Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!maytag!vlsi!kmheal
From: kmheal@vlsi.waterloo.edu (K. Michael Heal)
Newsgroups: uw.general
Subject: Re: DC cafeteria
Message-ID: <4596@vlsi.waterloo.edu>
Date: 24 Aug 89 23:40:27 GMT
References: <6244@watdcsu.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: kmheal@vlsi.waterloo.edu (K. Michael Heal)
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Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <6244@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> hazela@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Jose Reynaldo Setti) writes:
>Does anybody know why the Davis Centre cafeteria won't
>give water to patrons? I mean, even if a patron asks for
>a glass of water they won't give it?  

This piracy is very unfortunate.  If it happened to me, I would set down
whatever I had already picked up and would explain that I can not eat
it without water; I do not wish to speak to the manger: I merely want
a glass of water.  I would then walk away and go somewhere else. 

Wherever there is a captive audience, this policy is inappropriate.
Since Food "Services" has been granted a monopoly (even more
unfortunately), it is their responsibility to provide SERVICE.  I
think the very awkward techniques described by other patrons who
either can't, can't afford to, or simply do not wish to, consume
pop, milk, tea, or coffee should be unnecessary.  May I suggest
some courses of action:

 1)  Whenever you go to the DC cafeteria, ask for a large glass of water.

 2)  If you are not given the same, set your tray down and LEAVE!
     (No need to argue with any mangers.)

 3)  Write some letters to
      (a)  Whoever is in charge of Food "Services"  (Who is it?)
      (b)  The UW Ombudsman (in the Campus Centre)
      (c)  The Imprint (also in the Campus Centre)
      (d)  The Gazette (in Needless Hall)
      (e)  The president of the Fedaration of Students
      (f)  The president of the Graduate Students Association
      (g)  Doug Wright
      (h)  Have I missed anyone?

I best quit before I include my explicit thoughts on this dispicable
practice....

P.S.  There should be a fountain right in the eating area.
-- 
                                 Michael.
                                ( kmheal@watvlsi.waterloo.edu )