I am fat and it is not my FAULT!

Okay, background on this post. 9 News here in Denver reported a story about the Air Ambulances turning patients away because they are too heavy. I can understand this as it can become a very serious safety risk with too much weight. I can also see the other side of the story, you are dying and the helicopter says…"Sorry, you are too fat. Goodbye."…that would be a bit too much for me. So we now get into the story. The weight limit for a patient is 350 pounds. 350 POUNDS! I can hear it now over the police scanner. "There is a riot in progress at the Country Buffet and we have a woman down. I repeat, we have a woman down. She has been trampled and is still trying to reach for food." Okay I know, going straight to hell for that one. Well if you do not know me yet, you will soon understand, I driving the short bus to hell when I go. So the helicopters have to say no to anyone weighing over 350 pounds. My next thought was, do you weigh them or just guess?!? That is where the story gets a nice little turn for the "girth" worse. Not only do you need to weigh less than 350 pounds, you have to be able to fit through the door. So basically if you are built like a freaking weeble wobble you are out of luck. So here is a link to the story, but be rest assured this is not where Myke stops covering it.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=92860&provider=top

Now that you have read the story, I can now get into what bothers me the most about the story. Nothing. The story is rather intriguing and is always a good piece of trivial knowledge to throw out at the next poker-rama and my man Chris’s house (the wife refers to him as the "Pussy" poker player). The part that bugs me is the comments left behind by a certain person that goes by the name of "BUNNIE9999"! Here is what she has to say…and I will quote her as I cannot even begin to understand her poverty-english.

WTF?!? Are you kidding me Ms. Bunnie9999??? For $20 I can feed my family of six plus the 2 cats and 1 dog. Plus the only over-weight person in my house is ME! I only weigh 225 pounds so I will be okay to ride the helicopter. But listen here you whiney large over grown lard slurping turd bucket. Being poor has nothing to do with being over-weight. I am over-weight because I became lazy not poor. I work with numerous others that would consider themselves over-weight and not a single one of them is poor. If you are trying to blame your fat/girth on being poor, then educate yourself and get a better job. Worse case get more than one job. I am sick and tired of people blaming society for their flaws or situations. If you want to make a difference, stand up and make a *#$&!$@ difference already. If you think being poor is what made you fat. Then get a job at 24 Hour Fitness, eat granola power bars and work out until you puke. Society is not to blame, you are to blame.

On a side note, thank you 9News.com fro the great lead in fro this post.

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