Subj : Re: Not Horsing Around To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Thu Feb 03 2022 22:26:52 >> 40c for 3 skinny wilted pickles?! KMX! > KMX?? And, a lot of these places hate it when you "special order" a > sandwich. I'm not worrierd -- McDonalds had an ad campaighn with the song, "What you want is what you get. . at McDonald's today!" One tuimie a supervisor backing the cashier, was trying to denty me a switch of inmgredients. I just askedm sing-song, "Whatever happened to whay you want is what tyou get, at McDonald's today." so she overrode herself & told the girl to put it through as a stop order (the kitchen waits until she goes back & explains the order, then started perepping it) > Years ago, there was a franchise called Western Sizzlin' -- I loved their > pickles. But, I understand they have oxylates, which can cause kidney stones, > so I eat these sparingly now. A urologiust I had, my first one re kidney stones, said even if I stopped eating EVERYTHING with oaxalates, my body would produce then & make the same amount of stones anyway. Basically, if you've ever had stones, you have a 16%, on averagem chance, every year, of having them again (I'm running more like 95%, over the past 30 years) > I like the hash browns/tater tots that Chick-Fil-A has, but they're > closed on Sunday...and it's rare I eat breakfast out anymore. I don't eat breakfat at McD's any more - they screw it up too much -- I go to Tim Horton's (the Canadian Dunkins, kinda, but with sandwiches, wraps, & others with the coffee & doughnuts); best fast food breskfast ever! I used to get the 5-cheese bagel, toasted, with 2 eggs,no meat, tomato, & leaf lettuce, & cheese, c/w coffee & doughnut(double chocolate) > If I get their breakfast, it's the sausage egg mcmuffin...otherwise, I > get the 2 cheeseburger meal and large size it. Those are the only things > I eat off their menu. My wife is eating heralthy, & the only thing she eats from McDonalds is their chicken snack wraps with half or no sauce, as the kiosk allows (she prefers half) & their coffee, but she's dropped high test coffee now & drinks half & half (half regular, half decaf) > Too many nowadays want something for nothing. I worked for Burger King > for nearly 5 years 40 years ago. I worked at A&W; I did all 4 jobs suimiltaneously, & manager, too, some days bymyself,. but other days, I'd switch in & out front & back, as needed, depending on who just didn't bother showing up (cheap teen labour. . .jeeze! Used to be about 60% of the adult minwage) >> I prefer A&W, but they're not cheap. > It's called "you get what you pay for". More like you don't get what you pay for these days, especially with online shopping! Merchants have caught on that people assume higher price means better quality, so they now sell their cheapest garbage at the highest prices in each's category! Not me -- I figured them out long ago, as a kid. . . I'm not here to pay for a different name on the labels of the things I buy. . . > At this area franchise, David's Burgers, if you eat in, and order a > combo, you get unlimited french fries. I can get a single grilled chicken > sandwich with mayonnaise, tomato, pickle, grilled onion, American cheese, > plus a large drink, and unlimited french fries for under $10. But, I can > not do that every day. Then, I get a complimentary sample of soft swirl > ice cream (chocolate and vanilla). I normally stay away from chocolate > for the caffeine, but that little bit won't hurt me. I miss the one deparment store cafe we had: chicken dstrips, xaesar salad with unlimited chicken strips! I'd get the honey mustard sauce & dig in & skip dinner later that day, especially if I hadn't already skipped breakfast. . . $5 (lumnches typically were bumping over $10 then; now you're looking at $14-18 for a decent lunch. but you can still find good deals in the food court (I like Bourbon Street Grill -- I get a starch(rice or noodles--I have them sub potatoe chunks), 2 veggies, & 2 mear options (a solid pound of food! for $12, including a large coke, & extra bourbon sauce on the side, in a coffee cup) I haven't had it in a while, cuz the calories on that beast, I'm not sure I want to even calculate & see! Another good one is a U-Grill clone -- you pick your items onto a little plate they tare out, & they charge you by the 100g. I typically go heavy on salmon, & various veggies, & a bit o' chicken for variety; they include a half cup of red rice & 2 good shakes of stir fry sauces -- I like the curry & hot pepper mixed. . . & a Coke to wash it all down -- $12 or so there, too. . . I mix it up from others, occasionally, keeping it near to $10 as I can. . . > That's for sure. The one thing I'll say for Burger King is that while > their burgers are "flame broiled", they're not "swimming in grease on > the grill", like at Wendy's, McDonald's, and elsewhere. Yup; I enjoyed them -- I'd stop off on my way home from A&W for a cheeseburger. Got so they'd se me come in, I'd know when to wave my hand as I'm halfway through getting tot he till, & they'd drop my patties so I'd have it fresh off the grill just as I got to the front of the line to pay! Good times. I like to try to be a regular at places I like -- I'm appreciated & some times get perks; one cashier at a coffee joint brought my 3 friends & I a $6 bowwl of gelato each, on the house -- she's now half-owner, having married the boss. They always give me any new baking creation she's made to try, no charge. The new merger has reduced the amount of western baked treats they sell. the last gift was a dozen home-made cranberry shortbread cookies -- so delicate & delicious! >> Q: How can you tell if it's Ronald McDonald at a nude beach? A: He has >> seasame seed buns > Never mind hold the onions. I ain't going anywhere NEAR the onions, nor the pickle! Grown up Wendy runs over, flips him onto his back & cries out, "Where's the BEEF?" Ronny runs off in shame. . . > I've never had their McRib sandwich. Same; oh well, now i never will, & I'm cool with that. McDonaldÆs tried to make a beef version of the McRib, but failed. Hopefully they learned from their McSteaks. Congress passed a law making it legal to slaughter horses for their meat; looks like the McRib is finally coming back! Chris Christie: You can't talk to me like that! Do you know who I am??! McCashier: a fat unemplyed guy who just ordered 20 McRibs to go? Q: What type of condoms does Ronald McDonald use? A: McRibbed --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757) .