Oh well, it was worth a try. Jamie pocketed the change, then nodded. "I mentioned it to my father, and he doesn't think much of the idea, but I thought I'd see what other people think."

The rest of the cookie went back into the bag to be eaten later, and Jamie brushed the crumbs off of his hands. "Look, would you be willing to ask your folks and see if they'd like to do it? If I can show that at least one other place around here wants to do that, the others might be willing to listen to me.

Not that he had a lot of hope there, but that was worth a try as well.