What is the problem with America’s Fast Food Market these days? Heck, the other day, I went to a drive-thru and the employee’s accent was so bad, I couldn’t understand a thing they said. Finally, I switched to Spanish - “Un hambergesa por favor” and immediately, I got back a rapid-fire answer in Spanish. Great, I have successfully ordered my hamburger; I win!

Next, a few days ago I was in the drive thru and the car in front of me pulled up, but I did not go right away, as I was writing down a title for an article I wanted to write in my trusty notebook: ” No Napkins in The Bag - Drive Thru Stories that Drive You Nuts!” This is because the day before, I ordered two-chilli cheese dogs with extra onions and then I couldn’t eat them, because I had no napkins, so I pulled into the gas station to get some paper towels but the little plastic dispenser was out. So, my hotdogs went cold, and I went hungry.

Back to the drive-thru, since I did not pull up right away, not that I could go very far anyway, there were two other cars ahead of me, just a little space in-between me and the one directly ahead of me. Then, the guy behind me honks? Well, hell this is just great, but look at the bright side, I can use this in my article right? Sure, here it is in this paragraph.

So, I look in my rear view mirror and the guy is talking on his cell phone, while giving me the bird out the sunroof. Yes, I know what you are thinking; how is this possible? Well, he is honking his horn with his elbow. Great, I wonder who on Earth would want that guy, as their friend or maybe he is on the phone with an enemy - Who knows? I am thinking to myself, let me go back there and give him my business card to hire him - multi-tasking skills are hard to come by.

But then, I pictured the guy going postal in our office and changed my mind, so I just pulled up. Then I had a great idea. I paid for his meal in advance and as I was leaving, I stopped just barely ahead so he could not get to the window to get his food and then honked my horn and flipped him off. Then drove away, he laid on his horn and flipped me off, screaming out the window with vengeance, I can only imagine what the person on the other side of his phone thought about that, or maybe he hung up on them?

But all that road rage must have made him think, when the fast food person, told him that I had already paid for his food - Kill em’ with kindness I always say. You know, I would have loved to see the look on his face - HA!

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