SC - Requoring assistance

[The Cheshire Cat]

>He told me once that he really appreciated when
>people remembered because he had been set up several times by people 
who
>were sure it was all in his head and would slip onions in on the sly.
 

Please don't ever do this to someone.  There are many new cooks on 
the list and one thing to remember that if a person previously warns 
you that there are problems they could be life threatening.  I went 
to a feast about two years ago where this happened to me.  Everybody 
there knew me, I was asked by the royalty to stay so we could talk 
after dinner so I made reservations and sent a note to the cook about 
my allergies.  When I didn't hear back I decided to conferm them with 
her when I got there.  I did and she said "No Problem, I will make 
sure that your chicken gets no garlic and these are the dishs you may 
have problems with..." handing me a copy of the menu so I could be 
careful.  But she forgot during the hub-bub of the day and I got a 
chicken with garlic.  I didn't realize it until the end of feast when 
it had had time to get into my system and started to shut my lungs 
down.  I used my inhailers to no avail and was lucky to have a doctor 
on hand.  After I had recovered (quietly in the back room so as not 
to disturb the event) the cook admitted she had thought it was a joke 
since she knew I was cook and used all of this stuff myself, but I 
should watch out for myself, since no one else can police my problems.
  These are very true words, but don't ever think someone would joke 
about an allergy like that.

Annejke