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Old 07-30-2020, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I don't like it because you don't know if the outside of the lemon is clean.
I've read online (so it HAS to be true, right?) that lemon piece in restaurants are usually the filthiest thing served in bars and restaurants.

I always order "Ice water, no lemon, no straw." About a third of the time, they deliver a glass of water with no lemon, no ice and with a straw. So it's easy to tell people like myself that don't want lemons added to their water in a restaurant or bar setting (I don't mind it at home) but actually getting that can be another matter.

It reminds me of getting an unasked-for pickle with my sandwich at a restaurant. I bloody hate pickles and will say, in no uncertain terms, "And absolutely no pickles anywhere near my plate!" and yet will often get a smelly gherkin with the meal. And very often there is no mention of a pickle in the menu and yet it comes.

Well, I could go on, but it would be more in the vein of "first world problems". Instead, I'm going to try to be calm and just feel fortunate that I live here with my wife among great new friends, am having as much fun as I can in these trying times and the Covid ain't kilt me yet!