Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
Discussion
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Nethybridge said:
Interesting reading, it seems allergies are a modern scourge, mostly affecting pasty-faced townies.
Apologies for the link.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/20/al...
What might also be interesting reading for you would be for you to actually read the past few posts of this thread which happen to directly contradict your assertion. Apologies for the link.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/20/al...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/girl-p...
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Interesting re allergies.
I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
Nethybridge said:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/girl-p...
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Do us normos have to pay to read the rest of this bilge? I only got about two lines.What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Big Nanas said:
Interesting re allergies.
I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
I get the itching thing (palms and soles of feet). I've had it twenty or thirty times over the last three years but, according to a leading immunologist, and several blood tests (all of which I paid for privately), I have no allergies, and according to my food/environment diary (which I now keep semi-religiously), there are no identifable contributing factors.I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
At the same time, I also get a swollen gland in my right jaw hinge, and after the ten or so minutes the symptoms take to die down, I'm really sleepy.
Antihistamines don't work for me.
Mine started at around your age - 50/51.
generationx said:
Nethybridge said:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/girl-p...
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Do us normos have to pay to read the rest of this bilge? I only got about two lines.What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Cotty said:
generationx said:
Nethybridge said:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/girl-p...
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Do us normos have to pay to read the rest of this bilge? I only got about two lines.What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Cotty said:
Care to post a link from your preferred newspaper.
Wasn't having a go at you! Although I can see now why you might think that I was. Was just saying that the Telegraph and the Daily Mail are both news sites that, shall we say, love to cause 'debate' and are usually quite sensationalist, and tend to play to the Confirmation Bias of their readership.
Doofus said:
Big Nanas said:
Interesting re allergies.
I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
I get the itching thing (palms and soles of feet). I've had it twenty or thirty times over the last three years but, according to a leading immunologist, and several blood tests (all of which I paid for privately), I have no allergies, and according to my food/environment diary (which I now keep semi-religiously), there are no identifable contributing factors.I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
At the same time, I also get a swollen gland in my right jaw hinge, and after the ten or so minutes the symptoms take to die down, I'm really sleepy.
Antihistamines don't work for me.
Mine started at around your age - 50/51.
Last year I ate some fresh cherries. Ate them loads as a kid but not for a long time. Shortly after, my throat felt scratchy and as if it was closing a bit. A tad worrying, but it didn't escalate and went away.
I did some googling, and tree pollen and cherries contain the same allergen, so that's not surprising.
A while later I ate some raw almonds and... you guessed it, all have the same allergen.
I'm middle aged, and have eaten all of those foods in the past, so it's not because I've never been exposed to them. It could have developed from having hay-fever as a child though.
https://www.healthline.com/health/allergic-to-cher...
number2 said:
Doofus said:
Big Nanas said:
Interesting re allergies.
I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
I get the itching thing (palms and soles of feet). I've had it twenty or thirty times over the last three years but, according to a leading immunologist, and several blood tests (all of which I paid for privately), I have no allergies, and according to my food/environment diary (which I now keep semi-religiously), there are no identifable contributing factors.I'm 52 and have never had any allergies or intolerances ever.
Last week I bought some Lidl honey roast cashews. Although I've eaten honey roast cashews for as long as I can remember, I've never had the Lidl ones before. I ate about three of them, decided I didn't like them, so put them aside. Ten minutes or so later, my throat felt a bit scratchy, like I had food still in there.
But ten minutes after that, my hands started to itch, like crazy, and was driving me out of my mind. They weren't red or swollen, but I could NOT stop it.
Luckily the wife came home and gave me an antihistamine of some sort and it stopped pretty immediately.
After speaking to a friend whose son has a severe nut allergy, he agreed that this sounds like one. Where did it come from? Why now?
At the same time, I also get a swollen gland in my right jaw hinge, and after the ten or so minutes the symptoms take to die down, I'm really sleepy.
Antihistamines don't work for me.
Mine started at around your age - 50/51.
Last year I ate some fresh cherries. Ate them loads as a kid but not for a long time. Shortly after, my throat felt scratchy and as if it was closing a bit. A tad worrying, but it didn't escalate and went away.
I did some googling, and tree pollen and cherries contain the same allergen, so that's not surprising.
A while later I ate some raw almonds and... you guessed it, all have the same allergen.
I'm middle aged, and have eaten all of those foods in the past, so it's not because I've never been exposed to them. It could have developed from having hay-fever as a child though.
https://www.healthline.com/health/allergic-to-cher...
Why do android app updates not show up straight away?
Just checked now and I had a McDonald's one there said it was updated April the 15th yet I updated some other apps this morning and some of them were from a few days ago too yet id searched for updates last night and it didn't find any
In fact after searching and finding the McDonald's one and writing this I just went and told it to search again and 3 more showed up
Autotrader updated April 20th
Screwfix may 6th
Sixt may 14th
Yet I search for updates several times daily since I noticed this to see if I can see a reason bug I cant
Just checked now and I had a McDonald's one there said it was updated April the 15th yet I updated some other apps this morning and some of them were from a few days ago too yet id searched for updates last night and it didn't find any
In fact after searching and finding the McDonald's one and writing this I just went and told it to search again and 3 more showed up
Autotrader updated April 20th
Screwfix may 6th
Sixt may 14th
Yet I search for updates several times daily since I noticed this to see if I can see a reason bug I cant
Edited by Trustmeimadoctor on Tuesday 28th May 09:54
Cotty said:
generationx said:
Nethybridge said:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/girl-p...
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Do us normos have to pay to read the rest of this bilge? I only got about two lines.What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
I was on a flight recently where they announced they would not be giving out peanut snacks as there was a passenger on board with a nut allergy. No great loss, to be honest.
I suspect whatsername just rocked up and tried to throw her weight around.
Edited by Halmyre on Tuesday 28th May 13:00
Halmyre said:
Cotty said:
generationx said:
Nethybridge said:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/girl-p...
What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
Do us normos have to pay to read the rest of this bilge? I only got about two lines.What a lovely family, who knew just the aroma of peanuts could set off a reaction ?
I was on a flight recently where they announced they would not be giving out peanut snacks as there was a passenger on board with a nut allergy. No great loss, to be honest.
I suspect whatsername just rocked up and tried to throw her weight around.
Edited by Halmyre on Tuesday 28th May 13:00
This topic has been discussed before on here. I'm not sure where my own sympathies lie as it's a trade off between the good nature of strangers and the routine of flying an aircraft that represents a business. Many like to have nuts/crisps and a drink on board, would they fly with another airline if the pilot capitulated and they couldn't have their snack of choice?
I'd have to say if the child was mine and there was mortal risk I either would stick to somewhere I could drive to or dose the child up with antihistamine and make them wear a mask/gloves. Trust a bunch of strangers on a plane not to eat anything vaguely nutty on a flight even if asked? no chance. Hmm perhaps the risk was quite low, I don't know.
I'd have to say if the child was mine and there was mortal risk I either would stick to somewhere I could drive to or dose the child up with antihistamine and make them wear a mask/gloves. Trust a bunch of strangers on a plane not to eat anything vaguely nutty on a flight even if asked? no chance. Hmm perhaps the risk was quite low, I don't know.
popeyewhite said:
This topic has been discussed before on here. I'm not sure where my own sympathies lie as it's a trade off between the good nature of strangers and the routine of flying an aircraft that represents a business. Many like to have nuts/crisps and a drink on board, would they fly with another airline if the pilot capitulated and they couldn't have their snack of choice?
I'd have to say if the child was mine and there was mortal risk I either would stick to somewhere I could drive to or dose the child up with antihistamine and make them wear a mask/gloves. Trust a bunch of strangers on a plane not to eat anything vaguely nutty on a flight even if asked? no chance. Hmm perhaps the risk was quite low, I don't know.
Very few people have an allergy which is that bad. Only once in decades of flying have I heard "ladies and gentlemen we have a passenger aboard with a severe nut allergy, if you have any nuts onboard please refain from opening the packet". I'd have to say if the child was mine and there was mortal risk I either would stick to somewhere I could drive to or dose the child up with antihistamine and make them wear a mask/gloves. Trust a bunch of strangers on a plane not to eat anything vaguely nutty on a flight even if asked? no chance. Hmm perhaps the risk was quite low, I don't know.
People with allergies should be able to travel too.
There are plenty of snacks that aren't nuts, full service airlines still serve them (pretzels, cookies, crisps, et al). It is pretty much no longer a secret that airlines not hanging out snacks is a cost cutting thing, ultimately driven by people who will pick the cheapest ticket (then complain about how degrading it is rather than paying extra for better service).
captain_cynic said:
Very few people have an allergy which is that bad. Only once in decades of flying have I heard "ladies and gentlemen we have a passenger aboard with a severe nut allergy, if you have any nuts onboard please refain from opening the packet".
I was on a flight that had a similar announcement a couple of years ago. My wife was half way through a packet of nuts at the time.captain_cynic said:
popeyewhite said:
This topic has been discussed before on here. I'm not sure where my own sympathies lie as it's a trade off between the good nature of strangers and the routine of flying an aircraft that represents a business. Many like to have nuts/crisps and a drink on board, would they fly with another airline if the pilot capitulated and they couldn't have their snack of choice?
I'd have to say if the child was mine and there was mortal risk I either would stick to somewhere I could drive to or dose the child up with antihistamine and make them wear a mask/gloves. Trust a bunch of strangers on a plane not to eat anything vaguely nutty on a flight even if asked? no chance. Hmm perhaps the risk was quite low, I don't know.
Very few people have an allergy which is that bad. Only once in decades of flying have I heard "ladies and gentlemen we have a passenger aboard with a severe nut allergy, if you have any nuts onboard please refain from opening the packet". I'd have to say if the child was mine and there was mortal risk I either would stick to somewhere I could drive to or dose the child up with antihistamine and make them wear a mask/gloves. Trust a bunch of strangers on a plane not to eat anything vaguely nutty on a flight even if asked? no chance. Hmm perhaps the risk was quite low, I don't know.
People with allergies should be able to travel too.
There are plenty of snacks that aren't nuts, full service airlines still serve them (pretzels, cookies, crisps, et al). It is pretty much no longer a secret that airlines not hanging out snacks is a cost cutting thing, ultimately driven by people who will pick the cheapest ticket (then complain about how degrading it is rather than paying extra for better service).
In the last three years, I've probably done 30 trips to Florida for work. I'd say 20 out of the 30 had the announcement.
Yesterday was a classic late Spring day of sunshine & showers. When the sun shone, steam emanated from roads, car fabric roofs, soft furniture etc. I can't believe the water was raised to 100 deg on all those surfaces so is steam actually micro droplets of water rather than gaseous water ? Or is it something to do with UV/solar radiation effects ? Why do you see it in these circumstances and not others (such as drying washing on a clothes line) ?
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