No napkin, no sale.

This morning I stopped by the cafe at the Publix Supermarket for a colada, and saw something rare that should be ubiquitous: a hair net. The young server who had very short hair to begin with was wearing a full hair net. I think the law still dictates such a precaution, but very few outlets actually obey that ruling. He said it was Publix policy and that even a bald coworker was required to wear a net. This seems to me like a good policy. I am not a germaphobe, but there are certain things that bother me. For instance, servers picking up coffee cups (even at Starbucks) by putting their fingers inside the cup. Yuck. I also lose my taste for any ice cream cone handed to me without being wrapped in a napkin. Another yuck. My partner  is bothered by checkout clerks who lick their fingers to more easily pick up the plastic bags. Naturally long unnetted hair, male or female, is an appetite killer, as is anyone working while having an obvious cold. I'm never comfortable with a waiting staff member who has too many piercings, or---wait a second. Maybe I am a germaphobe.