Life is Funny

Went to meet some friends at a local pub last night. Didn’t feel like drinking, so I ordered a club soda, which is basically just carbonized water.

The bartender filled up the glass, I was half expecting him to say “no charge”.. it is, only water…

$3.15 he says. Since I was already in a stupid situation, I automatically said “make it $4″ to tip him.

So my glass of water with bubbles in it cost $4.00

So the question is… am I stupid for paying it? Or is he stupid for charging so much?  I know that the bar does have overhead that has to be taken care of.. the bartender’s wage, the hydro to keep the lights on, property taxes, mortgage, etc, etc..

But you normally wouldn’t charge for a napkin, so why would you charge for water?

Here’s the worst part, when my water glass was empty, I thought about asking for a refill. But I shuttered at the thought of paying another $4 for another glass of water. I ended up ordering a beer for $5, figuring atleast I was getting my money’s worth, eventhough I didn’t feel like drinking beer.

Isn’t this a stupid funny predicament? How would you have handled the situation?