cheeseburger paradise by the dashboard light

We are cursed/blessed by living a block away from a McDonald's. Boy will use his special tug-of-war stance body weight pull to achieve a McDonald's vector during walks. I swear those Chicken McNuggets and fries are kid crack. (Actually, they are plain old crack as there was more than one occasion while I was pregnant and burning rubber to get to the nearest Mickey D's.) I suppose I may have set them up for fast food addiction by so much exposure in utero.

Still, McDonald's has saved us after activity-filled weekend mornings with limited time before the blessed nap. That's when we'll swing through the drive-through on the way back home for an easy and fat quota satisfying lunch. As if we are ever in danger of missing the fat quota.

Our McDonald's does good business. At lunch time on weekends it is packed. They are also an efficiency machine. I'm amazed how they expedite the drive-through line with staff on foot to take orders and pass them up so there's minimal delay.

So today, I gave my order to the man walking around with a clipboard - 20 nuggets, a cheeseburger, fries. Don't judge me. Oh, and barbecue sauce and ketchup! At the pick-up window, the woman hands me my bag right away and I think - I don't care if there's a huge line, I'm checking this bag!  I peered in and saw that it looked okay - saw the nuggets, they remembered the sauce this time - ketchup packets- sweet. (Last time they gypped us of ketchup packets. Girl loves the ketchup packets.)  And drove away.

I pulled into our driveway and was geting ready to get out of the car when I peeked into the bag one more time...mmm...fries. And nuggets. But where's the cheeseburger? THERE IS NO CHEESEBURGER.

I checked the receipt. I paid for a cheeseburger. *bleep*

I debated whether it was worth going back for the cheeseburger. It was 99 cents. Really. Could we live without a cheeseburger? It's late. But, No! This is on principle. They should know they screwed up. And, by God, we are going to get our cheeseburger.

I pulled into the drive-through overflow parking. I marched into the McDonald's only to find a mob of customers waiting to be helped at the registers. Customers who didn't look like they would tolerate someone marching up to the front too kindly. Grrrr!

I quickly exited and weighed my options. I could walk up to the drive-through window after the current mammoth SUV blocking all access to the window. Yes. Let's do that. But, the SUV was still there. I basically stood on a small strip of curb, possibly to get plowed into the brick exterior if the SUV decided to gun it out of there. Luckily, the woman driver saw me perched precariously there and I yelled over to her that they forgot to give me something.

Woman driver was kind and helped me out by relaying my message to The Woman Who Stiffed Me...and later passed my small cheeseburger-containing bag to me. Thank you, woman driver!!!

Got back into the car only to wait for this long line of backed up drive-through/parking lot traffic, including witnessing a minor accident and people getting out of their cars to yell obscenities at one another, before finally pulling back into the driveway. Ugh!

I was so distracted by this point that I ran over our hateful step from our front walkway that partially juts out into the narrow driveway and that has caused more grief than any front walkway step should. Running over the corner of the step flipped the entire stone slab up and apparently banged into the side of the car over and over. Longer than you'd think.

The step from hell.

The damage? There's a freaking dent in the front of my side panel of the car, and a length-wise scratch that's like 4 feet long. From the freaking step! For the freaking cheeseburger! For 99 cents! Because they screwed up at the drive-through! 

I wonder if Mickey D's would pay for the repairs.

Comments

[Manic Mommy]

Hope the burger was the. best. you've. ever. tasted.

And I hear ya: pregnancy #1, I couldn't get enough of McDonalds' strawberry shakes.

(don't judge me!)

[KC]

Dude. That cheeseburger was for the kids too - they devoured it. I'm starting to feel like I'm riding around in something from Sanford & Son.

[magpie]

Oy. Bummer.

On the other hand, did you read the story on the front page of today's Times, about E coli and burgers? You will never eat a hamburger again, unless you slaughtered and butchered the cow yourself.

[Introvertster]

I read that article; one burger = paralyzed for life. Horrifying. We're going halal if we don't go vegan first!

[AJU5's Mom]

We avoid McDonalds like the plague! Now Wendy's Frosty's are another story... As are Arby's fries...

[KC]

Now, I am terrified of reading that article. Absolutely terrified. Especially since I JUST bought some ground beef.

I am extremely unhappy over this cheeseburger business in general.

Mmmm.. Frosty's. It's been awhile. Now, I'm also craving a Dairy Queen Soft Serve. Thanks.

[Kyla]

AGH!!!

I'm also too scared to read that ground beef article. I like the occasional hamburger without fearing for my life.

[kathy]

I am really shocked by that article and i believe one must always opt for Healthier Foods
for everybody especially kids.

[paula]

I avoid giving processed food to my kids as I know they are the source of bad nutrients and I wish every parent must make an effort in feeding kids Healthier foods

[sd karte 4gb]

You write so beautifully and profoundly.I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.

[Dysdhousewife]

Effing McDonalds. Those Effers.

[Sears Parts]

I was just going to relax and read this morning then in the meantime I got your blog to read. Really good one.
regards
sears parts