I can't make this stuff up

yup, peanuts.

I don’t remember where I came across it, but there was a story about baseball fields becoming “peanut-free zones” or they had a special “peanuts allowed” section. It’s all because so many people have peanut allergies now. You can’t even send peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches in the kid’s lunches anymore.

Same reason you don’t get peanuts on airplanes anymore, they just have those stupid little pretzels (which, I just found out on my vacation, they are now charging $3 for a tiny tiny bag! what, the plane ticket doesn’t cost enough…! )

I spoke to someone whose friend died from a peanut allergy. I think it’s a good precaution to take.

I wonder how we lived with peanuts all these years?? 🙄

This is kind of what I was thinking. Allergies are the responsibility of their owner. Plz to not be asking me to bend over backward to accommodate thee, total stranger.

Try not going where there may be peanuts, or bring your Epi-pen.

The thing is that peanut allergies are the most common food allergy AND the most common cause of food related deaths. Kids are more likely to have the allergy then adults – about 25% of kids with the allergy outgrow it. And, unfortunately, some people have it so bad that they don’t have to ingest the peanuts – just being exposed to peanuts can kill a person. So I can understand why ballparks and schools are outlawing peanuts. One of the schools in my area is totally peanut free because a couple of the kids are so allergic.

Anyone watch Celebrity Apprentice? Yes, I admit it, I watched it 😳 – I like Trace Adkins. He was raising money for a charity for kids with food allergies because his daughter is food allergic. He talked about how every single day when she goes to school or is out of their sight at a party they live in fear that she might eat the wrong thing and have a fatal allergic reaction. Sadly, part of the problem is some adults don’t believe peanuts or wheat or whatever could kill a child and tell the kid that eating a peanut butter brownie or cookie won’t hurt them.

But it does seem like food allergies are more prevalent and more serious now then they were 20 or 30 years ago. Makes you wonder about the environment…

I agree with the slippery slope comment, if it keeps up we wont be able to walk our dogs outside because people are allergic to them.

The thing with walking dogs outside is that you can very easily avoid them, and usually winds and air currents and such dilute the allergens alot.

My mother is allergic to hypo-allergenic bandages/etc. If it says hypo-allergenic, she’s probably allergic to it.

I also have a friend who if she’s anywhere near kiwi fruit she ends up having a deadly reaction.

Long story short, if you banned everything that at least one person was allergic to, then nothing would be allowed anywhere. 🙄 Including hypo-allergenic stuff….