Peanuts

I comment from time to time on allergy affairs, for example at reference 1. Moved to comment again by a piece in the June 16th number of the Surrey & Epsom Comet, our freebie from Newsquest of reference 2.

The piece in question being a half page item  about a fourteen year old girl from Tooting who went into anaphylactic shock on a plane from Antigua to Gatwick, seemingly because someone was eating peanuts ten rows in front of her. Now the person concerned appears to have behaved rather selfishly, continuing to eat his nuts even when asked not to by the cabin crew.

On the other hand, I wonder whether a person who can be sent into shock in this way has any business shutting herself up in an aeroplane for eight or more hours. And if the flight really was essential, maybe she should have considered wearing some kind of  gas mask - which could presumably have mitigated the threat.

PS: I might say I do know about anaphylactic shocks, being sent into one, from time to time, by injections. Luckily for me, the mere sight of a needle does not do the trick. It needs to be stuck into me when I am sitting or standing up. Lying down usually OK.

References

Reference 1: http://psmv4.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-worry.html.

Reference 2: https://www.newsquest.co.uk/. Proud to be a member of the Gannett family of companies.

Reference 3: https://www.gannett.com/. Of Tysons Corner, Virginia. Home to some large roads (one of which, Chain Bridge Road, is snapped above) and two super regional shopping malls. An edge city. Full marks to readers who know what one of those is without looking.