Is being fat a handicap?
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No.
Fat people should not be allowed to park in handicap spaces and should not be allowed to use those rascals in the grocery store.
It is ironic when you think about it, because being lazy is one of the reasons they are fat.
I wish the state would start taxing fat people until they get themselves under control.
Fat people should not be allowed to park in handicap spaces and should not be allowed to use those rascals in the grocery store.
It is ironic when you think about it, because being lazy is one of the reasons they are fat.
I wish the state would start taxing fat people until they get themselves under control.
If you mean handicap as in a leach hanging off of the tit of society then yes.
Saw the thread title and jumped in to @ronmunson.
Pleasantly surprised to see him already on cue.
Ron, obesity is a disease sir. Fat people arent lazy they are just tired from gravity.
The part that pisses me off is fat people basically turning their kids into mirror images of themselves. If you want to get type II diabetes at age 30 that's your prerogative, just don't pass that toxic behavior on to your children.
Have airlines started charging more for fat people? If not, how in the hell can they charge me $25,$50 or whatever because my luggage is 2lbs over the limit yet some obese ******* is 350lbs and takes up 2 seats.
Yes it is. If you hit it fat more than once a round, your handicap will climb.
Wow, Cabo, I'm three beers in (Duvel) and still had to look away. Ugh. Geesh.
Fat guy here and no, I'm not handicapped. I'm 39, 340ish 6-2 and don't have any physical problems, least not yet. I also pay an absurd amount of taxes and have an HSA with a crap ton in it.
All that to say if your judging all fat people this way, you're wrong. Not any worse than Drinking in excess, smoking or working a high stress/dangerous job.
All that to say if your judging all fat people this way, you're wrong. Not any worse than Drinking in excess, smoking or working a high stress/dangerous job.
That's so hard to say. It depends on height, body type, etc.
I'm 5'6" and 118- 120. I'm slim, not bony.
Depending on body type, a 5' 6" woman could probably weigh up to 140-145 and not be fat.
Just difficult to put a number on what weight is fat.
Ron, I swear I'm not gay, but I really would love to take you out for a nice steak dinner. Maybe a bottle of red. Your opinions are pure gold.
Shoot me a PM if you're ever in Colorado.
Man I didn't realize how arrogant some of you pricks are. I'm not fat but I am over weight due to a slow terminal illness I live with. I actually had a guy tell me one day "fat is not a handicap" as I was getting out of my car. Really feel sorry for some of you. Thank God you don't represent all of humanity.
Hey!!!!! these kind of things need to have a warning
Perhaps there is some heredity involved as well. Different folks react to food differently.
Well I wasn't going to post cause of all the ****** responses so far but I will, being fat has many meanings. I am what you would consider by the index morbidly obese and weight about 450. I have battled with depression since I was a child due to things that have happened in my life. I have severe weight swings and have been diagnosed with a eating disorder. Not everyone that is fat is ****** and lazy unlike most of what you all think. Please don't judge for some people it is just as serious as any other disease that people struggle daily with.
You can fix fat. Or you can live with it.
Stupid, on the other hand, is incurable, debilitating, sad and limiting. I hate it that so many stupid people are turning their kids into carbon copies of themselves.
Yes, I am fat.
And I am rich, happy, healthy and retired. My kids might be a bit overweight but they have great jobs, are happily married and seem to enjoy life. The airlines do charge more for first class tickets but I'm worth it and my Clemson degree made it pretty easy for me to pay whatever they cost.
Oh yes, my season tickets are great ones in the lower deck and I've had the same trophy wife for 45 years. Life is sweet for this fat guy!
Go Tigers!!
Stupid, on the other hand, is incurable, debilitating, sad and limiting. I hate it that so many stupid people are turning their kids into carbon copies of themselves.
Yes, I am fat.
And I am rich, happy, healthy and retired. My kids might be a bit overweight but they have great jobs, are happily married and seem to enjoy life. The airlines do charge more for first class tickets but I'm worth it and my Clemson degree made it pretty easy for me to pay whatever they cost.
Oh yes, my season tickets are great ones in the lower deck and I've had the same trophy wife for 45 years. Life is sweet for this fat guy!
Go Tigers!!
I will definitely PM you when I am out that way.
Obesity adds about $200 billion in medical costs each year.
Lost productivity due to obesity costs employers about $170 billion annually.
Obesity costs Medicare and Medicaid about $65 billion.
About $3.5 billion in extra fuel is consumed each year compared to 1960 due to heavier passengers.
Overweight and obese now costs more to taxpayers and medical costs than smokers do.
Here is another fact that will be tough to digest: genetics have absolutely nothing to do with obesity. Genetic changes in human populations occur too slowly to be responsible for the obesity epidemic.
In 1960, the obesity rate was about 10%, it is about 30 now. We don't evolve that fast.
And no that is not being an ***. Facts are facts. Obesity is a major epidemic, far worse than this so called gun epidemic or global warming, and we need to stop coddling people and start pointing fingers and taking action.
I eat healthy and stay active. I would love to sit around all day and do nothing but stuff my face with fried foods, sodas and sweets, but I have self control and know I can't eat everything I would like to.
Lost productivity due to obesity costs employers about $170 billion annually.
Obesity costs Medicare and Medicaid about $65 billion.
About $3.5 billion in extra fuel is consumed each year compared to 1960 due to heavier passengers.
Overweight and obese now costs more to taxpayers and medical costs than smokers do.
Here is another fact that will be tough to digest: genetics have absolutely nothing to do with obesity. Genetic changes in human populations occur too slowly to be responsible for the obesity epidemic.
In 1960, the obesity rate was about 10%, it is about 30 now. We don't evolve that fast.
And no that is not being an ***. Facts are facts. Obesity is a major epidemic, far worse than this so called gun epidemic or global warming, and we need to stop coddling people and start pointing fingers and taking action.
I eat healthy and stay active. I would love to sit around all day and do nothing but stuff my face with fried foods, sodas and sweets, but I have self control and know I can't eat everything I would like to.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...ay-22000-worth-of-benefits-is-not-enough.html
Fat can cause disease and then you can get on disability
Being fat is equal to being a gamecock. Both are a choice and both are terrible life decisions.
OP, if you are interested, the link below can give you some tips on how you can claim disability benefits. I believe there is even s chat feature
http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/conditions-page-2-45.html
So you are telling me, I can get paid to be Fat?
I am only 175 now, so I have a ways to go, but this is good to know.
Fyi: new studies suggest type 2 has much more to do with genetics than eating habits.
Correct
You can get paid to be fat and you can get other benefits like nice parking.
There are some tips on the website I linked once you make it to morbidly obese. It is all up to you
the problem is that as medical costs are socalialized in this country the more of an issues overweight people will be for society.
If I have a bunch of speeding tickets my auto insurance becomes more expensive and I pay the cost. If I choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle my medical insurance is the same despite the fact that I am more likely to cost the system more in medical expenses because the insurance co can't charge me more, they just charge everyone more
If I have a bunch of speeding tickets my auto insurance becomes more expensive and I pay the cost. If I choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle my medical insurance is the same despite the fact that I am more likely to cost the system more in medical expenses because the insurance co can't charge me more, they just charge everyone more
I've been sympathetic to the obese ITT, but I laughed out loud at the gif usage here.
Nice...one of the cities at the top of my list I want to visit.