re: Taking Pics of Food at Restaurant

I guess I don't have a place on here because I've never read a restaurant review in my life.

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I guess I don't have a place on here because I've never read a restaurant review in my life

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You realize my point was not to chastise, but it's odd that a frequent user of this board would have avoided every restaurant review posted here. That requires an constant act of evasion which is interesting.

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I meant the sites he was suggesting. Yes, I do read the reviews on here occasionally.

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Gotcha. I was confused!

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Eta. I don't have poop fragments on my phone

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Actually, there is a bigger possibility that you do than you may realize.

This was covered on the radio show I listen to recently. If you have ever gone to a store and used a shopping cart and didn't go straight for the Lysol isle you may have poop on your phone. This is info from one list. Other lists have keyboards and computer mouses high on the list of germiest.

"6. Grocery Carts: The handles of almost two-thirds of the shopping carts tested in a 2007 study at the University of Arizona were contaminated with fecal bacteria. In fact, the bacterial counts of the carts exceeded those of the average public restroom. To protect yourself: Swab the handle with a disinfectant wipe before grabbing hold (stores are starting to provide them, so look around for a dispenser)."

Germiest things you touch every day

The shopping cart deal was shocking to me because I use the "List Ease" app on my phone for all of my shopping lists. So I am constantly touching the shopping cart handle and my phone.

This is from another list:
"grocery cart handles are among the dirtiest things you're likely to touch in public. Think about it: diapered babies sit in the cart, blood from uncooked poultry drips into it, and a constant stream of new germs get added to the mix as shopper after shopper rolls the cart around the store. If your grocer offers wipes, use one for the cart handle and consider giving the basket a quick wipe down, too. If not, wash your hands after you get home and take care to clean produce thoroughly before eating it, especially if it was placed directly into your cart."

YUCK !!!!

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I'm usually embarrassed to take a pic at a busy restaurant but that's something internal I need to fix. No fricks given if someone wants to take a pic of their food.

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+1

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I like when people post food. I don't think it has anything to do with bragging about the money you've spent. At least not when I do.

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Seriously. I have people ask me about restaurants in New Orleans frequently. I send them my little reviews with the pics and they appreciate it as I do when I see reviews with pics on this board. I love when restaurants have food pics on their websites, as well.

I've never done it for attention. I do it to remind me what I had, what it looked like and what we thought about our meals as well as to share it with friends who are interested in cooking and restaurants as I am. If you're a bird watcher, you're going to take pics of birds you see and share them with your bird watching friends. It's a hobby. It has nothing to do with how much I spent, which sometimes, is nominal. A pic of a good poboy is just as interesting to me as a pic of an eclectic appetizer.

But, yeah, to each his or her own.

Nice thread. I'll post some pics on Monday.

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I'll post some pics on Monday.

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Thank gawd, you attention monger.