Had I have been in Athena5's position, I would have spoken (very politely) with the CSD. The reason is simple, I cannot eat pasta - of
any type. And I would not have been interested in being told 'tough luck'. It would not have been air rage but it would have been 'letter rage' when I got back. Not that that would have made much diff.
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"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you any different." Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.