Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 yeah that will fix it for sure. Noah Riding wrote: > > You know it doesn't have to be an all or nothing thing on enforcing > the changes in restaurants. For example, there can be room dividers, > room separations within restaurants to allow for the woodfire room, > and a cold room like feel in the other section. > > > > > I really like your attitude and think it's a very mature one. You > have opened my eyes. > It's not right to ask an establishment to elimate a fireplace > because it offends or is unhealthful for a few (me). Instead, I > have to put my big girl panties on and say " I will go elsewhere > that is better suited for me or I will order take out " . I won't > cut into the joy > of others. I hope Cracker Barrel is wise enough to not change a > thing... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Perfume doesn't bother me... but I do still hate it when someone has drowned themselves in horrible smelling perfume! I always wonder if they hvae a fully functioning sense of smell? I do wear perfume, but only a very small squirt, so I don't think I would cause anyone affected by scents problems if they came near me. Jenn Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me. Subject: Re: cracker barrel/asthmaTo: asthma Date: Thursday, 9 October, 2008, 10:45 PM > > I never said I was not as sensitive to it. I am very sensitive to wood > stoves and fire places. I just will not let them rule my life. I will > instead rule my asthma. Cindi, I'm glad you can "rule" your asthma. You're lucky because it isn't possible for everyone to do so. For some of us, avoiding wood-burning fireplaces is our way of "ruling" our disease. When ragweed is in bloom, I must keep the top up on my beloved convertible. I'm on quite a bit of asthma and allergy medication, but I must still take precautions to avoid attacks. I don't want to anger you, but your suggestion that everyone can "rule" our disease is a bit offensive. Can a cancer patient "rule" their disease? Can someone with a bad case of the flu? Again, I'm glad you can do so, but please don't presume that everyone can. While we're talking about Cracker Barrel, I have some history there. Last summer I was in Paducah, Kentucky getting my elderly Mom's house ready to sell. Each May, Paducah hosts the National Quilt Show (the town is also home to the National Quilt Museum). During last year's quilt show my Mom, my sister and I were waiting for our food to arrive at Cracker Barrel when a bus full of a quilters arrived and almost filled the restaurant. Wouldn't you know the woman who was seated directly behind me must have spilled a entire bottle of strong perfume on herself. I was talking when she sat down and I immediately began wheezing and scrambling for my inhaler. My sister told me to get out and they would find us a table in another part of the restaurant. I almost ran out of the place, dodging little-old-lady quilters who were still being seated. My sister found the manager, who actually stopped seating the quilters to make sure she found the table in the crowded restaurant that would probably be the best for me. A quilter walked up to my family to mention how rude I had been, tearing out the way I had. My family had to explain what had caused my hasty exit and the perfume lady overheard. She actually was indignant and glared at my family as they moved to our new table far away from her. However as they were moving, they noticed lots of the quilters smiling and sharing knowing looks with them. After all, they had been closed up in a bus with her! ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Some illnesses / diseases I think you can 'rule', others you can't. The comparison was made between asthma and cancer. Iagree with Cindi that yo can't compare them, as whilst I'm not playing down the seriousness of asthma, a diagnosis of cancer would seriously panic and upset me, whereas being diagnosed wiht asthma didn't. I think you can, to a certain extent, take control over cancer too. Look at Jane Tomlinson, who died last year, eight years after being told her aggressive cancer was terminal and she had less than a year - 6 months I think they gave her. Rather then giving in and accepting the inevitable, she instead dedicated the rest of her life to raising money to help others with cancer, right up till the very end. I don't think I'm alone in thinking that the reason she survived so much longer than the doctors had given her was her positive outlook, and a focus to keep going. How many people would have had her encourage, and inspired so many others? I know I wouldn't in her situation. But there's nothing to say we can't take the same attitude towards asthma. Before I got it under control, it eas generally there at the forefront of my mind, but now I it is controlled and I am getting peak flow readings consistently in the low 500s (I had a VERY good set of lungs before!!), so I don't think it has to rule what I do. I have problems with my knees and back, and there's been times when I've wanted to do something, but know that I'll be in pain after. But quite often, in that case, I just say 'sod it, I'll live with thepain'. I'm only 23, so can't spend the rest of my life thinking, oh I can't do that... Jenn Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me. > > > > > > I never said I was not as sensitive to it. I am very sensitive to wood > > stoves and fire places. I just will not let them rule my life. I will > > instead rule my asthma. > > Cindi, > > I'm glad you can "rule" your asthma. You're lucky because it isn't > possible for everyone to > do so. For some of us, avoiding wood-burning fireplaces is our way of > "ruling" our > disease. When ragweed is in bloom, I must keep the top up on my > beloved convertible. I'm > on quite a bit of asthma and allergy medication, but I must still take > precautions to avoid > attacks. I don't want to anger you, but your suggestion that everyone > can "rule" our > disease is a bit offensive. Can a cancer patient "rule" their disease? > Can someone with a > bad case of the flu? Again, I'm glad you can do so, but please don't > presume that > everyone can. > > While we're talking about Cracker Barrel, I have some history there. > Last summer I was in > Paducah, Kentucky getting my elderly Mom's house ready to sell. Each > May, Paducah hosts > the National Quilt Show (the town is also home to the National Quilt > Museum). During last > year's quilt show my Mom, my sister and I were waiting for our food to > arrive at Cracker > Barrel when a bus full of a quilters arrived and almost filled the > restaurant. > > Wouldn't you know the woman who was seated directly behind me must > have spilled a > entire bottle of strong perfume on herself. I was talking when she sat > down and I > immediately began wheezing and scrambling for my inhaler. My sister > told me to get out > and they would find us a table in another part of the restaurant. I > almost ran out of the > place, dodging little-old-lady quilters who were still being seated. > > My sister found the manager, who actually stopped seating the quilters > to make sure she > found the table in the crowded restaurant that would probably be the > best for me. A > quilter walked up to my family to mention how rude I had been, tearing > out the way I had. > My family had to explain what had caused my hasty exit and the perfume > lady overheard. > She actually was indignant and glared at my family as they moved to > our new table far > away from her. However as they were moving, they noticed lots of the > quilters smiling and > sharing knowing looks with them. After all, they had been closed up in > a bus with her! > > ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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