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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Hot stuff


OK, what's the deal with a 30-degree (or more) drop in temps from Tuesday to Wednesday? And today? Not that I'm complaining; at least we never have to shovel snow around here.
If you need a warm-up, here's some interesting news. Consumer Reports just rated McDonald's coffee No. 1 in a taste test, beating out the likes of Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts. The full article can be found here.
Some advice: Just don't drop the cup between your legs as an 81-year-old New Mexico woman did in 1994. Then she sued the Golden Arches because the coffee was too hot and scalded her. She won $2.9 million. (The amount was later reduced greatly.) Hence, the current warning labels at fast-food restaurants about coffee being hot.
"It made me come home and tell my wife and daughters don't drink coffee in the car, at least not hot," juror Jack Elliott told the Wall Street Journal.
All of which reminds me of the old FarSide cartoon in which cold coffee is served in hell; and someone says, "Gee, they thought of everything."

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2 comments:

Brad Barnes said...

That Hawaiian Coconut flavor at the Coffee Beanery today was durn tasty. (Though tragically not a poll choice...)

Allison Kennedy said...

True, true. ... sad that I couldn't include the locals.