To: "Balloon Deco List" <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
From: "Nick Nelson" <nickballoon@kalamazoo.net>
Subject: Re: [Latex allergies...]
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 99 01:19:39 PDT

> Now, latex allergy may not be the grim reaper that AIDS is, buit trust
me, if
> you went into a hospital unconcious and you were treated my doctors and
nurses
> who were wearing latex gloves, you would care.Trust me on that one.
 
> The difference between your analogy of Pepsi and latex gloves, is that it
is
> your CONCIOUS choice, face it, when was the last time someone gave you a
Pepsi
> and you couldn't say no.

I hate to drag this out father than it already has... But, if your allergy
(or anyone elses for that matter) is as bad as yours, then shouldn't you
wear some sort of bracelet or something to tell doctors, nurses, etc, that
you have this allergy? Wouldn't this solve the whole problem? I think if i
were a doctor, and saw this bracelet, I would put you in a special room,
that had its own air filters, or whatever (I'm sure that they have
something like that..) 
	And if you did have an allergy to Pepsi, and told the nurse you "cannot
have pepsi", she goes back, can't find a coke, and figures "He'll never
know the diff.." and you don't know its pepsi, untill its too late.

And, even with all of the reasoning that everyone is giving, because its
Okay to ban latex balloons - then Shouldn't they ban lots of stuff? I mean,
some people are allergic to pain reducers..So, shouldnt those be banned?
..No probably not, because those who are allergic identify theirselves with
bracelets (or whatever) saying "I am allergic to ____"..
I also can't understand why they single out latex balloons...I think its
the invisible and mysterious "Management"...

*shrug* 
-Nick

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Nick Nelson     Nickballoon@kalamazoo.net
Kalamazoo, MI
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