I pulled my car into the McDonald’s Drive-Thru this afternoon and had no real idea why. My mind must have short circuited directly from my stomach to my arms as legs as they simply took over and steered my vehicle up to the little speaker that takes food orders. As usual, I had no time to try and decode the mad jumble of pictures and food descriptions that were just far away enough as to be rendered pure gibberish. This didn’t matter, actually, as I already had pictured the meal in my minds eye – a Big Mac and fries! But, as it turned out, that didn’t matter either….
“God day” squeaked a tinny male voice from the box. “Would you care to try our delicious Chicken Nuggets meal deal today?”
‘Uh, no, I would really like….’ That’s as far as I got. “Yes OK then, that will be one Chicken McNugget super-sized special with a Coke. That comes to $7.60 sir. Please drive up to the next window.” This was immediately followed by a deep guttural noise that could have be electronic or human. It was hard to tell.
“Uh no, no….I wanted a Big Mac and a medium fries, actually” I stammered to the little metal box from which a steady humm was now coming.
“Sqorsch your didagualm morshey” , was the reply from the grill which now looked to be also smoking slightly. I sighed and assumed the communication for the correct order had made it through and crept forward. Ten minutes later, I pulled up to the first window aka the McPay portal. (There are always dual windows working at a McDonalds – at one you pay and at the other you get your food like it was some kind of reward). “That’ll be $7.60 sir, said a cute little thing that looked to be all of 16.” Her mouth formed a silent ‘o’ as she held out a tiny hand in my direction.
“That can’t be right”, I stammered through a throat that was a little tight with concern. “I just ordered a Big Mac and a medium fry!” I looked through the window at the young lady and immediately saw trouble. Her face now looked like one big question mark!
“Sir, I just relieved the guy that was taking orders and this is just absolutely my first day!” She spread her hands out to each side as she said this. A pout then began to form on her lips. To tell the truth, my own eyes were getting a little crossed at that point. And, I had to think quickly as the big looking guy in line behind me was slowly pounding his steering wheel. I briefly wondered if he had had a bad day or that maybe he just liked pounding stuff.
Well, maybe I subconsciously really did want Chicken McNuggets after all. Giving up, I handed her a ten spot and waited for my change. In short order, I was handed a fiver, three singles and two pennies. Hmm. Maybe I’ll order from this place more often, I thought. Quickly pocketing the money, I pulled ahead before she said anything more. (My great McGetaway)! Really though, two pennies?
When I got to the ‘McPayout’ window, miracles of miracles, my order was ready to go. I grabbed my bag, sat it on the seat next to me and motored on home. Once at the dinner table, I reached in and grabbed my chicken sandwich. Oh, and the Apple Dippers were pretty tasty too.
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