Julia Altshuler wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
> My husband asks for black coffee, and the dingos behind the
>> counter at hortons or honeydew ask him if he wants cream and sugar
>> with that. All the time.
>
>
> You can bet that the folks behind the counter have run into a few
> hundred customers who ask for black coffee and then, when given black
> coffeee, demand cream and sugar. So now the waitresses check which
> sort of black coffee the customer wants.
>
> --Lia

Indeed, Lia! As a server I ran into all sorts of customers who *thought*
they'd ordered what they wanted but then of course needed something else.
That's why I was impressed by this guy. He remembered after only one
breakfast I didn't want milk or cream, just black coffee. And he always
smiled, too.

Jill