[sharkhawk]

If this was like a typical hospital cafeteria, the drinks are self serve, but within the register area. Not like a McDonalds where they give you a cup and the machine is within the dining area. I'm sure they over reacted, but I would bet that he thought he could get a free drink and was a a**hole about it.

Think about a typical cafeteria, you walk into the food service area, get a tray, pick up your entrée and fill a cup. You go to the register and pay. If you want to refill you have to go back into the food service area. I don't understand why he would think that is a free refill. And knowing the way a lot of people act towards service folks these days, I could imagine the customer making a scene.

[Rusty0604]

Lewis and his fiancé have contacted the Internal Affairs Office in Columbia. He says he will contest the fine in federal court.

“It’s about pretty much I guess you would say getting your face back. I want everybody to know that I made a simple mistake, that I’m not a thief, that I’m not dishonest. I’m trying to do the right thing.”

[chaosagent]

Think about a typical cafeteria, you walk into the food service area, get a tray, pick up your entrée and fill a cup. You go to the register and pay. If you want to refill you have to go back into the food service area. I don’t understand why he would think that is a free refill. And knowing the way a lot of people act towards service folks these days, I could imagine the customer making a scene

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Don’t know about your ‘typical’ cafeteria, but in the last week, I’ve been at two different hospital cafeterias.

Both had the drink dispenser right before the cash register and both have free drink refills. Plus the local Luby’s chain is exactly the same way.