I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

I am retired and I went down to a local, discount supermarket today to
stock up on nonperishables. It's the first time that I had been to this
particular establishment on the first day of the month. I could not help
but notice that there were tons (pardon the pun) of really fat people
riding around the aisles in electric scooters. The smallest of them
probably weighed around 400 pounds.

As I traversed the aisles with my cart, the scooters always seemed to be
blocking the way for others and parked squarely in front of junk food.
People were being delayed in their grocery shopping while these scooter
driving fat people made up their mind what kind of cookies and such they
wanted to buy. I observed that the baskets in the scooters were not
exactly brimming with health food.

While shopping, I bumped into the manager. I related my observations to
him. The manager let me know that it was the first of the month and that's
when people who are retired or on welfare get paid. I told him that the
people riding in the scooters looked to be anywhere from their late 20's to
early 40's. The manager explained that the people in the scooters were on
disability because they were too fat to work. He went on to explain that
this store, because it had a lot of junk food at low prices, tended to
attract many of the really fat people in the local area. Because the
really fat people loved this supermarket, they had 10 of these electric
scooters available. The manager said that the first of the month is so
busy with the really fat people that sometimes all the scooters get used
and there's a small line to ride one.

What is this country coming to?

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

Jeez.. Only in America.
I was reading in a magazine I subscribe to, that some woman from England,
who had just moved to the states, wrote the editor and complained about the
large serving sizes here in America, and asked the editor if she didn't feel
this was partly responsible for the increasing obesity in America. The
editor posted several letters in the next issue from American housewives who
were enraged at this. You would think this woman had attacked the flag, when
all she'd done is ask why our portion sizes are so huge here. She'd been
wanting to know if they could do at least some recipes in "normal" serving
sizes. This is truly sad. I decided to write the editor and scold her for
not showing both sides of the issue, and for not being intelligent enough to
realize this lady was exactly right, and not slamming "America". I think
there is something like 60% obese in this country now? Disgusting...

lucy, a wife who realizes the importance of looking my best for my own
health, and for my husband's eyesight grins


"Retired Guy" wrote in message
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I am retired and I went down to a local, discount supermarket today to
stock up on nonperishables. It's the first time that I had been to this
particular establishment on the first day of the month. I could not help
but notice that there were tons (pardon the pun) of really fat people
riding around the aisles in electric scooters. The smallest of them
probably weighed around 400 pounds.

As I traversed the aisles with my cart, the scooters always seemed to be
blocking the way for others and parked squarely in front of junk food.
People were being delayed in their grocery shopping while these scooter
driving fat people made up their mind what kind of cookies and such they
wanted to buy. I observed that the baskets in the scooters were not
exactly brimming with health food.

While shopping, I bumped into the manager. I related my observations to
him. The manager let me know that it was the first of the month and
that's
when people who are retired or on welfare get paid. I told him that the
people riding in the scooters looked to be anywhere from their late 20's
to
early 40's. The manager explained that the people in the scooters were on
disability because they were too fat to work. He went on to explain that
this store, because it had a lot of junk food at low prices, tended to
attract many of the really fat people in the local area. Because the
really fat people loved this supermarket, they had 10 of these electric
scooters available. The manager said that the first of the month is so
busy with the really fat people that sometimes all the scooters get used
and there's a small line to ride one.

What is this country coming to?

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

lucy wrote:
Jeez.. Only in America.
I was reading in a magazine I subscribe to, that some woman
from England, who had just moved to the states, wrote the
editor and complained about the large serving sizes here in
America, and asked the editor if she didn't feel this was
partly responsible for the increasing obesity in America. The
editor posted several letters in the next issue from American
housewives who were enraged at this. You would think this
woman had attacked the flag, when all she'd done is ask why
our portion sizes are so huge here. She'd been wanting to
know if they could do at least some recipes in "normal"
serving sizes.

The serving sizes can always be determined by the cook by
adjusting the recipe ingredent amounts. This lady is probably
some whacked-out type that doesn't know how to scale a
recipe.

BJ

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

Retired Guy wrote:
I am retired and I went down to a local, discount supermarket
today to stock up on nonperishables. It's the first time
that I had been to this particular establishment on the first
day of the month. I could not help but notice that there
were tons (pardon the pun) of really fat people riding around
the aisles in electric scooters. The smallest of them
probably weighed around 400 pounds.


Sounds like a few of them could use the exercise of walking up
and down the aisles.

BJ

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

Retired Guy wrote:

The manager said that the first of the month is so
busy with the really fat people that sometimes all the scooters get used
and there's a small line to ride one.

This is a thinly veiled troll. Please don't feed the trolls. It makes them fat
and there is a shortage of usenet scooters. If you must swallow the bait,
please trim the crosspostings to eliminate misc.consumers.frugal-living.

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

Retired Guy wrote:
I am retired and I went down to a local, discount supermarket
today to stock up on nonperishables. It's the first time that I
had been to this particular establishment on the first day of the
month. I could not help but notice that there were tons (pardon
the pun) of really fat people riding around the aisles in electric
scooters. The smallest of them probably weighed around 400 pounds.

As I traversed the aisles with my cart, the scooters always seemed
to be blocking the way for others and parked squarely in front of
junk food. People were being delayed in their grocery shopping
while these scooter driving fat people made up their mind what
kind of cookies and such they wanted to buy. I observed that the
baskets in the scooters were not exactly brimming with health food.

While shopping, I bumped into the manager. I related my
observations to him. The manager let me know that it was the
first of the month and that's when people who are retired or on
welfare get paid. I told him that the people riding in the
scooters looked to be anywhere from their late 20's to early 40's.
The manager explained that the people in the scooters were on
disability because they were too fat to work. He went on to
explain that this store, because it had a lot of junk food at low
prices, tended to attract many of the really fat people in the
local area. Because the really fat people loved this supermarket,
they had 10 of these electric scooters available. The manager
said that the first of the month is so busy with the really fat
people that sometimes all the scooters get used and there's a
small line to ride one.

What is this country coming to?

Call it the "Feed Lot" mentality. You've seen cattle feed lots,
right? Mc Donalds led the way in applying the philosophy to feeding
people. Pretty soon, ten year old female humans will be lactating
and birthing children .... then die at age 30. Have you noticed that
glucosamine/condroiton used for healing compressed knee and hip
cartilage in cows is now used for treat the same condition in people?
--

- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

BJ in Texas wrote:
lucy wrote:
Jeez.. Only in America.
I was reading in a magazine I subscribe to, that some woman
from England, who had just moved to the states, wrote the
editor and complained about the large serving sizes here in
America, and asked the editor if she didn't feel this was
partly responsible for the increasing obesity in America. The
editor posted several letters in the next issue from American
housewives who were enraged at this. You would think this
woman had attacked the flag, when all she'd done is ask why
our portion sizes are so huge here. She'd been wanting to
know if they could do at least some recipes in "normal"
serving sizes.

The serving sizes can always be determined by the cook by
adjusting the recipe ingredent amounts. This lady is probably
some whacked-out type that doesn't know how to scale a
recipe.

BJ

I used to drive tractor trailer, mostly in the 12 western states. My
profession has more obese members than most other professions. The
problem is upbringing. "Clean your plate" "Starving kids in .... "
There IS an obesity problem in our country. And the problem is
spreading to other countries. But without a doubt, the fattest
states I ever traveled were
the states surrounding the Great Lakes. Good Grief! It was a rare
sight to see a woman with hips narrower than her shoulders or men
without a beer belly and/or love handles.

Also, a diet featuring salt, sugar, animal fat, and alcohol is almost
guaranteed to put pounds on the average person.
--

- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

I used to drive tractor trailer, mostly in the 12 western states. My
profession has more obese members than most other professions. The


I was driving 8 hours a day, twice a week for a year while working on
my degree. I noticed that on those days I wasn't burning any calories
to speak of. I finally learned that I shouldn't eat any breakfast
before the trip and also shouldn't stop to eat during the trip. (Nor
snacks during the trip). Driving evidently burns less calories than
anything else.

Les

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

Philip® wrote:

I used to drive tractor trailer, mostly in the 12 western
states. My profession has more obese members than most other
professions. The problem is upbringing. "Clean your plate"
"Starving kids in .... " There IS an obesity problem in our
country. And the problem is spreading to other countries.
But without a doubt, the fattest states I ever traveled were
the states surrounding the Great Lakes. Good Grief! It was
a rare sight to see a woman with hips narrower than her
shoulders or men without a beer belly and/or love handles.

Also, a diet featuring salt, sugar, animal fat, and alcohol
is almost guaranteed to put pounds on the average person.

Probably due to the lack of exercise and eating often at those
truck stop resturaunts with the big portions.

BJ

I saw lots of really fat people in those electric scooters today
 

Philip® wrote in message
ink.net...

Call it the "Feed Lot" mentality. You've seen cattle feed lots,
right? Mc Donalds led the way in applying the philosophy to feeding
people. Pretty soon, ten year old female humans will be lactating
and birthing children .... then die at age 30. Have you noticed that
glucosamine/condroiton used for healing compressed knee and hip
cartilage in cows is now used for treat the same condition in people?

Cant say I had noticed that.

Have any of the treatments for hippos been applied to the 'human' version ?

Do the human hippos fan their **** away with their tails like real hippos do ?