----- Original Message ----- From: <Jean-Michel_Gammon@albint.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:54 Subject: Re: peanuts and other nuts > At 31,000 ft, his incontinences would be rather inconvenient indeed... Especially inbound to DCA or SLC..... > 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?