I read an article today about some lady that was suing her employer because a coworker wore too much perfume and used a plug-in air freshener.  She cited the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, as a basis of her suit because she had allergies and it caused her great discomfort.  I, too, have allergies and just recently had sinus surgery in hopes of gaining a better functioning snout.  I fully understand the perfume issue because I suffer from migraine headaches that are generally triggered by sinus problems, and too much perfume is tough on the olfactory.

    I got to thinking, though, what if the perfume lady was trying to cover up a really unpleasant odor?  What if the lady that brought suit against the employer stinks and the perfume lady is too nice to say?  A lot of people where I work have cubicles that look like a rat nest with piles and piles of paper and coffee cups and phone cords and post-its and stuffed animals and generalized crap.  Some have toy collections or awards from the past twenty years.  So if I'm say, Obsessive/Compulsive, can I sue my employer because these cubicles give me the creeps?  Or if I have a rat phobia and dream about rats coming out of these cubes and crawling on my desk at night when I'm not there. 

    If you have a fear of inclines can you sue over the wheelchair ramp?  If you weigh two tons and your office is on the second floor of a building with no elevator, can you sue them?  How about the guy whose cube is directly below two ton Tessie's, can he sue out of sheer terror?   If your coworker has Tourette's and constantly brings up your ethnic background, have you got a case?

    I used to sit next to a guy that ate a half gallon of rice and a bucket of fish heads for lunch everyday.  He'd heat it up in the microwave and it smelled like I was in an abandoned bait shop on a hot summer day.  I lost twenty pounds.  Everyday.  And I didn't sue.  I also used to sit close to a guy that started most conversations with, "You know...Hitler was right."  I'm not Jewish, but I should have sued.  And I've had to go out of town a million times.  I don't really care that much for flying but I have to anyway.  Can I sue?