Originally Posted by
Mort
Exactly so.
. If the OP never bothered to do this over the years, he was an adventurous man.

Well, somehow, I've managed to survive 30 years of travel and all that scary hotel glassware

That's not to say that I'll pick up a glass without taking a look at it before using. I also usually rinse first.
But perhaps even more amazing....and "adventurous"....is being a practicing Catholic who's survived all those years of going to communion!