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To: Little Joe who wrote (26739)	1/27/2003 9:29:04 AM
From: TheBusDriver	Respond to of 36161

And if I have a hangover and don't get out of bed to salt my frozen walkway and you slip and fall? Who's fault is that? Yours for not being careful or mine for having a hangover and not salting my walkway to some guy doesn't slip and fall? Where does it stop? One more question: "Was that the first cup of coffee that woman ever bought at MD's"? Wayne

To: Little Joe who wrote (26739)	1/27/2003 10:58:14 AM
From: terry richardson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36161

Little Joe: Re: Wayne I think the point that is being missed is not that the coffee is hot, but that it is deliberately made scalding hot, so hot in fact that it can cause third degree burns. I can't see how anyone can say McDonalds is not responsible for this. In the UK we tend to drink more tea than coffee as you are probably aware. In order to make tea correctly you must first boil the kettle. i.e. raise the water temperature to 100 degrees Centigrade/Celsius... the maximum possible temperature for its liquid state. (The same temperature or possibly higher that McDonalds specifies for its coffee no doubt.) Then it is poured over the tea leaves/bag to scald the tea/tea bags. It is then left for a minute or so to brew or mash before being served. One may add lemon, sugar and/or milk which would lower the temperature slightly but many prefer it without either. Now it has been common practice for several hundred years to blow across the surface of the tea in the cup before taking that first sip, since previous experience has taught us that at that temperature a fresh cup of tea can burn your mouth... young children are taught this at a very early age in the UK incidentally... alternately one may wait a few moments or minutes to allow the tea to cool a little and coincidentally this will also increase the strength of the brew. We also make coffee the same way. Now millions of Brit's, Canadians, Australians and Kiwi's go through this ritual every morning and several times a day thereafter. I'm sure if you Americans were to ask nicely someone would come up with some practical suggestions on how to correctly and safely prepare and drink a cup of coffee. T. p.s. They could probably cover the correct use of sharp knives at the same time.

To: Little Joe who wrote (26739)	1/27/2003 12:06:57 PM
From: Sharp_End_Of_Drill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36161

Little Joe, I give up - may you be blessed with all the lukewarm coffee and greasy hashbrowns you can consume. Sharp

To: Little Joe who wrote (26739)	1/27/2003 7:30:36 PM
From: BCherry168	Respond to of 36161

OT: Re: McDonald's hot coffee case. The Big Mack kept their coffee heated to 155 deg, which is far hotter than anyone can drink without getting very severe burns. I believe the evidence in the case was that there had been many, many complaints of injury for quite a while before the injury in the case at hand. McDonald's steadfastly refused to lower the temps to more reasonable levels. The lady in question did not know how scalding hot the coffee was and accidentally spilled it in her lap, causing very severe burns. The high damages were awarded to encourage McDonald's to reduce the temps. They did.