[Publib] re: Pets in Libraries

[Avery Hicks]

I apologize...I shouldn't have been so flippant about something that  
is really a serious health issue for some. Screamin' kids really *do*  
give me a headache, though! :)

Quoting "Knieriem, Lesley" <lknieriem at rogersark.org>:

> Not to be utterly humorless, but I wish that people wouldn't use
> "allergic" in this sense, any more than "addicted" in the sense of "I'm
> addicted to my Thursday-night television line-up."
>
> People who have pet allergies are not animal-hating curmudgeons who just
> can't appreciate other people's cute widdle pets.  My husband could
> quite literally die if exposed to excessive cat dander without his
> medications.
>
> And dog bites aren't particularly funny, either;  I don't get a big
> chuckle out of my scars.
>
> Grumpily yours,
>
> Lesley Knieriem
> Rogers Public Library
> Rogers AR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avery Hicks [mailto:ahicks at wrl.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:20 AM
> To: Lise Chlebanowski
> Cc: publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Publib] re: Pets in Libraries
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> I have no problems with dogs or cats, but I do believe I'm highly
> allergic to screaming babies and toddlers. They give me quite a
> headache for some reason.
>
>
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Avery Hicks
Reference Librarian
Williamsburg Regional Library
7770 Croaker Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188-7064
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