re: A fat person broke one of my kitchen chairs. it's going to cost $250 to fix.

so, this thread was just to vent?

No kidding.

OP needs to post a picture of the damage.

that's a heavy bill for a chair repair

If you're gonna have fat friends (or the spouse is gonna have them) you should befriend someone who fancies themselves an artisan and has their own sawmill.

A salesman my Dad knew as purchasing manager for a major oil company was such a person. I visited the guy and his house was full of furniture he made. It was gorgeous stuff patterned after the Old West kinda style (think Bonanza or High Chaparral TV show style) although it was thick solid cut. Talking the coffee table was 2" thick slab, an armchair was also 2" thick solid wood. He made the dining set, cabinets, end tables, etc..

Furniture making was his hobby and he was constantly watching for premium wood. Find a guy like that and you will no longer fear the fatties.

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Nah, there are bandwidth restrictions on this site.

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Tru dat

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What kind of kitchen chair costs 250 bucks

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A lot of nice chairs are $250+

Be honest, your wife is fat and she's the one who broke the chair.

Check you homeowner's insurance policy. You'd be surprised at some things they cover and pissed about what they don't. I shot my compressor, accidentlly, on my a/c way back when. Policy had a clause saying it was covered because it was a foreign projectile.

Who'd a thunk it.

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I shot my compressor, accidentlly, on my a/c way back when. Policy had a clause saying it was covered because it was a foreign projectile.

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Hmmm, interesting

Fat tax, bro.