Goodness me what a pile of invective I have heaped upon my head !
Just for the information of those whose understanding of the law is not complete (I hope you were OK in Aviation Law in ground school) it is quite illegal in UK law to withhold anything from an employee's pay for shortfalls of any stocks or similar, and it has been for many years.
Flightmapping, no the beer was not cold because they did indeed have no ice and were apologising about it to others. Normal FR practice after about 15.00 it seems.