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From: ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth)
Newsgroups: uw.general
Subject: Re: DC cafeteria
Message-ID: <11286@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Date: 28 Aug 89 16:40:29 GMT
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At SCH, there used to be (probably still is) a water dispenser with
glasses available inside the service area (and outside too, I think) so
people can serve their own water.  Cost to UW is the cost of
glasses/cups only (if you assume that people are going to drink water
from fountains if they can't get it from the cafeterias).

I don't think anyone was expecting to be `served' water in the sense of
a staff person taking time to dispense it.  People just want access to
water.  The nearest fountain is a long walk from the food area.  A
fountain in the general vicinity of the tables would be a nice
improvement (and would function even when the cafeteria is closed).
Locating it outside of the serving area eliminates any need for the
staff to disrupt their jobs to serve water.  Cheap disposable paper
cups would cost some money, but would be a nice added touch for a
`world class' building such as the DC.  The staff time required to
stock the cups should be relatively small.