On 4/13/2008 8:07 AM Kate plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said:
> On Apr 12, 10:02 pm, "George in NY" wrote:
>
>>> For the non smokers with asthma and allergies, it's a never ending
>>> problem.
>>>
>> Fox News reports..
>>
>> A new lawsuit may mean you might need to bypass that spray of Chanel No. 5 --
>> and your other favorite scented products -- before you head off to work.
>>
>> Detroit city employee Susan McBride has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District
>> Court in Detroit claiming her work environment violates the Americans with
>> Disabilities Act. McBride says that the perfume of a co-worker made her ill
>> causing her to miss work and seek medical treatment.
>>
>> McBride is seeking a ban on scented products at work as
>> well as damages
>>
>> AND SOME REPLY POSTINGS
>>
>> "Yes, there absolutely needs to be a ban on perfumes and strong scents in
>> the work place. Many people are extremely sensitive to and react severely
>> with asthma and allergic reactions to the chemicals in these scents. It is
>> discrimination against a person who has chemical sensitivities when an
>> employer allows the use of strong scents in the workplace. These scents,
>> which are really chemicals, can be life threatening to the asthmatic and
>> allergic." -- C.
>>
>> "Absolutely! Unwanted aromas should be strictly prohibited. They should not
>> even be sold for that matter." -- D.
>>
>> "Let me assure you that this is not a matter of 'getting along.' These
>> allergic reactions to perfume are very real for people like myself and my
>> family. When I'm around perfume or the cleaning aisle at the grocery store,
>> I sneeze, cough, eyes water and the smell of people's perfume lays on my
>> tongue and believe it or not, I taste it all day long! It certainly can't be
>> helped and why should I suffer all day long in an office when perfume is not
>> a required necessity, like clothing?" -- Pam
>>
>> Sound familar?
>>
>
> It's about time someone did this. I have been suffering for years.
> Some of the loudest people yelling about their rights to have a smoke
> free environment are the ones that use the most perfume.
>
> I've lived in a house full of smokers. I smoked from age 16 thru 45
> (gave it up because I couldn't breathe for some reason).
>
> Have constant head aches and "taste" the perfume for hours. When I
> worked the Lawyer at the office said that I would be "stepping on
> people's rights" if we did anything about it.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> Kate McBride Pitluck (no relation to Susan)
>
Ms. McBride perhaps should work at a gay men's leather bar, or store.
At such establishments those wearing cologne, or even deodorant are not
permitted entry. See, in this diverse country there's a work option for
everybody. It just takes a little imagination. For example, wheel chair
bound folks seeking jobs as museum guides could work at The Guggenheim.
The building has an elevator and all the floors are on one continuous
ramp from top to bottom. Guggies was barrier free before the term was
even coined.
People with breathing allergies have another option. Computer and
Aerospace manufacture is often done in dust free sterile environments.
Simplistic? Maybe, but sometimes the best solutions are the simple ones.
With the exception of smoking none of these arguments mentioned life
threating situations. Headaches, hey fever like symptoms yes, but
nothing life threatening. With smoking it has been proven that second
hand smoke can be a causative factor in developing several forms of
cancer. In many governments this justifies legislating in order to
protect the many from the few.
The only reason smoking hasn't been outlawed completely, is that we
learned our lesson with Prohibition. It was a big mistake.
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