Charlene Charette wrote:

> A lot of fast food joints around here have signs saying "no outside food
> or drink" so apparently it's a common enough occurrance.

Same here, and there is one chain that says it is a violation of public health
regulations. I always thought it was because maintaining a place to eat was part
of their overhead and they didn't want to pay to provide a place for people who
didn't get their food there.

My wife got kicked out of a local MacDonald's for doing that. She used to go for
breakfast after dropping me off at work for 7 am. She hated their decaf coffee
and hd complained about it several times. She started picking up a coffee at Tim
Hortons and taking it to MacDonalds. They warned her a few times and then kicked
her out. Not a problem. They had the chance to make a little money off her on the
eggs but they wanted to make money on the eggs and the coffee, and they probably
make a lot more on coffee than they do on eggs. They could have made better
coffee. So now they make nothing off her.