Jessica V. wrote:
> Elaine Parrish wrote:
>
>>On 25 Nov 2005, -L. wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Elaine Parrish wrote:
>>>
>>>>One that makes me nuts is birthday cake. Set the cake down, light the 400
>>>>candles, have the birthday boy or girl blow on it 3 or 4 times and when
>>>>he/she can't do the job, 2 or 3 other people step forward to help. Oh,
>>>>yeah, baby, give me a really big piece of that cake! This is always the
>>>>most fun when it is at the office. And, please, oh please, buy those
>>>>candles that won't blow out so everybody gets a chance to prove that they
>>>>*can* get the candles to stay out.
>>>
>>>Just nasty. When I worked, I never ate communal food at work. People
>>>would stand over the food trays and eat, despite the fact that plates,
>>>silverware and napkins were provided. We even had double-dippers.
>>>These were highly educated scientists, all world-travellers. You'd
>>>think they'd be a bit more in-tune with hygiene., not to mention
>>>etiquette.
>>>
>>
>>I know what you mean. I always "pick and choose" at any communal
>>gathering. I watch people getting their dishes ready. It's not hard to
>>tell the ones that take care and follow the basic rules.
>>
>>I see people having bake sales in front of the grocery store and places
>>and there is *no way* I'd buy any thing today. When I was a kid, we always
>>had bake sales, but we were dumber then.
>>
>>
>>>>A number of years ago, my SIL came for some holiday and brought her two
>>>>little lap dogs. I left her in the den, sitting on the floor playing with
>>>>the fur babies and went to the kitchen to check whatever I was cooking. I
>>>>washed my hands and then stirred the pot. About that time, she came around
>>>>the corner with an empty glass in her hand and headed straight for my ice
>>>>maker bin ( in the days before ice-from-the-door). Without even realizing
>>>>it, I called out, very urgently and loudly, I'm afraid, "NO!" She stopped,
>>>>I crossed the kitchen quickly, took her glass, and said, in a more polite
>>>>voice, "I'll get it for you, dear. You've been playing with the dogs." It
>>>>seemed to take her a minute to understand what I was saying. boo, hiss.
>>>>
>>>>Elaine, too
>>>
>>>Thank you. And I took major shit in another thread for saying I use
>>>antibacterial wipes and a cart cover on the shopping cart before I
>>>place my baby in it.
>>>
>>>-L.
>>
>>I think that is a great idea. I carry those wipes individually wrapped in
>>my purse all the time. They are so handy and I use a lot of them.
>>
>>In the grocery store, I always pull a few plastic bags in the produce
>>section to put the meat that I buy in - especially chicken. I have never
>>yet bought any chicken product that wasn't "leaking" or been leaked on. I
>>drop my chicken down in the bags and I don't have to worry about them
>>dripping all over everything. Then I wash my hands with my little
>>wipe. Makes me feel better.
>>
>
> Me too. Love the looks I get when I tell the baggers to bag chicken
> seperately.
>

At the store that I buy much of my fresh meat at, the checkers will bag
the chicken separate, no problem, but always give me a funny look when i
ask for the other meats separate, too.

>
>>But the very dirtiest thing is money. boo, hiss. We all love money and
>>think of it as such a good thing that we don't think about where it has
>>been. Every time a vendor starts to hand me change, I have the vision of
>>pulling out a can of disinfectant and spraying her and the money before I
>>take it. I guess that comes from all those years in business when I saw
>>where that money was coming from. boowaaaah
>
>
> Working my my teen years in a coffee shop, and just out of school in a
> bookstore never prepared me for how I'd see cash handled when I worked
> for a family member in my early twenties. Of a large product line one
> thing we sold were safes, the vast majority of sales were commercial
> and payment came in the form of a nice little check, then there were
> the people who wanted something to keep house money, auto titles,
> jewelry and firearms locked up in their homes, that was a 50/50 shot on
> cash or check. I don't wince when someone takes cash out of their
> wallet. However, a very small percentage were what screamed to me to
> be drug dealers, they were easy to spot usually by how they dressed and
> the *cool* walk. I'd been warned by the office manager to put on the
> white gloves for these guys under the guise that I didn't want to leave
> fingerprints on the stainless steel dials, female fingerprints discolor
> stainless and are a real PITA to clean off. The real reason for the
> gloves though was that these types would always pay in cash and 9 times
> out of 10 would pull that wad of cash out from their undies. <GAG>
>
> Jessica
>

When I worked as a cashier, I would make sure to wash my hands every
hour or so, and the water would still run gray from my hands.
(When I worked in the cash office, after counting all the drawers, the
safe, and the deposit for the day, my fingertips would be almost black.)
yeech!

>>I think I'll go wash my hands now... <g>
>>
>>Elaine, too
>
>


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