On 2/3/2015 9:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> We never had many soft drinks in the house when I was a kid and I never
> got into the habit or drinking sugary beverages. I remember the first
> diet drinks were horrible. There was a nasty after taste that I just
> couldn't get past. Some of the newer products are a little easier to
> handle but still aren't good. I started drinking tea clear when I was
> about 20 and had a job in an alloy plant furnace room and found it was
> the only thing that quenched my thirst.
>
I wasn't raised with soft drinks, either. The only time we had any was
when we lived in Thailand. Mom had orange soda (Green Spot brand or
something like that) delivered so we (my brothers and I) would have
something to drink other than filtered water. They weren't diet sodas,
though. I never did pick up the habit of drinking soda.

> I used to have a little sugar in my coffee but when I was working and
> ordering take out coffee I could not get them to put as little sugar as
> I wanted so I got it with just cream, later... black. Now I can handle
> coffee with a little cream, but I find even small amounts of sugar to be
> too sweet for me.
>
On the rare occasions I drink coffee I take it straight, no sugar, no cream.

Jill