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I woke up with a festering nasty in my head. It was terrible. I (literally) know your pain.

I wanted to throw a tin of kitten food at people while I was waiting in line at the supermarket. Who the ever loving fuck takes shopping carts through itty bitty self-serve registers?! ASSHOLES, THAT'S WHO!



Sorry.

Lemon in water is gross. Lemon in tea is gross. Honey and lemon in water is gross. Honey and lemon and tea is an abomination.

And yeah, hygiene is a lovely factor to consider with yo' lemon - especially if the water is tepid.

i eat lemon as is. and sorry, lemons are sanitary. because of its high acid level it has, no bactera can live in it.

No, Robin, that is completely false, and a horrifying thought - I really hope people don't believe that.

If you cut lemon on a board with chicken, fish, pork and so on, it's covered in bacteria. Lemons can "spoil" and go bad, meaning they are indeed very susceptible to bacteria - especially in kitchens, which are filthy.

The acidity of lemon does not make it sterile or sanitary at all - diluted alkaline-based products (such as bleach) are usually used in cleaners relating to kitchenware - like chopping boards, knives and industrial/restaurant situations, or a neutraliser, like detergent. Acidity does not sanitise. Proper sanitisation or sterilisation can be achieved with few things - autoclave and industrial cleaners - both of which are not used in kitchens.



"She and her co-author surreptitiously swabbed 76 lemon slices served at 21 different restaurants, then cultured the results. Two-thirds of the lemon slices had bacteria on either the rind or the pulp (Journal of Environmental Health, Dec., 2007). Many of these germs have the potential to cause illness, although the study was not designed to discover if any patrons actually became sick." - study done by a Microbiologist relating to lemons in glasses. - Link to article.



People may use lemon for cleaning, but it's never straight lemon - it's lemon mixed with other acidic substances, such as vinegar (white or apple cider), and so on.

I take my water full of all the microscopic crustaceans and germs, straight from the tap!

I hardly eat at fine establishments because I'm so paranoid as a vegetarian of cross contamination. But I do eat at a few other places... Hmm.

Have you read about Amy's kitchen frozen meals being contaminated? Luckily I'm too poor to buy those because they are mighty tasty. :)

I love you guys.

If this was my journal it would be "Times I accidentally hurt my bf by klutzing out-

this weeks total:

100 times I bumped into his glasses.

400 accidental tickles.

20 times I stepped on his foot

and oh, just a ... few scratches.

jk lol