Rant: Fast food and drive thrus

[CR400]

Yeah, I work for a fast food place right now. And sometimes I get really mad at all the people that go through that can just as easily get off their big rears and come in. Sometimes you don't think you just run around on auto getting things done. I sometimes feel bad for people because by the time i get to them I'm nasty and run down. They don't desrve to be treated like that.

[CR400]

Bikerchick, I hear ya, I broke my leg about two years ago now and it was horrible trying to get around. The worst part was that it was all snowy and icy around here at that time. I was actually ranting about people who can walk not the injured, disabled, or toting around a lot of kids anyway.

[bikerchick68]

mmmm... yeah. It's really tough being in the service industry and remaining cordial considering the way many consumers act and treat the employees. I'm in the restaurant biz myself, so believe me, I feel for you!

[Brandi]

Oh I hate doing fast food for that reason too! I travel for a living so I have to eat at a lot of those places. My fav's are windy's cause of the salads and potatoes. And then subway. But what we do is wait till after lunch to eat lunch then all the lazy people are gone and we can have the whole place to ourselves.

[susiej]

Drive-through everything made no sense to me until I started running errands with the baby. Ugh! An infant in a carrier/car seat is amazingly heavy and awkward and prone to waking and fussing. Then I became a fan even of drive-through ATMs. But I still turned my engine off!

Living in the sidewalk-free 'burbs, walking to errands with a stroller isn't an option.

--S

[Deanna]

I agree, if you're going to eat that stuff, at least exercise to do it. This reminds me of an incident that happened to me some years back. My husband and I tried to bicycle up to the window at a Wendy's (because it was late and the dining room was closed and only the window was open) and they refused to serve us because we weren't in a car! Is that the dumbest policy you've ever heard. It's not like the line is moving so fast it would be a hazard.

[sydney_b]

My husband and I tried to bicycle up to the window at a Wendy's (because it was late and the dining room was closed and only the window was open) and they refused to serve us because we weren't in a car! Is that the dumbest policy you've ever heard.

Certainly ranks in the top 10, if not the top 5. Sheesh.

/s

[bcipam]

I believe in drive thru etiquette - here it is:

If you are in a hurry and are ordering for yourself - use the drive thru...
If you have one child in the car and strapped to a baby seat - use the drive thru...
If you are picking up orders for the entire soccer team, go inside. Or at least, know your order before pulling up to the order box if you can't find another parent to watch the kids...
If you are a single and don't have a clue what you want and have to ask alot of questions - please go inside!
If the entire office has asked you to pick up orders, go inside, please!

Also - Drink Station Etiquette: Get in get out. Do not stand around and talk to your friends. Do not sip and fill, sip and fill, sip and fill. Do not let your children play with the machine - get it for them! Fill the cup and then move to the side to add the cover and straw, get out of the way for gosh sakes!!!!

One of my major peeves is the person who think they are the only one in the world and no one is behind them and in a rush. Sorry, I won't be polite to you!

[Trekhawk]

Aaahhh USA home of the drive thru. I had never seen a drive thru ATM or postal box until I came here. I must admit to using them sometimes though when I have all the kids in the car and its raining and I need money it is very handy.

[SadieKate]

Also - Drink Station Etiquette: Get in get out. Do not stand around and talk to your friends. Do not sip and fill, sip and fill, sip and fill.

So, what are your rules for the person who has to doctor, stir, taste, re-doctor, re-stir, sip again ad nauseum at the coffee house during commute hour? Of course, this is also the person who leaves 1/2 a tsp of cream in the pot and stuff spilled all over the counter.