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says...
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> "Tony P." > wrote in message
> . ..
> > In article . com>,
> > says...
> >>
> >> Elaine Parrish wrote:
> >> > Oh, wow, can I relate to this! A lot of people who have never cooked
> >> > commerically don't even realize they are doing it. With friends and
> >> > family, I just try to ignore it. That seems better to me than saying,
> >> > "Excuse me, could I have a piece of cake that you *haven't* slobbered
> >> > all
> >> > over?" Usually, I skip dessert.
> >> >
> >> > 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.
> >
> > This is where you're wrong. Scientists, particularly the competent ones
> > are the most slovenly you'd ever want to meet. Whether it's their mind
> > set that they shouldn't have to worry about social grace, or that
> > they're above it ala Leo Szilard.
> >
> >> >
> >> > But the very, very worst for me are those with the motto, "love me,
> >> > love
> >> > my dog". I hate to be somewhere and have the person sitting in the
> >> > chair
> >> > holding the family pet and then say, "I made some cookies",
> >> > only to bypass the sink and go straight for the cookies with those
> >> > bare,
> >> > unwashed hands.
> >> >
> >> > 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.
> >
> > I do wonder if we're doing a disservice to the youth of this country
> > when we attempt to sanitize EVERYTHING. You do need exposure to some
> > germs in order to develop and immune system.
>
> There are more people in the U.S. than the youth,and they don't need to be
> exposed to sh--. Last night there was a piece on CNN where they went to
> some particular establishments where the ice was examined and lots of the
> places they examined had fecal matter in the ice. Now wonder where this
> came from?
> Santize everything? I've not seen it.
> Dee Dee

Being that I've never seen a person grab the ice with their hand I'd
suspect water supply issues.