So is this an ADA violation?

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I'm only half joking in the subject line.

Short version:

I went to Cold Stone Creamery and asked them to place my icecream directly in a cup because I have allergies (easier than explaining celiac). They then very condescendinly explained to me that choosing to eat ice cream was a risk and that they did not feel comfortable with me taking it on their premises and I was told I would not be served.

There is only one way to keep myself safe, and that's by asking about food ingredients or making sure my food doesn't touch food that isn't safe for me.

It is one thing for a restaurant to say, "nothing we have here is safe for you to eat." It's another for them to say, "while we have safe food, we don't feel comfortable letting you eat it." It's a slippery slope, that, quite frankly sacares me, as I can dine out safely if I ask for information and give some basic information.

I don't just hate our litigious society. I hate our risk averse society.

I take risks every day. Every time I eat. Every time I leave the house. Hell, I pick up swords all the damn time that can and do hurt people regardless of safety precautions.

That it is possible for us to get hurt is a simple fact of being creatures both mortal and living.

I'm alive.

And, despite the fact I didn't jump over the counter and kill the guy, the bastard at Cold Stone Creamery isn't.

Comments

[beemerbike.livejournal.com]

basically they are submerged in a flowing warm water bath to aid the jerk scooping it. They only get washed once or twice per shift like other serving utensils at regular restaurants.

[fuyukodachi.livejournal.com]

That would help explain why I've gotten so sick at restaurants before when my food should have been fine. Thanks.

[beemerbike.livejournal.com]

believe you me...if you knew what went on in most kitchens you'd spend your evening eating off your own toilet seat with better luck of staying healthy. it's a wonder more people don't die from kitchen prep atrocities.

[hangedwoman.livejournal.com]

I worked in several kitchens when I was younger, and I don't think that's actually an accurate statement. Your average professional kitchen is still a hell of a lot cleaner than your average personal kitchen at any given moment.

[beemerbike.livejournal.com]

But we are speaking of run-of-the-mill fast food places. Ice cream is certainly safer than items that need to be kept hot. But I also have worked in kitchens and have seen bad practices as a matter of habit...not sanitizing cutting boards, merely wiping between cooked and non cooked items and eggs left out for hours on end in breakfast establishments are the scariest culprits.