Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 25

I work at a large theme park. Today I’m working at a quick service locations on a very hot and sunny day.

Guest: “I’ll have a water, make sure it’s ice cold.”

I grab her a bottle of water from the cooler, it’s cold as f***. I’ve noticed that it’s quite common for ladies with a southern accent to really harp over the distinction that the water be ‘ice cold’ so I make sure it’s one of the bottles from deepest inside the cooler.

Guest: “This isn’t ice cold. I want it ice cold.”

I hand her a cup filled with ice and a straw.

Guest: “How am I supposed to get these ice cubes in this bottle? They won’t fit through the top!”

Me: “Most guests put the water from the bottle into the cup.”

Guest: “I want the water in the bottle to be colder!”

Me: “The water in the bottle can’t possibly get any colder without freezing itself.”

Guest: “I said… I want the water in the bottle to be ice cold!”

So… I find the one bottle deep into the cooler where the water in the bottle has actually frozen and it’s bulging against the plastic.

Guest: “What is this?!”

Me: “Bottled water, ice cold.”

Guest: “I can’t drink this!”

Me: “Not when it’s ice cold, no.”

Guest: “So what do you expect me to do?!”

I look up towards the sun, giving us a 95-degree day.

Me: “Give it ten minutes?”

Guest: “Get me your manager!”

Me: “That will be fifteen minutes.”

Guest: *Screeches and storms off.*

Related:
Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 24
Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 23
Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 22
Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 21
Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 20