tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post6831528810713974804..comments2024-02-29T00:07:19.080-08:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Stick for the dayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57726749613867711222007-12-05T21:54:00.000-08:002007-12-05T21:54:00.000-08:00Haha, how cute... it's a good idea, but why don't ...Haha, how cute... it's a good idea, but why don't they just use the same one for the entire week or month? Personally, I've started taking my coffee black to avoid all that milk (is it organic?) and sugar (is it refined?) hassle, but chac'un son gout (sorry, french, "to each his own" I think you say!). :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27556915755484819442007-12-05T09:30:00.000-08:002007-12-05T09:30:00.000-08:00Gah! Lose should be loose. Doh. :)Gah! Lose should be loose. Doh. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73905963114900033252007-12-05T09:29:00.000-08:002007-12-05T09:29:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-55055872509691012902007-12-05T09:26:00.000-08:002007-12-05T09:26:00.000-08:00I will chime in with another shout of 'Why don't t...I will chime in with another shout of 'Why don't they just use a teaspoon?' :) <BR/>I think it truly depends on how many people are in the office. 6-8 people is probably safe and I would use the stick/spoon. <BR/>Any more than that and there is not enough personal accountablility and people get wierd and start doing stupid things. <BR/>Also, what happens when people come back for a second cup? IfLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63398061958881840662007-12-04T20:53:00.000-08:002007-12-04T20:53:00.000-08:00What on earth is wrong with a teaspoon? Why use a ...What on earth is wrong with a teaspoon? Why use a plastic stick at all??From the lion's mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269847882599124126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66818179722424009902007-12-03T04:41:00.000-08:002007-12-03T04:41:00.000-08:00I think I would just keep my own stick on a napkin...I think I would just keep my own stick on a napkin in my desk drawer and stir their. I also put the sugar in first then pour the coffee on top and that seems to work fine - eliminating the stir process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28838552165283130122007-12-02T13:27:00.000-08:002007-12-02T13:27:00.000-08:00I'd use it if it were a spoon or something that di...I'd use it if it were a spoon or something that didn't have a hollow middle in which to suck up and potentially incubate dairy product. <BR/>I might use it more if there were a rinsing sink nearby. <BR/><BR/>I am a germophobe, though. All it takes is working in foodservice long enough in your twenties to know how gross some things get.Amanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111797245854867176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70088466286440392712007-12-02T08:55:00.000-08:002007-12-02T08:55:00.000-08:00I would use it. We have a communal spoon for coffe...I would use it. We have a communal spoon for coffee and it works quite well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15651097061509137272007-12-01T20:27:00.000-08:002007-12-01T20:27:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, I work with a few people that I don...Unfortunately, I work with a few people that I don't (under any circumstances) want to share anything with...not trying to sound mean...I just work with a few folks who don't even wipe off the toilet seat when they get droplets of pee/poop/blood on it...it's yucky and probably way too much information for you all. I'm not a total germaphobe, but I draw the line at leaving the bathroom disgustingjust duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861395390312686308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37657420918136368232007-12-01T16:24:00.000-08:002007-12-01T16:24:00.000-08:00I think I'd use my finger or kind of swirl my cup ...I think I'd use my finger or kind of swirl my cup around in my hands, or just wait for that yummy goo at the last drink, or use a pen - you know bottom side up, rather than bank on no one giving the communal stick a lick.Rechellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275733611928121275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10571167033449348872007-12-01T09:43:00.000-08:002007-12-01T09:43:00.000-08:00I bring a reused glass bottle with a lid (such as ...I bring a reused glass bottle with a lid (such as jam or juice bottles) that have been washed (of course). I get what ever I'm drinking in that, and if it needs to be stirred; put the lid on and shake. Same concept with travel mugs that cover the opening. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79625556016854316472007-12-01T09:19:00.000-08:002007-12-01T09:19:00.000-08:00I'd rather use a communal spoon, too. I'd be willi...I'd rather use a communal spoon, too. I'd be willing to wash it every evening if that convinced people of its cleanliness.<BR/><BR/>Does the sugar come from little packets, or one of those pour-things?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84898517443682176432007-12-01T09:12:00.000-08:002007-12-01T09:12:00.000-08:00I usually use a spoon at home for a few days befor...I usually use a spoon at home for a few days before washing it. <BR/><BR/>At work, I have one stir stick at my desk usually, but I too have been known to use pens and pencils to stir. :0)<BR/><BR/>Fabulous idea!<BR/><BR/>I just hope everyone brings their own coffee cups to work instead of the "throwaways" - paper, plastic, or styrofoam!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071261767244278953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74062520951931216132007-12-01T09:01:00.000-08:002007-12-01T09:01:00.000-08:00sure, I'd use it, but I don't drink coffee, only t...sure, I'd use it, but I don't drink coffee, only tea and swishing the teav bag around is usually all the mixing I needAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30395047263028205982007-12-01T08:37:00.000-08:002007-12-01T08:37:00.000-08:00Um, I think so, but I'd rather use a communal spoo...Um, I think so, but I'd rather use a communal spoon.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683295973318482442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-20934201441589132542007-12-01T07:27:00.000-08:002007-12-01T07:27:00.000-08:00Um, no. I'd just use my own spoon. When my sweet...Um, no. I'd just use my own spoon. When my sweetie wanted coffee at work, I set him off with thrift store finds: French press, sugar pourer thingie (like in the restaurants), spoon, mug, and a little wood tray to keep everything organized. He just washes and reuses his stuff.Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35524121502334613092007-12-01T07:14:00.000-08:002007-12-01T07:14:00.000-08:00I would, though I usually just bring my own spoon....I would, though I usually just bring my own spoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90398774128052468072007-12-01T06:40:00.000-08:002007-12-01T06:40:00.000-08:00I do that at church. I make sure I'm the first on...I do that at church. I make sure I'm the first one to make up a cup of coffee. Then I put the spoon I use on a napkin, next to the pot. I hide the rest of the spoons. Works like a charm.<BR/><BR/>I also do the "extra's" first and use the swoooshy sloshy part to stir it up (like burbanmom). Yet, when I'm needing to set the "only one spoon" example, I do what I gotta' do!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276000726366302069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83983121535919291332007-12-01T06:14:00.000-08:002007-12-01T06:14:00.000-08:00oops...typo, meant restaurant!oops...typo, meant restaurant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12148729028489735862007-12-01T06:12:00.000-08:002007-12-01T06:12:00.000-08:00i would use it. It seems more sanitary than eating...i would use it. It seems more sanitary than eating in a restaunt. Why don't they just use a spoon??!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54945040213314057412007-12-01T05:00:00.000-08:002007-12-01T05:00:00.000-08:00In theory, yes, I would use it. In reality, thoug...In theory, yes, I would use it. In reality, though, I wouldn't, because I always put my cream & sugar in my mug FIRST and then pour the coffee on top. The "sploosh" of the coffee stirs it all up, eliminating the need for a stir stick. (Sorry to get all technical on you with the jargon there.)Burbanmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482218254218777985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44371452945511140032007-12-01T04:55:00.000-08:002007-12-01T04:55:00.000-08:00We had a communal spoon for awhile. I watched a p...We had a communal spoon for awhile. I watched a person lick the spoon and then put it back.... <BR/><BR/>Because of the type of work I do (lots of exposure to viruses) and the amount of staff-no I wouldn't. <BR/><BR/>I'm mostly trying to give up drinking coffee at work.Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68349979915215201062007-12-01T04:41:00.000-08:002007-12-01T04:41:00.000-08:00I've used less hygenic things than a communal stir...I've used less hygenic things than a communal stir stick in my coffee. I think it's a good idea, but I doubt resident germ-a-phobes will go for it (I was the dirtiest person in my office - everyone else bathed in bleach...oddly enough I was sick the least).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-80369455704014553472007-11-30T21:19:00.000-08:002007-11-30T21:19:00.000-08:00Why not?I have given up stirring sticks as of late...Why not?<BR/><BR/>I have given up stirring sticks as of late though, as I can't justify the waste. I'm a tea drinker though, so I just swirl the bag around a little to stir the tea.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18776783885204543702007-11-30T21:16:00.000-08:002007-11-30T21:16:00.000-08:00Sure. I'd use it if I trusted those I was sharing ...Sure. I'd use it if I trusted those I was sharing coffee with. Otherwise, I would carry my own stirring stick and reuse it each day. I've even been known to use my pen in a pinch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com