do you say anything..food and hygiene.

[vash]

i am not eating a donut this morning.

i went into a shop. lady was sorting loose change on a desk in an office. she see's me, comes up and gives me a beautiful smile and asks how she can help.

i (as politely as i can) asked her if she wouldnt mind washing her hands first. the look on her face was just like if i ran her dog over. with a huff, she went to the sink...

i left when her back was turned to me.

i went to the grocery store next door. higher end store like a Whole Foods. got a coffee...the lady takes my money, gives me change and hands me a paper cup. her finger was inside the cup and the rest of her digits were around the lip.

hahahha..i didnt say anything..i am trying hard not to become a grouchy old effer..i got a decade to get it right.

[masraum]

hahahah, I might pass here an there, but I usually try to not think about it too much. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? If you're worried about germs too much, you'll never go anywhere or do anything.

Hell, the mythbusters found that toothbrushes were almost universally full of fecal coliform bacteria. You just can't get away from no-see-ums no matter what you do or where you go (or don't go).

[FPB111]

Stopped in a Kings supermarket to get sliced cheese. Young man behind the deli counter was sweeping the floor and cleaning up. He had disposable plastic gloves on.
I made my selection and he proceeded to unwrap the cheese and slice it into his hand, with the dirty gloves still on. I said stop, toss those slices and put new gloves on before you restart. He got mad and gave me some grief about it, put on new gloves and sliced the rest of my order onto the previous dirty slices. I guess the gloves were to keep his hands clean.

I thanked him and brought the contaminated cheese to the managers station. I told him what happened and opened the package and showed the dirty cheese. You could see dust, dirt and ?? between the first few slices.
I went somewhere else for my cheese that night.

[asphaltgambler]

Situation 1= no. 2 possibly.......

[masraum]

Originally Posted by FPB111

Stopped in a Kings supermarket to get sliced cheese. Young man behind the deli counter was sweeping the floor and cleaning up. He had disposable plastic gloves on.
I made my selection and he proceeded to unwrap the cheese and slice it into his hand, with the dirty gloves still on. I said stop, toss those slices and put new gloves on before you restart. He got mad and gave me some grief about it, put on new gloves and sliced the rest of my order onto the previous dirty slices. I guess the gloves were to keep his hands clean.

I thanked him and brought the contaminated cheese to the managers station. I told him what happened and opened the package and showed the dirty cheese. You could see dust, dirt and ?? between the first few slices.
I went somewhere else for my cheese that night.

Wow, yeah, hell no.

[stevej37]

Last summer one day, I stopped at the DQ for a MooLatte to go. The girl preparing it, was having trouble with the dispenser machine. She had no gloves on and had her pinky all the way up the dispenser trying to clear it. There must have been a frozen chunk...she finished and handed me the drink. I did drink it, but it wasn't as enjoyable as usual

[Don Ro]

"She had no gloves on and had her pinky all the way up the dispenser trying to clear it."
~~~~~~~~~
Porn.
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BTW, I too am sensitive to hygiene in and around food joints.

[gacook]

I'm not a germaphobe AT ALL. Years spent doing construction/roofing, eating sandwiches on my lunch break with FILTHY hands, then 10 years in the Army eating food in the field--again, filthy and sleeping in less than hygienic conditions broke me of caring in the least.

[enzo1]

[Don Ro]

An ex g/f was an international business woman...flew all over the planet for years.
She had the flu once in the 3 years I knew her. Never sick otherwise. She claimed that she had become immune to damn near everything due to being so exposed to it all.

[look 171]

I am like Gacook, never wash my hands at the construction site in my young days and ate when I can. There's not always a sink available so heck with it. My kids would play all day and pick up a sandwich and woof it down without question. I try and make em' wash their hands when I remember. My wife is a lots better at doing that I. What about camping or hunting, Vash?

I remember using the bathroom at the local Micky Ds when one of their manager just walked out of the stall and went right back to work being the counter. I call them on it and they back him by saying he doesn't handle any food. then I see him getting me my coffee. That's was it, I finally had to tell them to have someone else get me another. My lips aint touching no dick via a paper cup. Hell no.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gacook

I'm not a germaphobe AT ALL. Years spent doing construction/roofing, eating sandwiches on my lunch break with FILTHY hands, then 10 years in the Army eating food in the field--again, filthy and sleeping in less than hygienic conditions broke me of caring in the least.

Exactly, years eating college cafeteria food or eating in the dorms. I've also eaten with nasty hands while working on the car or around the house.

[Don Ro]

I like to cook for my g/f and others, as well.
I'll make mixed drinks prior to starting to cook and I make it a point to wash my hands before digging into the ice bag in the freezer.
Educated in a Catholic Academy...strongly urged to wash hands.
.
But yeah, I can finger feed myself with soiled, oily, dirty hands when alone...no problem.
I must be conflicted.

[Evans, Marv]

I figure ingesting a certain amount of germs keeps the immune system working, but there are limits.

[recycled sixtie]

I am no Howard Hughes but I do wash my hands whenever I have returned from shopping.

What gets me going is the occasional hair I find in restaurant food or prepackaged food. That sure puts me off.

[Don Ro]

Speaking of hair...a bit off topic.
.
Met a lady on Match.com...first meeting was her invitation to New Years Day breakfast at her house...two or three years ago.
She had a lab pooch...I don't do shedding dogs, I told her. But she insisted that she keeps her dog brushed and her house is hairless.
.
I thought, "What the hell. Nothing going on for me on NY's Day."
We're sitting on the sofa prior to breakfast, chatting and nibbling on chips 'n dip, etc.
I scoop up some dip with a chip and I see a dog hair on my dip.
I almost barf. I said nothing and dropped it onto a napkin.
.
We ate breakfast - which was most excellent - and I never saw her again.
Too bad, she was a stunner...but I don't do shedding dogs.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by look 171

I remember using the bathroom at the local Micky Ds when one of their manager just walked out of the stall and went right back to work being the counter. I call them on it and they back him by saying he doesn't handle any food. then I see him getting me my coffee. That's was it, I finally had to tell them to have someone else get me another. My lips aint touching no dick via a paper cup. Hell no.

[Crowbob]

Do not ever think of germs. If you do you would never ever eat at a restaurant again, shop for groceries, have a pet or children, watch a movie at a theatre, ride in a bus, taxi, train, plane or automobile including your own, use a public restroom, handle money, or just about anything else you do everyday.

Just don't even think about it unless you want to gross yourself out.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Do not ever think of germs. If you do you would never ever eat at a restaurant again, shop for groceries, have a pet or children, watch a movie at a theatre, ride in a bus, taxi, train, plane or automobile including your own, use a public restroom, handle money, or just about anything else you do everyday.

Just don't even think about it unless you want to gross yourself out.

Germs are EVERYWHERE!

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by gacook

I'm not a germaphobe AT ALL. Years spent doing construction/roofing, eating sandwiches on my lunch break with FILTHY hands, then 10 years in the Army eating food in the field--again, filthy and sleeping in less than hygienic conditions broke me of caring in the least.

It also most likely made you healthier with a stronger immune system.