Allergic To Red Virginia

[shanez]

Does a low hanging or high hanging cherry make a difference?

no, it’s all cherries. And the allergy would be all tobacco. At least all VA tobacco.

Plant matter exposed to a higher degree of sunlight will be slightly different than plant matter exposed to less even within a single plant.

 

[BROBS]

Like you guys are getting hung up on the wrong thing. I’m not saying it doesn’t affect someone, but that it’s not an allergy. Anymore than someone getting tongue bite from burley.

 

[BROBS]

A sun burn: allergy to the sun
Drowning: allergy to water

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

I’m glad I’ve neither your sensitivity or allergy to the deliciously sweet & savory Red Virginias. ?️

 

[canucklehead]

A sun burn: allergy to the sun
Drowning: allergy to water

My wife actually does have a sun allergy. Every summer she has to rebuild her tolerance slowly, just a little to much sun and she gets hives and/or a rash, long before she gets burned.

 

[shanez]

Is called tongue bite

LOL

We all know what it's called. We're just unsure of the exact cause.

In my case I suspect it's a chemical irritation, perhaps an acid of some sort. I'm aging some straight reds since I also suspect fresh reds are worse so aging might allow for enough chemical change to make a difference.

I only ever seem to have an issue with fresh, straight reds. For everything else, it might feel like tongue bite while smoking but it quickly subsides and changes to my tongue feeling like it's wearing a fur coat (I picture a bug's bunny cartoon when I say that).

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

A sun burn: allergy to the sun
Drowning: allergy to water

Careful @BROBS...”I’m not a smart man, but I do know what an allergy is.” Yes it is stipulated that an over abundance at anything could cause an “allergy”. I suppose I could technically be allergic to ice cream if I sit in the couch all day and consume massive amounts to the point where I’m Gluttony presented in the ? Se7en. ?️

 

[kg.legat0]

I have nothing more than anecdotal tidbits ...I love Red Va's, loooove em. I do notice that if I smoke them frequently for a couple weeks I will become sensitive in the nose/get a burning feeling, and have to give em a couple days. I have no idea why, I just notice this seems to happen with reds.

 

[Mr.Mike]

BROBS KNOWS ALL

 

[BROBS]

LOL

We all know what it's called. We're just unsure of the exact cause.

In my case I suspect it's a chemical irritation, perhaps an acid of some sort. I'm aging some straight reds since I also suspect fresh reds are worse so aging might allow for enough chemical change to make a difference.

I only ever seem to have an issue with fresh, straight reds. For everything else, it might feel like tongue bite while smoking but it quickly subsides and changes to my tongue feeling like it's wearing a fur coat (I picture a bug's bunny cartoon when I say that).

Orlik golden sliced is a lot of red VA. What other blends you smoke? Probably mostly red VA

 

[BROBS]

BROBS KNOWS ALL
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Where did you find this pic of me?

 

[Mr.Mike]

Where did you find this pic of me?

Your aunt Sally. We used to play shuffleboard together.

 

[Mr.Mike]

They see me trollin, they hatin...

 

[BROBS]

Your aunt Sally. We used to play shuffleboard together.

CHECKMATE I DONT HAVE AN AUNT

 

[BarrelProof]

It is possible to be allergic to a plant based on how it is processed.

For example, a person can be allergic to strawberries but not after they've been frozen.

The allergy might be to a specific enzyme within the plant and the enzyme may be destroyed by various processes.

This. And different enzymes may or may not be present in the organism based on several variables. Different environmental conditions can trigger various microbiological responses in plant species. Resulting chemicals may or may not remain in the organism throughout the processing and smoking process.

Same species grown in different locations may have drastically different concentrations of various chemicals. A true allergy to any of those would subsequently be worsened/lessened in accordance with that concentration based on exposure.

 

[Mr.Mike]

CHECKMATE I DONT HAVE AN AUNT

Jokes on you, you were adopted. They never told you?

 

[canucklehead]

This. And different enzymes may or may not be present in the organism based on several variables. Different environmental conditions can trigger various microbiological responses in plant species. Resulting chemicals may or may not remain in the organism throughout the processing and smoking process.

Same species grown in different locations may have drastically different concentrations of various chemicals. A true allergy to any of those would subsequently be worsened/lessened in accordance with that concentration based on exposure.

This is why old Italian men beat their young broccolini plants with a stick.

 

[BarrelProof]

This is why old Italian men beat their young broccolini plants with a stick.

Can we please keep this discussion PG-13?

 

[danimalia]

You can’t be.

unless you’re allergic to all VA tobacco? It all comes off the same plant.

new term for those “allergic” to red VA: “sensitives”

Glad I do not have this horrible sounding problem because red VAs are the shit! I have started getting seasonal allergies, though, and they are decidedly not the shit.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

You can’t be.

unless you’re allergic to all VA tobacco? It all comes off the same plant.

new term for those “allergic” to red VA: “sensitives”

Not true. Harris smokes everything Virginia but Red without problem.