Beer at the Cricket

Although I cant confess to being a die hard sports fan, I do enjoy the odd game, and gladly accepted an invitation to watch Australia play New Zealand in the cricket recently. Being a warms summers day I looked forward to a refreshing ale while at the event although the thought of drinking out of a disposable plastic cup wasn’t quite as exciting.

I decided to bring my own glass with me and try my luck. When I reached the front of the line, I kindly asked for my beer in my own glass (actually it was a stainless steel mug) and my request was treated with a few odd looks amongst the staff. My response to this confusion was as such: “I am fine with the disposable plastic glasses, but unfortunately the planet I live on is allergic to them, so would you mind if I used my own glass?”

Well this aroused a certain cheer out of the staff and the supervisor gave the nod to allow them to furnish my glass with beer. When I got back my seat I found 3 distinct benefits from going to the trouble of bringing my own container: 1. I felt pretty good about not using a disposable cup. 2. Being an insulated container, it actually kept my drink a lot cooler than a thin plastic cup. 3. And best of all, I had discovered that I had actually been served 470ml of beer rather than the standard 420ml

What a winner!
Danin