Wordless Wednesday...

MOMVERSATION MONDAY: Too Fat to Fly?!

It's Momversation Monday!!
This Momversation got me kind of worried today. Alice Bradley of Finslippy brings up the rather sore question of being too fat fly.

The subject in question is director Kevin Smith who was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for being a "safety risk", a polite way of saying he was deemed too fat to fly.

I would be horrified to have my ticket taken, get on the flight and settled in only to have someone say you need to get off the flight would be THE most embarrassing thing that could ever happen to me. And believe me I've had embarrasing moment happen to me!

Both my parents were flight attendants so I tuned to them with the topic. From our conversation this is what they had to say:

The seats are tight and it's not comfy for either the person "of size" or for the person who is sitting next to them. When you purchased your ticket I don't believe you were expecting to have someone taking up half of your already small seat.
There is also another issue of safety, you have to be able to get out of the plane in case of an emergency. 
Now depending on each airline some will give you a discount on the purchase of your second seat if you need one you just need to ask or go on their websites to find out.

My parents both agree that asking him to leave was wrong, there should have been talks about the issue way before he sat on the plane.

HOWEVER!!!

I like to look at both sides of the story and I got Southwest Airlines through their blog.
I personally can't put either Southwest Airline or Kevin Smith in the wrong here after I've read both sides.

First and foremost Kevin Smith was embarrassed by the public walk of shame and the only thing he could do is humiliate the airline for their treatment of people "of size" on Twitter.
But before anyone thinks that Southwest Airlines was totally in the wrong the situation, Mr. Smith HAD purchased two tickets for his flight as he done in the past. However he changed his plans to go on an earlier flight putting him on stand-by. Leaving him with only the one seat, forcing the airline to think of safety first.

This is a case of bad luck for everyone involved.

I'm a person "of size" (not to the point that I need a second seat mind you) and I know how hard it is to have people praying to not have you sit next to them and not being too descreet about it. It's cruel and embarrassing. As a society we've grown, the airlines haven't and our seats are no longer keeping up with that.

What needs to be done is go back to the CEOs of the airlines and find a better way to make everyone feel welcomed to fly on their planes.

Tell me what do you think?

It Took 6 Years...

I finally got a new bedroom set. Yes, a set! Which means I can now donate our college stuff that doesn't match!

Not that they were bad pieces of furniture, they did their time and now it's time to retire and an new group of items are here to take over the responsibility of making the one room in my house my sanctuary.

YES, I got all that from new furniture.

I even got help from Ducky and Chicky with the clean up. And once the guys brought the furniture over they had a great assistant with Ducky directing them to where they needed to go.

So here it my new furniture!

I plan on putting up some art as soon as something speaks to me! And that nightstand IS the best part of the set because I now have something to put my glasses on. Yes, six years, glasses would go on the floor!

I love it! Thank you Cpl. Mayhem for finding the most beautiful set!

OH Canada! COME ON!!

So for most of us Canadian might have heard that they are looking into changing the national anthem.

You've heard it 14 times during the Olympics and now during a throne speech Wednesday in Parliament, Governor General Michaelle Jean said to the Conservatives would ask Parliament "to examine the original gender-neutral English wording of the national anthem."

The part of the lyrics in question is: "True patriot love in all thy sons command."

The Conservatives would like to have that part change to an earlier version of the anthem written by Stanley Weir in 1908": "True patriot love thou dost in us command,".

Many believe that the discussion of the national anthem is only coming up now as a smoke screen for the up coming presentation of this year's budget. Other's feel that the anthem not being gender-neutral is something that should concern Canadian because of it's human rights issues.While some say that the change is meant to include women in our national anthem, however, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff believes that there are other ways to support women than changing the lyrics of a century old anthem.

Here's my two cents.

What issues do we have here? All over the world people are hearing our national anthem, the pride that we as a nation had during the Olympics and beyond. There is no need to have the government spend money to have the anthem changed.

Everyone can sing the anthem how ever they want, but why do have to go old school in this? " Thou dost in us command"? Who is going to sing the 1908 version?

And if we are going to go gender-neutral, why not go further and change the religious part of the anthem "God keep our land,"? Canada is well know for it's multicultural nation. What about the Jewish faith, Muslims, Buddhist?

As a woman, I don't feel left out of the anthem. I believe in my country and love it no matter what the lyrics of the anthem said. The government is taking away from the real issues that need to be addressed.

If someone's feel offended by the lyrics they can change the words themselves, the government doesn't need to go and change it.

What do you think?

Everyone Should Have A Marriage Ref!

I've become a HUGE supporter of the new show The Marriage Ref. Jerry Seinfeld produced the show calling it a "a comedy about situations in reality".

Here's how it goes: Host Tom Papa shows a real life argument between spouses. A panel of celebrity judges put their two cents in about it and they choose a side to the argument. However, Papa is the deciding factor, where he tells the squabbling couple who win the argument.

BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!!

Here are my reasons:

1. I'm a huge fan of Tom Papa! Love his comedy acts!

2. I love that the arguments go from minor to "how are you still arguing about that?"

3. It's just funny!

Tonight they had on their panel was Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld and Eva Longoria. They were great together especially Eva, I just couldn't stopped laughing at her! She was too funny, and real! I now know WAY too much about Eva Longoria.

It's all in good fun!

Would you want a marriage ref?

Do You Ustream?

I've been wanting to have some great debates with other military wives/ girlfriends and moms about the military life.

I just found this website called Ustream that would enable us to do so!

Similar to the Momversation videos except we can do it live!

Interested? Let me know!!

Comment here if you would be interested in this!

This Week on The View

The View this week there were some great guests on the show including, cover your ears men... Robert Pattinson (cue the teenage screamers) and Emilie de Ravin. Mitt Romney and Lisa Kudrow.

One of the big Hot Topics was Sarah Palin on the Jay Leno show in her "debut" as a stand up comic. Joy Behar commented on how confident Palin was as a comic and how hard it was for her to get her confidence. I personally think Palin was confident because she is a public speaker and politician and someone who has been in the public eye for a really long time and has taken a lot of backlash. So it's easier for her to laugh at herself.

They also had the best of " View Tube" where they show the celebrities leaving and they give their final say. My personal favorites was Rachael Ray saying that she could say anything because they co-hosts had their mouths full of food! And Jennie McCarthy having an real human moment and had sweaty armpits!And what looks like the only time Elizabeth loosen up and imitated "The Situation".

I'm looking forward to seeing Valerie Bertinelli as the celebrity guest co-host on Thursday.
Friday is even better with The View's "Road to the Oscars" and Fashion Friday celebrates "History of Oscar Fashions"!

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