Re: [OT] Suing for hot coffee
tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote:
> Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu> writes:
> > Give me a break. Coffee is hot. It is made with boiling water. This
> > is not a case of a McDonalds employee spilling coffee on someone else.
> > This is someone not being careful and spilling it on themselves.
>
> "Coffee at 180 degrees" is a distinct item from "coffee". Coffee is
> not properly served at 180 degrees
What are you talking about? When coffee comes out of a good coffee
machine, it is near boiling. Coffee enthusiasts even measure the
temperature to make sure that it is extremely hot [1]. My water
heater for tea is set at 203, and we serve it right away. McDonalds
was far from unreasonable.
Regards,
Walter Landry
wlandry@ucsd.edu
[1] http://www.coffeegeek.com/reviews/drip/braun_flavorselect_kf180_185_187/tonyreynolds
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