stitchlovestink
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- Dec 19, 2006
As I stated before though... I'm sorry, and I know it may sound mean or cruel and I don't mean for it to, but it is not fair nor reasonable for someone else to expect others to incur additional expenses because of their 'issues'. Not everyone is traveling for vacation. Not everyone has 'extra' $$ to spend on costly airport food because of someone else's allergies. And even if they are travelling for vacation, you don't know how long they have skrimped and saved for that vacation and it is not someone else's 'right' to dictate how they should spend their additional funds. I think this does come back to if this is that extreme of an issue maybe it is time to rethink your travel arrangements. There are other modes of transportation. While they may not be as convenient or what 'you want', they may provide you the SAFETY you need!Sorry, but it's inconsiderate to expect a child not to eat on a flight just because of one with allergies. I know, I know, I don't understand what's it's like. I only have lactose intolerence.
I think anyone who has that extreme a view should announce the allergy well in advance so other passengers can find other food before boarding. I would be very peeved to take a sandwich onboard as my lunch and then find I couldn't have it and there's no other food on board.
I guess that is what I do like about SW...they won't allow a peanut allergy person's needs to trump another person's needs... say the diabetic who needs to eat the peanut butter crackers... They both have equal rights!
I was very much hesitating to jump into this one because last time this came up I got flamed for my opinion. But what I highlighted in red in this PP post was the point I was trying to make in that other thread (from who knows when). Regardless or whether or not it's right or wrong or who's sicker than who or whatever, if the issue is that severe its probably time to reconsider the arrangements. It's just unrealistic to expect every person on a flight to avoid fill in whatever allergen here. It will never be realistic unless they were to make it a law and practically strip search everyone who walks on the plane for any traces of the allergen, and that won't happen because there's always going to be other transportation options. They may be less convenient but they still exist.
EXACTLY!!!
bolding is mine...I don't know and that is a good point. I am just going by that post, and no mention was made of the person who ingested the PB having some sort of allergy, or medical need of it. I would think that if I had a child that needed to eat PB, and it unintentionally caused another person to have a medical emergency, I would come forward and explain why I had fed my child the PB, even after being told not to.
And on the SW flights I have been on they have just announced that they will not be serving peanuts, they have not announced that you cannot consume them! They may have one one or two of them asked that anyone within a certain # of rows of 'said allergic person' please not consume peanut products or if they needed to please ask to move. But they did not declare that it was going to be a peanut free environment.
Sorry, but I don't owe anyone any explanation about my medical conditions.
If it is a SW flight, you are informed it is not guaranteed to be 100% peanut free. That is the chance you are taking when you choose to fly them. Again, not meant as rudeness...if you choose to share that info, it is fine, but others who choose not to share that should not be considered rude, that is personal information and people know the inherent risks when they chose to fly.
What amazes me is that someone would expect people to BUY different food! I guess I just don't expect the world to revolve around ME! I don't expect other people to stop their lives to meet MY needs when it comes to costing them money. That part just astounds me...