I have been feeling bad about blowing up today on the air, but I can not hear someone say that people that have kids with food allergies are making it other peoples problem – that now you have to handle the fact that my kid has a food allergy! 

If you missed it we had a peanut allergy blow up in the Break Room.  Sally said that on her flight from New York to Jacksonville, FLA there was announcement that a child on the plane had a peanut allergy and people were asked, NOT FORCED, to refrain from eating peanuts.  Tommy went off on the fact that some fat little kid (I would be shocked to see a fat kid that is allergic to food, but you never know) shouldn’t be able to dictate what I eat, that kid shouldn’t be allowed on the plane.  That family should have to drive or take a train, but people on the plane should be allowed to eat whatever they want.  You ARE allowed to eat whatever you want; no one said you can’t eat whatever you want.  You were asked to be courteous to your fellow man, who may die as a result of your actions, if you don’t want to be courteous than don’t be.  This is not legislated.

Then a caller said that he agreed with Tommy and said he hates that kids food allergies are now his responsibility.  That’s when I lost it!  My son has food allergies and it is NO ONE’S RESPONSIBILITIE BUT MINE, MY WIFE AND MY SON’S to make sure he is safe.  He goes to Birthday parties with things he can have, WE WOULD NEVER put the responsibility of his allergies on the parent throwing the party.  He has traveled with his own pizza, cake, ice cream, snacks and juices – so as to NEVER inconvenience ANYONE else.  I agree; his allergies are not your responsibility.  But, to be courteous, a little nicer – well doing that just speaks to your good character.

It turned into that YOU, the non allergic, are being dictated what you can and can not eat, that it is being legislated against you. That is not true. However, just yesterday Governor Patterson passed legislation that you can not smoke on ANY college campus in New York

How about in New York City where restaurants can no longer serve food with trans-fats – but I like my trans fats!  That is legislation to help keep you healthy.  How about noise ordinances?  You do not like to be disturbed by my loud music, so there is a noise ordinance.  Will some people die from loud music?  Probably not.  Will some people die if you eat peanuts?  Yes.  There is legislation that encroaches on my freedom and yours…WE can’t smoke, listen to loud music, or eat trans fats in some parts of this country.  BUT NO ONE SAY YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR PRECIOUS PEANUTS TO FILL UP THE EMPTY STOMACH OF YOUR CHISLED PIECE OF MAN FLESH!

Eat your damn peanuts! No one is FORCING you not to.  They are just asking you to be courteous to your fellow man. If that’s too much for you…fine.  But, if you start to you choke on one of the handfuls you shoveled into your pie hole, don’t expect anyone to jump up and try the Heimlich!  That would be a real inconvenience to touch your sweaty, blue, man breasted, mole covered, retching body!

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