Lowest Common Denominator

[somegirl]

^^ Yeah, the Epi-pen is just to keep you alive until you can get to a hospital.  It's not an antidote.

[Popeye the Sailor]

This is such a slippery slope. Once we outlaw peanuts, only outlaws will have peanuts!

[TiNi]

so if no peanuts are allowed, does that mean you won't be able to bring your own snack aboard? wouldn't they have to ban peanuts from all airport shops?

oh no... what about peanut m&m's 

[fastwin]

It's OK, settle down. The candy shell around the M&M will keep the peanut dust from killing anyone. Whew! That was a close one!

[Autostrada Pilot]

Good thing. I love peanut m&ms.

[DarkStaR]

I say fcuk it, let the peanut dust fall where it may.

You can't account for EVERYBODY'S specific allergy.

[DoubleEagle]

Stop worrying......we're all going to DIE !

Somewhere there's..... a Mack truck w, your name on the front of it, or ......a Heart Attack ,or.......an Electromagnetic Pulse Explosion which disables everything that operates on electricity caused by natural forces or an Enemy Nuclear Explosion for which our Country currently has no defense.

Dolph        

[Speeddog]

Stop worrying......we're all going to DIE !
~snip~
Dolph        

Shit, that changes everything. 

[GAAN]

eh

I dunno

I get the need to ban the peanuts

the idea of a bad allergic reaction at 30,000 feet would be

but

I'd rather they just train and equip the staff to handle the issue

the ban is cheaper however so we all know which path they will take

[Speedbag]

One could always eat the peanuts you bring on board while cupping them secretly in your latex-gloved hands....

[Pip]

the ban is cheaper however so we all know which path they will take

Absolute truth. Increased profit margin (however small) under the veil of public awareness and safety.

[cyrus buelton]

I'd rather they just train and equip the staff to handle the issue

Have you flown recently?

I am not sure the flight attendant I had on Monday could dig himself/herself (protecting sex due to possible backlash of discrimination) out of a swimming pool.............

I'd be shocked if they could perform CPR effectively.

[cyrus buelton]

Some hospitals and doctor's offices are banning latex gloves.
The maternity ward we are going to bans latex balloons because of potential allergies.

Must be a CA thing.

All the offices, hospitals, urgent cares, diagnostic machine centers, etc. I have been here in Ohio and Indiana have one box of latex and one box of non-latex right above each other in every room.

They always ask if you are allergic to latex before throwing the gloves on.

However, that could be changing. You probably spend a lot more time in clinics then I do playing with fancy telescopes.

[Grampa]

make the beast with two backs pretzels. f'n gluten

serve only gummie bears.

[silentbob]

If the whole peanut dust in the hvac theory were viable then we would have had many planes dropping out of the sky and people dropping dead in their seats in the 70 plus years of commercial air travel.

Based on the premise of this new lowest common denominator peanut protection law I think we need to take it a little further.  For instance, convicted criminals can't vote, diabetics can't have sugar, people with high blood pressure can't have salt, Asians can't drive cars.  We need to ban a whole lot of shit.

Anyone see the movie Harrison Bergeron?