McDonald's Drive-Thru Sighting

[CaroPhoenix]

Family & I went out last night to go grocery shopping. (BG: Grocery shopping is normally done on Sundays, but Mr. Rum was running a 5 mile race today & Child Rum & I were going to be visiting the ILs and therefore we'd all be too tired to do the shopping on Sunday./BG)

So after grocery shopping, we were craving various cold treats from the McDonald's that shares space in the parking lot of the Safeway grocery store we went to. We pull into line. The guy in front of us all of a sudden pulls out of line, parks in a parking spot and goes inside.

As we get creep closer, we notice the car at the drive-through speaker. The woman was on a cell phone. It looked like she was ordering for whomever she was talking to while she was at the drive-through!



Really? Woman couldn't have gotten a text from the person? Wrote down what the person wanted before leaving? The least she could have done was go inside and ordered!

Oi.

[blas]

My mom's work has a "use it or lose it" system of PTO (unlike mine which is acrued and you have to build it up), and she takes a lot of half days or Fridays off every so many months.

A month or so ago, she took two Friday half days, meaning she'd leave at noon. She told me she'd stop at Subway on the way home, and if I'd stay there a little longer, she'd buy me a sandwich. She said text her what I want.

Easily enough, I have an easy order every time, but it works out great when people, ya know, plan ahead on that.

[Quillsilver]

Ah, yes....I've had some of those wonderful customers. It usually goes something like this:

*DT sensor dings*
*Order Taker does welcoming spiel*
Customer: Just a minute *silence for a moment, then* Yeah, I'm at <store> now - what did you want? *pause* Well, they have *customer proceeds to read HALF THE MENU to friend on the phone, followed by clarification of what exactly they want. Once customer finally begins ordering, s/he may or may not have to call friend back because s/he forgot to ask what kind of drink friend wanted, etc.*
OT, and anyone else with a headset:

[AccountingDrone]

My mom's work has a "use it or lose it" system of PTO (unlike mine which is acrued and you have to build it up), and she takes a lot of half days or Fridays off every so many months.

A month or so ago, she took two Friday half days, meaning she'd leave at noon. She told me she'd stop at Subway on the way home, and if I'd stay there a little longer, she'd buy me a sandwich. She said text her what I want.

Easily enough, I have an easy order every time, but it works out great when people, ya know, plan ahead on that.

hubby and i like effectively the exact same basic sub from subway - italian bmt on wheat, lettuce, tomato, onion, olive, salt and pepper, oil and vinegar. bonus is a macadamia cookie. roomie likes the meatball sub on wheat, peppers. easy =)

ordering isn't freaking rocket science.

[seafood salad on wheat with spinach is what my mom liked until the subway in her town closed =(]

[kpzra]

Ah, the joys of having a Ham radio. I talk while I'm on my way, although I've had other people butt in too

[Kisa]

How about when they double up on the suck like so?

OT: Hi, how are you?
SC: Then I said, "Tammy, you are such a slut I can't believe you would"
OT: Hello?
SC: I mean really! What a bitch! I hope he kicks her to the curb like yesterdays trash!
OT: M'am? Are you ready to order?
SC: Perhaps an annonymous call to Rodger is in order? Oh hey, I'm at Taco Bell now. You want anything?
OT: M'am? M'am? Hello, m'am?
SC: I got it. HELLO?!!! HE-LOOOOOO??!!

Cellphones and the cold sholder. Fun stuff...