Fat car share damaged wife's car?
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I'd say the chances of OP's wife being able to buck this hambeast out of the car share being close to nil - that would be fatist, and despite the fact that fat people obtain their ridiculous size by the self-inflicted act of driving food down their neck, they're allowed to be fat, drain inordinate amounts of NHS resource and not have their feelings hurt.
Good luck OP.
Good luck OP.
hman said:
Jesus titty fking christ - enforced car share?????
What is this a communist state??!
Not "enforced" at all. The OP's wife can say "I don't want to carshare" tomorrow morning.What is this a communist state??!
It's merely a requirement of being allocated one of, presumably, only a few parking spaces. Life is full of such "compromises". You'll find out when you grow up.
RDJ said:
doogz said:
RDJ said:
Is it possible for human weight to wear out the suspension on a car?
Only in order for my wife to secure a parking space at her workplace she has to participate in the car share scheme.
The person she has been nominated to give a lift to is morbidly obese and I have genuinely noticed the car now seems to be permanently lower down on the passenger side, and on tight turns it has started knocking from that side. Along with this is the electric motor for elevating the seat has given up the ghost.
I cannot prove her bulk is the cause of this but until she came on board for the car share scheme it was perfectly OK.
My wife doesn't want to lose her parking space but would she be within her rights to request a normal sized passenger perhaps?
How fat is the person? What sort of weight are we talking about?Only in order for my wife to secure a parking space at her workplace she has to participate in the car share scheme.
The person she has been nominated to give a lift to is morbidly obese and I have genuinely noticed the car now seems to be permanently lower down on the passenger side, and on tight turns it has started knocking from that side. Along with this is the electric motor for elevating the seat has given up the ghost.
I cannot prove her bulk is the cause of this but until she came on board for the car share scheme it was perfectly OK.
My wife doesn't want to lose her parking space but would she be within her rights to request a normal sized passenger perhaps?
On a more serious note I'd be completely brutally honest with the fat fu%@, and say "Look unless you lose some weight you sure as hell aren't getting in my car. You're causing damage."
I understand people aren't as straight to the point as I am, so must agree with the HR manager way.
RDJ said:
Difficult to estimate the weight but she fills most of the passenger side of an Audi A3, and my wife says she has had to increase her braking distances considerably. Another concern is our legal standing in the event of an accident as she can't get the seatbelt on fully and just holds it in place.
that's your out.loved you as iron man btw.
Soov535 said:
This thread is so full of win.
If she can't do up her seat belt then she is risking death and risking your wife's life as well.
She should speak to HR and say that under the circumstances she feels she can't offer a lift to the enormous unit with no seat belt.
I used to work with a girl whose nickname was Unit. She was a big girl, her name was Eunice and the armed forces isn't an environment for people who get easily upset If she can't do up her seat belt then she is risking death and risking your wife's life as well.
She should speak to HR and say that under the circumstances she feels she can't offer a lift to the enormous unit with no seat belt.
Seatbelt issue aside, maybe get the brakes checked. I never notice any extra weight in the Jag or the Golf but they do have rather big brakes. I also never notice having to brake harder in the daewoo which has tiny tiny front disks and drums at the back. Even 4 up and a boot full of stuff it still stops the same.
Out of interest, what car does the larger person drive when it's their turn? Does their seatbelt fit in that?
Tell HR you have moved, get company post sent to parents house or relative for example, so the unsuitable passenger is no longer on her route ..
Tell HR you have moved, get company post sent to parents house or relative for example, so the unsuitable passenger is no longer on her route ..
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 30th July 18:22
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