Thought y'all might find a chuckle in this.....
I do HVAC and refrigeration for a living. Had to go on top a walk-in freezer Wed. Confined space about 3' high, been wet for years due to ah, you don't care about that part. Some kinda funky black mold growing everywhere which I ignored. Layed in it, rubbed my back against it on the ceiling, bumped my head on a sprinkler head covered in it. (Ouch, thing was sharp!!) Did my work and got out of the hole. Got dirty, but do that most days. Took a shower when I got home and never gave it another thought.
Until Friday. Got a red itchy spot that covers almost my whole back. Feel tired and kinda weak. Gets worse as the day goes on. Wonder why? Finally comes to me I am allergic to penicillin (sp) and some other drugs, etc. Penicillin is made from mold. Most molds don't like bacteria so make things to kill them. We call such things anti-biotics and are glad molds make them. To me, however, some of them are poison! I wonder if I got enough of "something" from that funky mold to trigger my allergic response?
Wierd! Do I have to avoid moldy places now too? Feel better now so it is just funny in a strange sort of way. Ever hear anything so dumb??