Steve, | I think it went out the window when some woman sued McDonalds because she | spilled some hot coffee in her lap AND WON. She should have won. There was an article on this in the Wall Street Journal years ago. The women was burned when she spilled coffee on herself at a McD's drive in. The coffee was so hot she got second degree burns on her lap and legs. Now one can argue she should not have spilled the coffee. And this is true. But WHY was McD's selling coffee that was so hot it would cause second degree burns? Now some people say they like hot coffee. Fine. I like hot coffee. Heck I'll even drink COLD coffee. But I DON'T WANT to drink coffee that will burn the heck out of my lips and tongue! 8-) So why was the coffee so hot? It was this hot so that people would NOT drink the coffee. Yes you read that right. McD's had/has a policy on free coffee refills. So to HOLD DOWN costs, i.e., to make money, McD's DELIBERATE policy was to keep their coffee at very high temps. It was just below boiling if I remember correctly. McD's had had numerous complaints, injuries and lawsuits over the years but refused to lower the temps of the coffee. This is why the lady one the lawsuit. It was all about McD's saving a few cents on a coffee refill. Wonderful company. I was in a McD's at about the time this happened. The coffee was so hot I burned my lips and tongue. Even after putting ice in the coffee I was well on down the road before I could have my cup of joe. It was one of the last times I ever bought anything from The Arches. I wish the women had one more money off the cheap SOBs.... Later... Dan McCarty *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 12:04:10 PDT
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