tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post7745519437043540411..comments2024-01-25T00:50:10.679-05:00Comments on Thoughts from a Sandwich: Ethical Questions on VacationDagoodShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557451438888314932noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-91237759995170057642012-11-01T21:06:24.728-04:002012-11-01T21:06:24.728-04:00I saw where you felt slightly guilty, which i can ...I saw where you felt slightly guilty, which i can understand since it seems some of us actually have some desire to help and not take advantage of others, but you keep referring to him as the Fat Man, and some would see as a derogatory manner or even bullying if it was too his face as you mention in repeatedly and not just as description of the man’s physical statue, so I figured you were joking about the ethical issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530968340612088654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-74039548957430778452012-10-08T10:19:09.717-04:002012-10-08T10:19:09.717-04:00Kerry Ashford,
I excel at not living up to my own...Kerry Ashford,<br /><br />I excel at not living up to my own moral standard. That is exactly what this tale is about.DagoodShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04557451438888314932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-33444480664476756532012-10-06T14:16:40.017-04:002012-10-06T14:16:40.017-04:00Good story, but I am missing the ethical questions...Good story, but I am missing the ethical questions unless you failed to live up to your own standard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530968340612088654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-78005205117520730822012-07-30T01:52:56.837-04:002012-07-30T01:52:56.837-04:00This is a side comment, but your post sparked a me...This is a side comment, but your post sparked a memory for me. I remember, as a little kid, being given a t-shirt by one of my Michigan family members that said something like, Run for the Roses, Michigan Wolverines. I had know idea which university it was from, so I looked it up. I'm not a fan of U of M, so hopefully you won't hold this t-shirt against me! :)DoOrDoNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775977854913362396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-38768824268101872012012-07-27T09:13:54.203-04:002012-07-27T09:13:54.203-04:00Like DoOrDoNot, I have no patience for folks with ...Like DoOrDoNot, I have no patience for folks with a sense of 'entitlement'. I know plenty of 'good Christian folk' who would lie(because that's what this man did) to get ahead and sling a hissy fit when they didn't get their way. Sad. All I can do is shake my head.DMahttp://www.gulliblestravelsdma.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-13114486522534192822012-07-27T00:06:31.478-04:002012-07-27T00:06:31.478-04:00I just have no patience for these types. And by th...I just have no patience for these types. And by the way, I think your genuinely compassionate nature is part of the equation. I confess I would not have had that compulsion. At least you can enjoy the "delicious irony" that a professed Christian was the gluttonous, selfish, deceptive, hostile, passive aggressive, and needy one while the atheist was the temperate, empathic, honest, and resourceful one! Another entertaining tale.DoOrDoNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775977854913362396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-7618824714506388102012-07-26T00:02:57.316-04:002012-07-26T00:02:57.316-04:00If we're going to consider ethical implication...If we're going to consider ethical implications, we must also consider the broader implications. I would have let the Fat Man go off and look for accommodation elsewhere, and offered the extra space (if the hotel would let it be used that way) on the two or three other passengers you could probably have fit in the same space. (And no, I'm not making a fat joke there. Your description of this guy makes it clear that he's the sort who would demand that you give him extra space, maybe even one of the beds all to himself.)<br /><br />I am terrified that within my lifetime we're going to get a massive version of the Fat Man problem: suppose I could give a very strong argument that, if current trends continue, the world would be broken in such a way that the human population would certainly drop by at least 99% and probably more, possibly ending in complete extinction. Now suppose I could also provide a very strong argument that reducing the world's population by 95% at random would almost certainly allow humanity to survive. This is starting to look like a very realistic scenario; if you were a scientist working at a biological warfare lab (which the U.S. has, contrary to its own laws and treaty obligations), how much evidence would you demand to see before you unleashed the ebola? (And if you are not at least a little chilled by that, once you have answered that question, do you think the people who actually work at these labs would come to the same conclusion?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-26518286408425920372012-07-25T21:05:35.851-04:002012-07-25T21:05:35.851-04:00Great story, entertaining and instructive.Great story, entertaining and instructive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-21321756366043826372012-07-25T17:10:38.896-04:002012-07-25T17:10:38.896-04:00The weather wasn't the airlines fault, but how...The weather wasn't the airlines fault, but how they schedule the flights and book them takes into account the possibility that people who miss flights will have to be fed and put up for the night. As a result, I would have had no qualms about ordering a bottle of water or some tidbit to go that I wouldn't have ordered if paying myself, particularly if the people at the restaurant seemed nice. On the other hand, just the thought of eating $15 worth of McDonald's food makes me slightly nauseous (even though breakfast is the best thing they do) and I think that I would just as soon let the airline kept the money.<br /><br />Being a dick towards the hotel clerk is inexcusable regardless of the circumstances. Sharing your rooms with the guy would have bordered on the heroic, however, worrying too much about how he would tell the story when he got home probably would have cost you 20% of the good karma. I think I feel sorriest for whoever got seated next to the guy on the last leg of the flight.VinnyJH57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17954441753543764706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-2537882482254992972012-07-25T16:26:11.946-04:002012-07-25T16:26:11.946-04:00I've seen this same "entitlement" be...I've seen this same "entitlement" behavior too. It strikes me as very odd as well, but then, I'm not one who spends every bit of my paycheck either. I wonder if there is a real correlation between religion and that entitlement...<br /><br />I have savored that same irony a time or two in my life. It is pretty sweet. :-) Given this man's abrasive behavior, though, I probably would have played it the same way you did.<br /><br />Great portrayals, by the way.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-26350205026806204292012-07-25T14:05:05.698-04:002012-07-25T14:05:05.698-04:00I really enjoyed reading that, there's no way ...I really enjoyed reading that, there's no way i could spend £15 at McDonald's on my own either...plasterers bristolhttp://www.sptplastering.co.uknoreply@blogger.com