[Blindtlk] Question about eating in public

[Judy Jones]

If you are in the restaurant, ask for another empty basket or ask for a 
to-go bag to dump your fries in so you can use part of the basket.

Hope that works.  I know when we had kids, we always asked for a to-go order 
whether or not we stayed.  We would use the bag for trash at the end of the 
meal, by the way, a great way to get it all to the bin when using a cane. 
Also, to hold extra food if we were staying to have more eating surface, or 
to carry the rest away with us.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom via blindtlk
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 2:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about eating in public

Agreed.  I was just a place where there literally wasn't room.  It was a
basket with the burger and the little cardboard boat of overflowing fries.
<smile> There were bottles of ketchup on the table.

Thanks for the response!


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelby
Carlson via blindtlk
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:58 PM
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Cc: Kelby Carlson
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about eating in public

I usually just make room on my plate for a small empty space where I can
poor a moderate amount.  There's almost always room.
Then I usually dip.  I'm not inclined to slather anything with ketchup on
top, but if I did do that I'd use a fork.

K.



----- Original Message -----
From: Tom via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
To: "Tom" <tom.cramer1 at gmail.com
Date sent: Thu, 21 May 2015 12:52:47 -0700
Subject: [Blindtlk] Question about eating in public

I have a feeling this is going to be a very dumb question, but I want to ask
anyway.

I enjoy eating out in public with friends or people.

One of my favorite things, like any young person my age, is burgers and
fries.

I'd like to know what you guys do as blind folks with the following
situation.

Most people enjoy some sort of dipping sauce for their fries, such as
ketchup.

Some fast food places have those little dipping cups, and if I have someone
get me one or two, no problem.



But, what about those places that don't.  You either have the
plate that has
the burgers and fries on it, or you sometimes have those
cardboard boat
looking things heaping full of fries and no cup or dipping
container.

I figure that on a plate situation, there could be a little room
to put a
bit for dipping, but not always.  What is good or proper or
visually
appealing to do with such things as those little boat looking
things or when
a plate is full of food or fries and there's no designated room?

I have ended up just eating them plain, but why do that?

What can I do to still enjoy what I like?

And, is it OK to eat the fries with fingers if they have ketchup
on them?



Again, embarrassing questions I wouldn't normally ask a sighted
person.



Tom





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