"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:20:02 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:48:35 -0500, "KROM" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>the last straw for me at a buffet was when the guy ahead of me
>>>>sneezed all
>>>>over everything..pulled out a handkerchief and blew his nose and put
>>>>it in
>>>>his pocket and proceeded to finger everything possible...my wife and
>>>>I
>>>>left
>>>>the line and have not been back to any buffet since.
>>>>
>>>>it is bad enough at the store when the old lady (there's always one)
>>>>poke
>>>>holes in the fruit and fresh baked goods..handles every tomato and
>>>>squishes
>>>>all things squish able..
>>>>
>>>>what's up with that anyhoo?..lol
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I have seen it hundreds of times so its clearly a thing..I mean its
>>>>not a
>>>>quality test as they ruin a ton of stuff then either take a
>>>>untouched one
>>>>and move on or ruin items then move on taking nothing.
>>>>
>>>>but yes I have seen some gross behavior in buffets and bulk food
>>>>bins
>>>>
>>>>I used to buy raw almonds at my store until they stopped bagging
>>>>them and
>>>>went to bulk bins..
>>>>
>>>>same with spices..they bought good fresh spices and bagged them
>>>>themselves
>>>>for resale but got lazy and went to bulk bins
>>>>
>>>>sigh..
>>>>
>>>>KROM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Cheri" wrote ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I don't care for buffets much. Too many people, especially young
>>>>children,
>>>>grabbing and touching the food makes it unappetizing to me in my
>>>>older
>>>>years. Sort of the same thing as those bulk bins in stores. Yecch!
>>>>That
>>>>being said, I really can't say I've ever noticed anybody elses plate
>>>>in a
>>>>restaurant unless they were at my table.
>>>>
>>>>Cheri
>>>
>>>
>>> Before I retired, I once went into a grocery store where they had a
>>> salad bar which was a nice choice for a healthy lunch in a hurry.
>>> I
>>> was just getting ready to take some salad, when this boy about 7 or
>>> 8
>>> yrs old started playing with the shredded cheese like it was play
>>> doh,
>>> squooshing it through his fingers and playing with it.
>>>
>>> His mother said NOTHING while her kid did this!!!!! I told the kid
>>> off, then told the mother off. She stalked off in a hissy fit, her
>>> darling monster in tow.
>>>
>>> Then I told the guy at the deli counter that was supposed to be
>>> minding the salad bar, and he did NOTHING also. I can't imagine
>>> where that kid's dirty little mitts had been, and all the poor slobs
>>> taking that cheese and sprinkling it over their salads, completely
>>> unaware.
>>>
>>> UGH!
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>
>>
>>Heard that Evelyn, too much of that going on in this day and age. You
>>can't
>>change it, so best to avoid it IMO. Sad, but true that I just avoid
>>it.
>>
>>Cheri
>
>
> I go with my husband to one of his favorite places to eat, a chinese
> buffet. They have a sneeze guard, a glass protector over the food,
> and every dish has a long handled spoon in it, to prevent people from
> getting too close or breathing or coughing on the food. The
> particular buffet we go to, puts out only a smallish amount of food at
> a time in order to keep things fresh. We understand there is only so
> much you can do and only so much you can guarantee or control. I had
> a second job years ago working in restaurants. You really don't want
> to know what happens behind the scenes. I think taking my chances at
> a buffet is no more dangerous than ordering ala carte.
>
> Evelyn

Most germs are airborne. Unless you wear a mask you can't get away from
all the germs in the air after a sneeze, cough etc. I forget how many
feet germs go with a sneeze or cough, its pretty far anyway. Just
walking down the street or being in a building with people exposes you
to huge amounts of airborne germs.
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