Comments on: SEPTA should charge by the pound http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2006/11/28/septa-should-charge-by-the-pound/ The opinion blog of The Daily Pennsylvanian Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: magic http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2006/11/28/septa-should-charge-by-the-pound/#comment-959 magic Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:38:43 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=461#comment-959 Why does there need to be any official discouragement of obesity? What ever happened to personal responsibility? Get over it already and just don't sit next to the fat people on the train. Stand in the aisle if you must -- it's more comfortable there anyway when the car is packed and you get off a lot faster. Why does there need to be any official discouragement of obesity? What ever happened to personal responsibility? Get over it already and just don’t sit next to the fat people on the train. Stand in the aisle if you must — it’s more comfortable there anyway when the car is packed and you get off a lot faster.

]]> By: Manny http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2006/11/28/septa-should-charge-by-the-pound/#comment-958 Manny Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:03:57 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=461#comment-958 I ride SEPTA at least twice a day because I live downtown. I can tell you that the thought of doing somehthing about the fat/obese ppl has crossed my mind more than once. It is extremely disturbing to have a fat man's leg basically on top of yours... It's easy to defend the obese when you actually are not a frequent user. But trust me on this one...something must be done about it.. Being obese should be greatly disincouraged. If you prohibit cigarrettes which are bad for your health, then stricter measures should be put in place when it comes to food. You are killing yourself too by being obese. I ride SEPTA at least twice a day because I live downtown. I can tell you that the thought of doing somehthing about the fat/obese ppl has crossed my mind more than once. It is extremely disturbing to have a fat man’s leg basically on top of yours… It’s easy to defend the obese when you actually are not a frequent user. But trust me on this one…something must be done about it..

Being obese should be greatly disincouraged. If you prohibit cigarrettes which are bad for your health, then stricter measures should be put in place when it comes to food. You are killing yourself too by being obese.

]]> By: Frankie http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2006/11/28/septa-should-charge-by-the-pound/#comment-957 Frankie Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:16:44 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=461#comment-957 Stephen--riding on public transportation will not always be one of life's great travel experiences. I am sorry that you have to pick on obese people in your column--why not pick on easier targets--men with moustaches named Stephen? What is the point that you are trying to make? If you are in utter discomfort--just don't ride SEPTA. Stephen–riding on public transportation will not always be one of life’s great travel experiences. I am sorry that you have to pick on obese people in your column–why not pick on easier targets–men with moustaches named Stephen? What is the point that you are trying to make? If you are in utter discomfort–just don’t ride SEPTA.

]]> By: Ed Rendell http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2006/11/28/septa-should-charge-by-the-pound/#comment-956 Ed Rendell Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:37:57 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=461#comment-956 I would veto this in a second. Not because I disagree, but because I still need to be able to afford a ticket. I would veto this in a second. Not because I disagree, but because I still need to be able to afford a ticket.

]]> By: uareanasshole http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2006/11/28/septa-should-charge-by-the-pound/#comment-955 uareanasshole Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:29:12 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=461#comment-955 This post wreaks of snobbery. I seriously doubt that an obese person refused to let you sit next to them. It is more likely that people refused to sit next to the obese person because of their weight, and because they did not want to be squished into a seat next to a fat person. If it isn't someone fat, it will be someone with fifty bags or a baby. The bottom line is that if you ride public transportation, it will be crowded and you will sometimes have to stand or be squished into a seat, so stop complaining you spoiled, elitist prick This post wreaks of snobbery. I seriously doubt that an obese person refused to let you sit next to them. It is more likely that people refused to sit next to the obese person because of their weight, and because they did not want to be squished into a seat next to a fat person. If it isn’t someone fat, it will be someone with fifty bags or a baby. The bottom line is that if you ride public transportation, it will be crowded and you will sometimes have to stand or be squished into a seat, so stop complaining you spoiled, elitist prick

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