Ferrels Donut Disaster

June 26, 2005
By C.Whyte

It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon and fellow authors D.Y. and C.T. decide to go with me to get some breakfast. We decide on Santa Cruz diner, but when we arrive the line is out the door and no one feels like waiting. Driving to Denny’s (the second choice for breakfast), CT spots Ferrels and in an executive decision I proclaim that we are going to eat there instead.

Walking into the empty donut house our spirits were high and our stomachs were empty. We all ordered at LEAST 2 donuts and each sat in our own little table for some reason. After a rousing round of devouring down multiple donuts, CT decides to purchase a dozen donut holes for $1. What a deal! When he goes up to pay for his “holers” he asks for a simple cup of water to quench his mighty thirst, but to his (and my) surprise gets royally denied:

“Can I get a cup of water too?” –CT

“10 cent more.” –Lady at Ferrels

“What?” –CT

“We charge for the cup.” –Lady

“……………………..” –CT

“You buy bottle of water?” –Lady

“Why would I buy a bottle of water that’s 10 times the price of what I want?” –CT

“You want water?” –Lady

“Nevermind.” –CT

CT returns to the table with a bag of donut holes but nothing to drink. He tells me the story that I already had overheard and I was outraged. What kind of establishment is this? Charging for a cup of water? Get right out of town. From working at Falafel for a while, I knew that it is illegal for water not to be free upon request, but what is this whole thing about charging for the cup? I did not take this lightly, as I was getting thirsty too:

“Hi, can I get a free cup of water?” –CW

“We charge 10 cents.” –Lady

“Isn’t that illegal?” –CW

“Water free.” –Lady

“Well then give me some free water.” –CW

“10 cents for the cup.” –Lady

“Get out of here, I’m not going to pay you for a cup, is there some bowl you can put it in or something? I just want like a sip of water. Is there a drinking fountain back there or something” –CW

“You need cup” –Lady

“I’m not going to pay you for water” –CW

(The lady then just stared at me)

“I’ll be back.” –CW

I went back to the table(s) that we were dominating and expressed my outrage. DY of course tells me that they have the right to do that, but I didn’t believe him. Who charges 10 cents for a cup? Should I just bring in my own cup next time? Get out of here Ferrels donut house. The unthinkable then happened… DY got up and went to the counter:

“Can I get a cup of water.” –DY

“We charge for the cup” –Lady (sounding defensive and a little intimidated)

“What? Yeah whatever, that’s cool.” –DY

The transaction is complete and DY returns to his seat with his 10 cent cup of free water. Needless to say, CT and I are outraged by DY’s lack of system fighting. CT starts off the convo by asking DY how his water tasted. DY said it tasted fine. CT replied by saying: “it better taste fine, I hope it tastes better than your freedom.”

“DY the carpetbagger crossing the line into enemy lines” –CT

“Dude, they can charge for the cups.” –DY

“Yeah, but who does that?” –CW

“They did it to me in Seattle.” –DY

“Seattle?” –CW

So there you have it. DY didn’t fight the law and the law won, while CT and I simply left the situation with thirsty hearts. At least I had the satisfaction of knowing that if I were to challenge that Lady to a Halo 2 match, she would get dominated hardcore, in which case I would charge her for the royal throwdown.