re: #269 wheat-dogghazi

You know, I never had heard of peanut allergies until I was about 40 and a teacher. We had a student who was so sensitive he could go in anaphylactic shock from just the smell of peanut butter.

How come I never heard of peanut allergies when I was a kid? Is this a new thing, or was it just under my radar for 40 years?

I never heard of it either but it does exist. When I worked at a hotel in Connecticut we had someone come in for dinner one night who was severely allergic to all beans. We were told to not even let a string bean touch anything on the plate or he would go in to convulsions.

Now as far as cutting down oak trees because some kid might force another kid to eat an acorn, that’s just plain stupid.