[jimworcs]

I am not sure that there is a correlation between being fat and being smelly. There were many a one toothed, skinny alcoholic red neck when I lived in NC... and they smelled real bad.

I have sympathy for the position of people who are seated next to someone who simply doesn't fit the seat. However, we need to face reality. People are getting larger... in the US and in most western nations including the UK and France. We can either provide public accommodations which take into account this increase in girth and height, or we continue to put leatherboy in the position of having to share his seat. However, I do feel that if someone cannot put the armrest down, they should pay for another seat. Either that, or provide wider seats at an additional cost.