what kind of BBQ sauce would you like with that?

It has come to my attention by my many, many fans that I have not posted anything in a while. So, in order to please the masses I will do my best to update you all on the happenings in my life lately...enjoy.

To kick things off, let's start with our dinner adventure this evening!

I decided Mc D's was our dining destination this evening for two reasons: 1) I was tired and was not up for cooking 2) Mc D's is cheap, and my kids are cheap dates. So, Bella and I started in on our usual debate over going in vs. drive thru. You can imagine who weighs in on which side. As usual, I lost....and ended up suffering through 45 minutes of little kids running around, climbing all over the playground equipment while their parents screamed at them to "come down and eat"....as if this was the place to expect children to stop playing and eat... I decided to just put Bella's food out figured she'd graze a bit and then brought the bulk of it home for her to eat. Which she just did...

But, I am actually getting ahead of myself. The best part of my Mc D's experience today was the lady at the register...oh....my....

*Disclaimer, I spent the better part of my teen years working in fast food so I know how much work it is...and yes, that gives me the right to talk smack about it.., as I am an ex-fast food worker**

Now one would think that if you work at Mc D's you would KNOW what comes in the meals. I mean come on there are only 11 meals to choose from. I remember working in fast food and I knew how much each of the meals were with tax and what the change was for any $ amount without even entering it in the register! Well, maybe that explains why I don't work there anymore...

So, I ordered a chicken nugget happy meal for Bella and a #10 meal for me (nuggets). Oh, I should mention that Adriana wasn't there. She watched that movie "Super-Size Me" at school and is now boycotting Mc D's. (party pooper!)

So, after I order; the woman proceeds to ask me, and I quote; "What kind of BBQ sauce do you want with the nuggets." To which I replied, "Uhhh BBQ?" To which she restated her question, but came across this time as more of a demand, "WHAT kind of BBQ sauce do YOU want." I had to take an extra minute to process this one because I wasn't sure if she just didn't hear me or if I didn't understand the question. I mean, she didn't ask what kind of sauce I wanted, but rather what kind of BBQ sauce I wanted. The first time around I just dismissed her mix-up and answered as if she'd phrased the question correctly. But now, now that she was restating the same version of nonsense to me again, I wasn't quite sure how to answer.

I tried again. I said, in a more matter of fact tone, "BBQ please, and Sweet and Sour." Then, she said to me,"Well, you will have to pay for the extra." Ummm..huh? What does that mean? So I asked her and she told me that I could only have one kind of BBQ sauce for free. (I was totally confused at this point) So, I reminded her that I had purchased a 4 piece AND a 10 piece hoping that this fact alone would entitle me to at least two different varieties of sauces. She then said to me, you only got a 4 piece. I double checked the menu to verify that I had indeed ordered the 10 piece (I had) and then verified that she'd heard me right when I said #10. She confirmed that I'd ordered a 10 piece but then proceeded to tell me that she could only enter the BBQ -BBQ sauce in for the 4 piece and would have to enter the Sweet and Sour BBQ sauce separately for the 10 piece or else I would have to pay more...

BIG SIGH.....at this point I really didn't even know what to say....I just agreed. She apparently had a system and I was fucking it all up with my logistics. She finished taking my order, I paid..she walked away. I didn't...she noticed. She came back and asked me if she could help me as if she had never seen me before. I asked her if I could get my drink cups...after asking if she could see my reciept (YEP that's right) .....she reluctantly handed them over.

So, as I stood there waiting for my order I noticed that the other 7 people who had ordered before me were getting their food and then having to come back for their cups. Apparently, at this Mc D's they don't give you your cups automatically; you have to ask. *Good to know*

Then, when she finally put my order on the tray and I went up to get it there was 1-BBQ sauce and 1-Sweet and Sour (BBQ) sauce. I was afraid to ask but I knew there was no way I was walking away with only these sauces. So, I braved it...."Can I have another sauce? One more of each, please?" She said, "Sure, is one more going to be enough?" Then, she proceeded to plop down 3 more of each sauce on my tray, smile, and tell me to have a nice day.....

Wow....what an experience it is to dine at Mc D's eh?