I normally try to bring my lunch during the work week. It's cheaper. It's healthier. It makes me eat on a more regular schedule, and that makes my husband thank me because he doesn't have to fend off my blood sugar swings. Today, I didn't do it. I didn't have time last night and most certainly didn't have time this morning. (who has time in the mornings?)
For lunch today, I went down to the first floor and got lunch from Subway. Not exactly ideal considering the nutritionist just told me last week to lay off dairy, wheat, and yeast. Hey, lady, I'm human. No dairy...check....I'll get tuna without cheese. No yeast...check...I'll get the wrap. No wheat...forget it...this is suuuuubbbbwaaaaay - they don't do that whole "no wheat" thing.
I've gotten to the point in life where no matter how good something tastes, it just isn't worth the anal repurcussions that could follow. Case in point, I don't ever get lettuce or tomato at Subway. One too many "revenge of Montezuma" episodes have firmly planted in my head to just say no to the fresh veggies that the sandwich maker has been hanging over the past hour. So, I ordered my tuna wrap with olives, pickles, banana peppers, jalepenos, and oil & vinegar (nooooo, I'm not pregnant, I really am this weird) and proceeded to the check-out. The total came to $5 and someodd change, so I paid with a ten dollar bill. And then it happened. She pulled out some ones and started counting them...AFTER SHE LICKED HER FINGERS!!! Excuse me, maybe I'm the only person out there who this disgusts, but I like money minus your grody spit. I didn't say anything to her but went directly to the restroom after leaving the store to wash my hands...twice.
Now, I know that any money that crosses my palm has probably seen more places in the US than I ever will. I recognize that there lies an irrefutable truth that most of the money has been places I don't ever want to know about. But, hey! Ignorance is bliss!!! So, now, on top of all of my other quirks (use my knuckle to press elevator buttons, use my foot or butt to push a door open, use my pinky if I have to pull a door open) I will now be disinfecting my hands after handling money.
5 comments:
Yuck!
Just another reason why I never carry cash. Check card for most everything.....even Subway :)
I push on the hinges on top of bathroom doors instead of using the handle.
You're not the only one with quirks.
I think you should be more disgusted FOR her. Licking her fingers after touching money.
-Chris
Weather Moose
It i a well known fact that drug dealers hide their money in their pants. No telling where that's been. Spend a year in Vietnam where you don't get to wash for weeks at a time and little things like a little dirt or spit will just never cross your mind. MUD
Wow ... so many areas to comment on. First, Subway isn't as inexpensive as we are lead to believe. I can't get out of there for less than $20 for the family. You can get just a salad. My wife does that.
Cutting out everything in your diet, dairy, wheat and milk, is preposterous. Cutting back is a better strategy. I've been doing that and consuming a lot more vegetables and chicken and rice. This whole "cut it out" is ridiculous. Your body needs those things, just not in the proportions we tend to give it.
There's a cool website called Where's George ( http://www.wheresgeorge.com/ ) and where's Willy for our Canadian friends. It tracks where a bill has been. I've entered a couple and it's interesting.
I've noticed Subway is not so hot about hygene either. They do wear the gloves, but most people don't really consider when they touch their nose or scratch. It's interesting to call people on it.
Ever notice that EVERYONE handles the doorknob on a bathroom door? I've started to wash my hands and use the paper towel to open the door or use my sleeve or something to open it.
Knot
Val - Yuck, indeed! And I thought after that, why didn't I use my plastic???
Moose - I didn't think about her licking her finger after touching the money...I think I need to go gargle with vinegar now.
MUD - That's just it...I never think about it - until I see someone actually doing something like that. Then I want to spray them with lysol.
Knot - No kidding! Subway costs some duckets! The dietary restrictions are until we see if my body is too yeasty (that's sounds gross) and since the baby has a full blown milk allergy, she suspects a milk intolerance in me. However, I agree - all of that seems too extreme. And ditto on the papertowel in bathrooms...I use one to turn the faucet knobs off and to pull the handle if there's somewhere close by to ditch the dirty towel.
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