o.O...just o.O

[tollbaby]

exactly my point-no antigen/antibody reaction=not an allergy.

eating bacon or drinking a glass of wine gives me a migraine-doesn't mean I have an "allergy"-benadryl's not gonna fix it.

Except that I *do* get hives, sinus pressure and headaches that benadryl CAN treat from scents, cleaning products, etc. Hell, I get hives from the elastic in my clothes and adhesive from bandaids. That's why I'm careful and take antihistamines before leaving my house every morning.

If she had problems with the hand-sanitizer, all she had to do was wear gloves.

[fireheart]

If she had problems with the hand-sanitizer, all she had to do was wear gloves.

And she refuses to. I think this is where my manager sees the suck. She's supposedly allergic to everything, yet doesn't wear gloves....

[Sheldonrs]

And she refuses to. I think this is where my manager sees the suck. She's supposedly allergic to everything, yet doesn't wear gloves....

Maybe she's allergic to latex. And lamb skin.

[Soulstealer]

Maybe she's allergic to latex. And lamb skin.

They make other types for your actual hands.

[BlaqueKatt]

Hell, I get hives from the elastic in my clothes and adhesive from bandaids.

I'd see a medical professional about that-that's how my now-potentially-fatal latex allergy started, gets worse when ignored-not something to just OTC treat-trust me on that. Had I actually made an appointment with an allergist and not just ignored it I wouldn't be needing to carry an epi-pen everywhere(just walking by latex balloons can start the anaphlactic reaction), avoid numerous types of fruits/veggies, check all my clothing tags...etc.

[Dreamstalker]

... maybe it's a HYPO-ALLERGENIC CAT! Or maybe she shaves it.

"Next week on World Of The Psychic: hairless pets. Weird."

[Soulstealer]

"Next week on World Of The Psychic: hairless pets. Weird."

What's wrong with lizards?

[AccountingDrone]

What's wrong with lizards?

some people are phobic about anything except dogs and cats

[Dreamstalker]

I used to know a guy who would walk around town with a four-foot iguana on a leash (perched on his shoulder). It tended to react to me the way most dogs do; very affectionate.

[Chromatix]

The problem with lizards is that they are cold-blooded. They're from a completely different evolutionary line than us, and dogs, and cats. These two facts make them strange and therefore frightening to many people.

Personally I have no problem with handling small snakes, assuming they are not venomous. But I don't think I would keep one as a pet.

[Jay 2K Winger]

My former coworker TW was "allergic to ice." (His words.) I always insisted to him, "Ice is water. You can't be allergic to water." But apparently if he came into contact with ice, his skin would swell and split, and cause him to bleed.

Damnedest thing.

[AccountingDrone]

I used to know a guy who would walk around town with a four-foot iguana on a leash (perched on his shoulder). It tended to react to me the way most dogs do; very affectionate.

I had an iguana named Pop, it was very friendly. Unfortunately it died because the previous owner had totally misfed it, so when we rescued it it was already terminal. I would love to be empress of the Universe so I could do really obscenely painful things to people who get pets and don't learn to take care of them properly, or abuse them in whatever way.

Tarantulas make nice pets also, and my last snake was an 8 foot albino boa I had to rehome because the Navy moved us and we went into housing first and they have a no exotic pets rule =(

[akaScooby]

This is the first crazy customer that I have seen since transferring stores.

The first clue that something was up was that she came in wearing a facemask. ....

This customer sounds eerily familiar with one that I encountered back in my Woolies days when I was relieving at another store....

[TheSHAD0W]

My former coworker TW was "allergic to ice." (His words.) I always insisted to him, "Ice is water. You can't be allergic to water." But apparently if he came into contact with ice, his skin would swell and split, and cause him to bleed.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cold-urticaria/DS01160

There are chemicals which are normally released when flesh is exposed to cold, to help stimulate blood flow and preserve the tissues, and some people are sensitized to them.

[noone]

I have Chemical Sensitivity, I just call it allergies 'cause people give me funny looks if I say the correct title.

Benadryl doesn't help, but I mostly only react to Alcohol-based perfumes, cigarettes and cleaning products. It makes living on campus a bitch, (Some students believe extra axe constitutes as showering, and EVERY entrance has at least one smoker next to it.)

As a joke, I'll say things like "Darwin wonders why I'm not dead yet." or "I'm allergic to anything airborne."