun
2010, Clot <clot.1(a)ntlglobe.goon> remarked:

>It wouldn't surprise me if O'Leary has considered that!

Yes - anything to get people to talk about his airline some more.

That's arguably the world's most successful airline, by the way -
despite the nitpicking about the level of service.
--
Roland Perry
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