@Eric.. they put directions on toothpicks..... people can be really really stupid
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > http://www.esnider.net/2004/08/30/was-mcdonalds-coffee-too-hot-for-stella-li > ebeck/ > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants > > The Wiki article points out that most other coffee vendors...as well as home > coffee makers brew at the 195-205 degree range and they recommend that you > keep it at 180-185 degree range. It also states that they have been sued as > well...but it doesn't state if they were successfully sued or not, with the > exception of a case against the coffee maker manufacturer Bunn where courts > ruled in their favor. > > I just think it is ridiculous that the warning on the cup and lid that McD's > had in place wasn't large enough or boldly worded enough. That's why I > think this whole case was ridiculous. What are they supposed to do, attach > a neon sign that says, "hey you fucking moron, since you are too stupid to > understand what content may be hot means, this coffee is hot so don't spill > it or you might get burned"? > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:gm0n3...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 2:02 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Whitesnake (the band) loses appeal in court....kind of funny. > > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Most restaurants serve coffee at 190 degrees. Dunkin Donuts and a list >> of other national chains still do. >> Funny how you don't read about similar lawsuits. >> > > ARe you sure about that? I find that highly doubtful. Since the McDonald's > case, I don't think any fast food restaurants still serve their coffee at > scalding temperatures. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322466 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
