The latest conspiracy theory

As our children are away we have taken the luxury of going out to eat. We were tremendously blessed at Christmas with restaurant gift cards and so we shuffle through them each night to make a decision. The frequent eating out reminded us of one of our pet peeves (and no, it isn't that eating out can make your pants not fit--although that is also one of my pet peeves). This one is related to drinks. We both enjoy water. Well, I should say I enjoy water. Joe---not so much, but it is healthier for him. So we order water at the restaurant. (I should probably make note that the particular restaurants I am speaking of are not sit-down with waitresses although sometimes this happens there too) Much to our dismay, we realize that there is some sort of unwritten restaurant code that stipulates if the customer orders water it can be assumed that the customer is not thirsty. They direct us to the 4 or 6 ounce clear plastic cups next to the soda machine. Who knows--maybe this is just true of Joe and I, but just because we order water doesn't mean that we are not thirsty! It happens so often that I am almost convinced that there must be some sort of published scientific survey out there proving their point. Maybe it is a conspiracy......