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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
Diet sodas really became prevalent (I think) the second time I was in Germany. That tour started with me having a relative newborn, 1 month when we landed and an kindergarten student. It also marked my first interaction with a wives group which was a huge culture shock for me. For the first time I was in an environment where I had to fill a role, not only as a soldier but as the wife of a soldier. It became awkward often.
Anyway. ... I was going to the commissary, parties and barbecues with these women. I watched them hand over cans of diet soda more often than not because; " they won't get fat". I even watched mothers putting diet soda in baby bottles. I can't begin to convey how appalled I was.
At some point and I really can't remember when or how, whether it was a class or my own private reading, I learned fairly simultaneously that margarine aND diet sodas. Were so toxic
Anyway, off of soapbox
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In 1978 I did a tour as head of security for a strike location. A newspaper went on strike, and the company's insurance required them to have an inside security detail. US law forbids armed security inside a strike location, so we were only issued batons. It was a VERY tense situation... I'd start out with a bottle of Coke at breakfast to wire me up, then 20 minutes later when my blood sugar started to drop, I'd drink another bottle. After the 4th or 5th one, I'd have to drink two bottles just to get back up. By the end of my 12-hour shift, I'd have consumed 30-40 bottles of Coke. My hair was standing on end and lightning bolts were shooting out of my eyes.
The strike lasted 13 months.
That was about 35 years ago. I don't think I've drunk 5 bottles of Coca Cola since then.
Stitchawl