was not meant to hold over 250 pounds. period. i hate to be discriminatory but if you’re overweight (way overweight.. not just a few pounds) please do not think that you only take up one seat on the train when, in fact, you take up 1.5 or 2 seats. case in point, i was on the Q train heading down to union square yesterday.. i boarded the train at 42 street and sat down next to a woman in a two-seater bench. across from me were two people sitting on opposite sides of a three-seater bench (with one open seat between them). the doors open at 34 street, a large woman (LARGE) boards the train and tries to sit between these two people! she basically sat on the poor guy next to her and didn’t even offer an apology. then, to make matters worse, she takes out a cheeseburger and starts to eat with her mouth open. hell, i take great offense to this. here’s a piece of news for ya, if your ass ain’t gonna fit in that spot then you very well won’t sit there! if it had been me instead of that poor guy being sat on, i would have told that woman where she could take her rotund self. at least offer an apology.. or would it have killed her to stand? america is growing larger by the second, and i don’t mean by landmass. geez, no wonder the world thinks we’re all sloths.