It's not unusual for me to take one or two of the small cans of Diet Coke with me from the lounge, in particular if I am nursing a hangover.

(Hmm, I am not sure if that is saying that I usually have a hangover).

About three years ago on a VS flight in Upper, about 90 minutes from landing I asked for another bottle of water as I'd finished the one I'd been given, and was rather flatly refused: I was told that they only load one per pax. I have to say I was really rather stunned by the response. I mean, I wasn't even offered a glass of water instead. So after attempting to replenish at least some dignity, I went to the bar and pinched one of the big bottles there instead.

I should add that on subsequent flights on VS I haven't had the same problem.

Back to BA, onboard on CE, it's certainly not uncommon to be offered "a little something" for my arrival, usually one of those little Pommerys. Nothing to what used to happen on Ansett in domestic F, though. It wasn't unusual to walk off with two full 75cl bottles of fizz on SYD-MEL "back in the day".

Cheers, Howard