Wife arrested in aroma assault

CNN ^ | 5/11/03 | AP

[general_re]

STUART, Florida (AP) -- A woman was arrested for dousing herself with perfume, spraying the house with bug killer and disinfectant, and burning scented candles in an attempt to seriously injure her chemically sensitive husband, prosecutors said.

Police charged Lynda Taylor, 36, with aggravated battery Thursday.

[general_re]

Well, this stinks...

[Mister Baredog]

disabled due to allergies

Having had allergies all my life I can't beleive I never thought of suing someone over it, I guess I missed early retirement by lawyer, ouch.

[MrConfettiMan]

"The guy's a faker," she said.

Faker? An attorney couldn't come up with a better word to use than faker? LOL! Something smells fishy about this article.

[mr.pink]

If the guy's as senstive to these chemicals/fragrances as he claims to be, and his wife was aware of it, this is close to the equivalent of a pepper spray assualt.

I'm hyper-sensitive to alot of perfumes. If generously applied, my eyes and throat burn like all hell from even tangential exposure. It's very tricky to approach the wearer in an office environment. I broach the subject delicately and always offer to pay for a replacement fragrance.

I'd never sue over it.

[ko_kyi]

Asked to elaborate, she said "He is a liar, liar, pants on fire"

[dighton]

[general_re]

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that when I minimize the browser window for this thread, the title on the taskbar becomes "Wife arrested in aroma ass..."

[dighton]

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that when I minimize the browser window for this thread, the title on the taskbar becomes "Wife arrested in aroma ass..."

Congratulations! You have been pre-qualified for the SPG™. Ask Chancellor Palpatine for de tails.

[MrLeRoy]

My wife commits aroma assaults after eating broccoli. But she always blames it on the dog.

[ravingnutter]

If the guy's as senstive to these chemicals/fragrances as he claims to be, and his wife was aware of it, this is close to the equivalent of a pepper spray assualt.

You are correct. My hubby is super-sensitive to fragrances, including household cleaning products. I have to clean while he is not in the house (out mowing or working in the yard) and air out the house before he comes back in. I cannot wear perfume or scented hair spray around him and do not use perfumed laundry detergents. Even his deodorant has to be unscented. The only scent that does not seem to bother him as bad is anything with a apple/cinammon scent, but I can't use that liberally or he still has a problem.

[mr.pink]

It's strange. I was never effected that way by those types of things until a few years ago (in my mid thrities). In my younger days I had worked with really dangerous chemicals and was never bothered.

Curious as to whether your husband always senstive to that stuff?

I have a few friends who also are affected the same way and we are all about the same age. We joke that one particular fragrance "Happy" must have been designed by lesbians to keep us aging wolves at bay. ;o)

[general_re]

Dare I ask? ;)

[ravingnutter]

Curious as to whether your husband always senstive to that stuff?

As far as I know, yes, we have been married for 9 years, I have known him for 15 years. He is a journeyman electrician by trade (for 25+ years), so I don't believe that his job would have anything to do with his sensitivity, not sure what caused it.

[MozarkDawg]

:)

[Melissk]

Allergies are not the same thing as chemical sensitivities. You can take antihistamines for allergies. There is no mitigation, other than avoidance, for CS.

I can take antihistamines for my plant allergies. When exposed to numerious chemicals, I develop widespread blistering, respiratory shutdown, headaches, nosebleeds, neurological dysfunction, and more.

Ask anyone diagnosed with MCS: we'd much rather have allergies.

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