[Badeye]

To those that are allergic to peanuts...don’t eat them.

Now that we’ve covered this clearly...shut the hell up.

Thanks in advance,

Badeye

[rightwingcrazy]

I prefer smoked almonds.

[autumnraine]

I’ve had people tell me they will DIE if they have the dust from someone who just ate peanuts, sit next to them.

Is it really that deadly? I mean I know allergies can cause shock and make you die, but seriously, that little bit?

[indcons]

“My wife’s allergy is so severe that if someone is sitting next to her and eating peanuts, the odor is enough to trigger an allergic reaction.”

So what?

I love peanuts. Am I supposed to stop eating them in public because some hypersensitive creature is allergic to the odor?!?

[DieHard the Hunter]

PING

Speaking of which...

[WOBBLY BOB]

Carter’s fault!

[max americana]

> “My wife’s allergy is so severe that if someone is sitting next to her and eating peanuts, the odor is enough to trigger an allergic reaction.” “Northwest is really out of touch with its customers and the reality of allergies to peanuts,”

I’m allergic to this man’s stupidity.

[CindyDawg]

Well dude if your wife is that allergic she shouldn’t be flying commercial, since people often bring their own snacks. You want that stopped too?

[DieHard the Hunter]

UNREAL. I wonder where all these fragile people who were allergic to peanuts came from? They certainly weren’t around when I was in school. In fact, I never heard of peanut allergy before, say, 1994.

[Leg Olam]

“What’s wrong with pretzels?”

Pretzels cause plaque buildup and provide nothing but empty calories. Peanuts, on the other hand, will do away with loathsome little hothouse flowers that can’t stand the sun or eat bacon.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Congress and their three “republicans” need to pass a law...

[muawiyah]

Pretzels, as it turns out, are poisonous to those carrying any one of the genes that can cause Celiac disease (which, btw, is ultimately fatal if not treated).

We are 3.5% of the population whereas you peanut allergy folks are far less than 1.0%.

So, if the airlines are going to ban OUR FOOD they must necessarily ban wheat and wheat byproducts.

(NOTE: Peanuts are a good source of protein and carbohydrates for Celiac victims.)

[Darkwolf377]

...peanut allergy is the most common cause of food-related death, but this tragic event is very rare, affecting approximately one per 830,000 children with food allergy every year. The prevalence of peanut allergy is about 1percent — this incidence appears to be on the rise, but the perception of allergy even where it doesn’t truly exist is rising even faster.

http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/tag/peanut-allergy/

[bert]

If you can’t live in the real world. Stay home.

A peanut handicap makes you unfit for living in society

[DogBarkTree]

Peanuts are not nuts. They are legumes. “Peas” People allergic to peanuts are the nuts.

[Freedom4US]

How about mentioning the primary issue - air recirc systems - smoking was banned because it’s cheaper to make everyone on the aircraft breath bad air?

They are germ-soup incubators on a red-eye because of this. Venting fresh air costs more, I guess. Hm.

[CedarDave]

Southwest Airlines has been serving peanuts as snacks for most if not all its 35+ years of operation. Last year they flew over 104 million passengers and not one died from peanuts or second hand peanut odors that I know of. Given the lawsuit happy legal profession, I’m sure that Southwest would have banned peanuts a long time ago if they were bad.

[meyer]

There are other airlines that don’t serve peanuts. People with allergies relating to peanuts have that choice.

[GUNGAGALUNGA]

If I could I would go through life with only two things: Peanut Butter and Sex.

Peanut Butter and sex are alike. There is no such thing as bad peanut butter or bad sex.

[dfwgator]

Curse you, Red Baron!!