Sometimes in the midst of life I forget that I am the head of a multi-national campaign. I founded the Stop Taking Ice Campaign (or STIC) in 1997 on the campus of Houghton College. The purpose of STIC is to raise global awareness in regards to the ice-in-drinks epidemic. STIC will have accomplished its task when restaurants stop assuming that people want ice in their soft drinks. The assumption should be that people do NOT want ice since it is evil in the following 3 ways:
1. Ice prevents access to drink
2. Ice means you get less drink
3. Ice waters down your drink
So, if you hate it when restaurants put ice in your drink, become a member. Get out of the ice age! Join STIC today and all your problems will melt away.
13 comments:
I'm in - I especially hate when they fill your glass with ice and then pour some drink around it, like it's some sort of filler for the spaces that are too small for ice cubes.
Sign me up. This is one of my primary pet peeves. I think I remember seeing a poster on the BBC cafeteria bulletin board once for S.T.I.C.
you should also mention that in a recent study, samples of ice taken from ice machines at different restraunts were sent in to be analyzed for bacteria, and in some places (like Burger King) the ice came back with far more bacteria in it that found in the toilet water in the bathroom of the same facility....I now order no or light ice in my drinks. No ice at B.K.
I meant "far more bacteria in it THAN found in the toilets..."
You lost me here. I like ice a lot. Most good restaurants have free refills for their ice water any ways. If you're drinking pop with ice then you are just downright being disobedient since the pop is destroying your health and sending you to an early grave. For all you diet pop drinkers, notice the first three letters in "diet". I never find that ice waters down my water, as it melts my water supply is replenished, my water stays cold and as far as the access thing how weak is your tongue that it can't break through at least an inch of ice if necessary. Don't forget ordering the ice water also saves you money which can be used to purchase Tv on DVD or help the poor. We want more ice!! (2 years, 4 months Pepsi free)
Many of times I have mentioned this campaign to people. I remember when the speech was first delievered in Oral Com w/ macneil.
I am against it however. I like ice!
in response to "I lost you at hello" there is a serious flaw in your thinking. While I applaud your position on refraining from the evils of soft drinks I find it inconsistent with your approval of the evils of TV. Just a thought!
hey, thanks for the support :)
We did have some posters up at BBC at one point. We also were rumored to have broken the ice machine, but I admit to nothing.
Kayla, thanks for your contribution. You should be STIC vice president or something :)
Kirk, STIC actually takes a liberal position regarding ICE in ICEWATER. We allow it, since it partially or wholly eliminates problems 2-3.
Heather, we thankyou for spreading the word even though you aren't a convert.
STIC to the Drink!
you know, i actually tought about this the other day while dining at A&W - there was a little note on the cup about how they don't use ice bcause it waters down the pop.
I want to be president.
So - would this theory apply to coffee and tea as well. When we are at Timmy's should we ask them to fill it to the brim because we don't want to add cream to our hot drink?
Good for A&W :)
Kayla, oh yeah? We could have fun with this. Perhaps I'll post a poll soon and let the members vote, haha :)
I have no current position regarding cream on top of your tim horton's drinks. Perhaps that will be an issue in a potential upcoming election
I think I relayed more valuable info and facts than you did. I win. I should be president.
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