In one case, the customer was content with an explanation and drank the bottle.

But then I noticed that all my customers were drinking twice as much as usual, to blunt the pain.

I've often seen him behind the bar, listening to stories or telling them while music plays and customers drink their pints.

Everybody was broke, even Bernie, who let customers drink on tab until they made their first set of the year.

The other customers drank ale, heavily, and eyed her sideways.

"Some customers don't even drink, but it brings them into the establishment to play," he said.

The pending legislation would also allow customers to buy wine and drink it at the wineries.

"Our customers don't drink tea at all," he added.

Rough customers one and all, but good as gold, except they drank too much and you can say that again.

All five customers were drinking from pint pots of ale.