So I have a purse where I keep all the seat belt extenders, and I was gathering up all the stuff I would need for this flight and I couldn't find the dang purse. I literally tore every single closet in this house apart looking for it. Totally freaking out when I couldn't find it.
Everyone told me that I would be fine, but I wasn't sure. I remember when I was doing the bike trip I didn't want to fly because I was afraid that I wouldn't fit in the seat, so I was dubious about the whole flying thing. But then I ended going on line and seeing what they said about the seat belt. On line it says that the average seat belt length is 46 inches. So I grabbed a tape measure and screeched because well my hips are still bigger then 46 inches. So I started panicking - after all this weight I still couldn't fit into the seat. So I sat down and grabbed the tape measure to figure how short I would be and I realized that it wasn't all around your hips, just around part of the hips, so I measured from seat back to seat back. I fit!!! So happily I started going about my day when I decided to double check. I Googled United seat belt lengths and it came back - 30 inches - YIKES. United has the smallest seat belts of all the airlines. So the freak out began again. That is a 16 inch difference, but hey there was nothing I could do.
In the meantime I figured in for a penny in for a pound, so I decided I wasn't going to take the slip on shoes, I was going to be comfortable. So I put on my sneakers and my lucky outfit (I always wear the same thing when I travel) and off I went to the airport hoping and praying that whatever the seat belt lengths were I would fit. Hoping and praying that disaster wouldn't hit.
Everyone told me that I would be fine, but I wasn't sure. I remember when I was doing the bike trip I didn't want to fly because I was afraid that I wouldn't fit in the seat, so I was dubious about the whole flying thing. But then I ended going on line and seeing what they said about the seat belt. On line it says that the average seat belt length is 46 inches. So I grabbed a tape measure and screeched because well my hips are still bigger then 46 inches. So I started panicking - after all this weight I still couldn't fit into the seat. So I sat down and grabbed the tape measure to figure how short I would be and I realized that it wasn't all around your hips, just around part of the hips, so I measured from seat back to seat back. I fit!!! So happily I started going about my day when I decided to double check. I Googled United seat belt lengths and it came back - 30 inches - YIKES. United has the smallest seat belts of all the airlines. So the freak out began again. That is a 16 inch difference, but hey there was nothing I could do.
In the meantime I figured in for a penny in for a pound, so I decided I wasn't going to take the slip on shoes, I was going to be comfortable. So I put on my sneakers and my lucky outfit (I always wear the same thing when I travel) and off I went to the airport hoping and praying that whatever the seat belt lengths were I would fit. Hoping and praying that disaster wouldn't hit.
Praying?
ReplyDeleteI'm better understanding why you were fine with cancelling some trips over the last few years - TSH, poor baby!
I know! Poor baby!
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