At 31,000 ft, his incontinences would be rather inconvenient indeed... Mike Gammon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Schnell" <dks28@cornell.edu> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:23 PM Subject: Re: peanuts and other nuts > ... er, inconveniences, not incontinences... > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of > Douglas Schnell > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:22 PM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: peanuts and other nuts > > > Come on, Dennis, you're really making too much out of this. Peanut > allergies tend to be some of the more severe of the food-based > allergies, in that if someone is allergic to peanuts and they eat them > (or, for some people, even come in contact with peanut dust), their > airway constricts and they will die without prompt treatment. I > personally have a friend who is allergic to peanuts and has to carry a > loaded syringe everywhere she goes in case she accidentally eats > peanuts. This is not exactly a great thing to happen at 31,000 feet. > Airlines recognize this and are unwilling to deal with the liability--it > is easier to switch to a different snack. > > I realize this greatly incontinences your life and makes your travels > less enjoyable, but occasionally we have to think about people other > than ourselves. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of > Dennis W Zeuch > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:02 PM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: peanuts and other nuts > > > In a message dated 2/14/02 3:05:58 AM !!!First Boot!!!, > damiross@earthlink.net writes: > > << So, that means those of us who want peanuts can't > get them. >> > If I brought my own bag onboard---what would they charge me with? )I saw > article in yesterdays paper that a man was charged with violating the > toilet rules because he had to go 25 min before the acft landed in > Saltlake city. The skymarshall had the entire plane sit for the last 30 > min with their hands up-can you believe this stuff?