"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Freckles" > wrote in message
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>> Order what you want in either a bottle or a can. If all they have is
>> fountain drinks, then order coffee, tea, plain water or nothing.
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>> Of course many, maybe even most of us of age, would order wine or beer
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>> our meal when we dine out.
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> I don't know of any restaurants here that serve things in bottles or cans.
> I remember one deli in CA and some pizza places in NY, but not here. I
> always order Diet Coke. I've been ordering diet drinks since they first
> came out with them. Can't stand regular drinks. Never could. I can tell
> by the first sip if I've gotten the wrong thing. This happened to me only
> once since I've had diabetes. I was starving and at the time was taking
> pills that had to be taken prior to eating. I took the pills with the
> soda
> and immediately noticed that it was wrong. Alas, instead of taking a
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> sip as I usually would, I guzzled down a large swig because I was very
> thirst. And indeed, my BG following the meal of soup and salad was a bit
> higher than usual.
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> I do not like to order tea in a restaurant unless it is one that
> specializes
> in tea. Too many times I've gotten a pot of water that wasn't really hot
> enough to make tea. And sometimes I also get an inferior tea bag. Iced
> tea
> can be problematic. In sometimes comes sweetened and is not available
> unsweetened. I think this is more common in some parts of the
> country/world
> than others. And even if it's not sweetened there is no guarantee that it
> is fresh. I used to work at a place that made instant tea in a huge metal
> dispenser. The tea wasn't necessarily kept cold and instead of cleaning
> out
> the dispenser each time they refilled it, they merely added more tea to
> it.
> Often, mold would form in there. I don't drink coffee much at all any
> more.
> I used to when I smoked. It went well with cigarettes. As such, I want
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> smoke when I have it. So I don't have it. I don't care much for water
> either unless it is good bottled water. All too often the stuff from the
> tap tastes awful!

Then I guess you will be having wine or beer with your meals?


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