POPPING A COLD ONE - Teddy's friend was a fixture on the streets of Dublin for fifteen years. The friend had walked the streets delivering ice for the Atlantic Coal and Ice Company since 1924. On a hot day, Teddy would like nothing more than an ice-cold beer. Teddy's friend, a teenager, was kind of slow - so slow that folks called her "Lightning." Once in a while, Teddy would reach back into the ice wagon and pull out a cold one for his friend. There was no law banning this teenager from drinking beer. Teddy's teenage friend was, of course, a mule
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