re: #119 Barefoot Grin

I get something like an asthma attack if I’m around cats for more than a few minutes.

I found there’s one breed of cats that trigger my allergies - Burmese. The alcoholic chainsmoking ex-Army Lesbians who lived next door in SF had them, and whenever I visited I’d start sniffling within minutes. They bred and showed them.

Then I confirmed it when visiting a coworker who also bred and showed Burmese. Same symptoms.

We had cats at the time and never a sniffle, but half an hour there - or worse, having dinner there - and I’d end up with itchy eyes and a mild wheeze.