WHEN it's required? It's ALWAYS required here, and it's made by the gallon and multi-gallon. 'Gotta be served with VERY high ratio of ice to tea in ALL seasons. No, I don't want anybody's coffee, thank you. 'See what I meant about regional differences? They're ALL good, and none is no more right than the other. Most probably depends on what Mama and Daddy had. BTW, mine had very little in material things, but I'm very thankful that they gave me a strong sense of integrity, persistence, perseverance and determination.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiltons grammatical concerns > Well this is the first I've ever heard of such a thing. Usually, if given a > little notice, when ice tea is required, we open little pouch of crystals, > add tap water and stick in the fridge for a few hours to chill. Ice is > usually viewed as a way to rip us off as ice here is cheaper than the liquid > drink. > > Pouring hot tea over ice is just silly talk. I think what you really want > is a Tim Horton's coffee, "eh"?? hee hee > > Ed > 300E, who likes tea in a cup and scotch on his ice. ;-) > > 2008/11/27 Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I was in Toronto once at a pretty nice restaurant for a business lunch (I > > was buying) with a bunch of people. Asked the waiter for iced tea. He said > > "We don't have that." I kinda looked at him and asked if they had tea. He > > said yes. Then I asked him if they had ice. He said yes. Then I asked him > > if they could put some tea on the ice in a big glass. He said no. Asked > > why not. He said the tea would be hot and melt the ice. So I said, bring > > me tea, bring me two glasses full of ice. He asked why. I told him I would > > show him how to make iced tea. So after a few minutes he shows up with a > > pot of tea and two glasses of ice. I pour the hot tea over one after > > letting it get kinda strong, then poured that one into the other glass of > > ice. Iced tea. The waiter was astonished as were most of my Canadian > > colleagues. It appeared to be the first time they had ever seen such a > > thing. > > > > --R > > > > John Robbins wrote: > > > >> Donald Snook wrote: > >> > >>> Also iced tea is presumed to be sweetened, you have to ask for the > >>> non-syrup kind. > >>> > >> > >> Whenever I travel "up north" with people from the south they ask if they > >> have sweet tea every time they eat just on the odd chance someone might have > >> it. They haven't been successful yet. > >> > >> John > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
