George,

 GP> I'm not worrierd -- McDonalds had an ad campaighn with the song, "What
 GP> you want is what you get. . at McDonald's today!"

  That was long after Burger King came out with "Have It Your Way".

 GP> One tuimie a supervisor backing the cashier, was trying to denty me a
 GP> switch of inmgredients. I just askedm sing-song, "Whatever happened to
 GP> whay you want is  what tyou get, at McDonald's today." so she overrode
 GP> herself & told the girl to put it through as a stop order (the kitchen
 GP> waits until she goes back &  explains the order, then started perepping
 GP> it)

  It's like they think everyone can eat the same thing with no alterations.

  I remember one time as a cashier at Burger King, this guy wanted a
Whopper Junior With Cheese with just ketchup only. I told him that I
would sell him a cheeseburger with just ketchup only...as it was the
same thing, only cheaper. No...he was adamant about what he wanted.
If you want to pay more, here's your sign!! 

 GP> A urologiust I had, my first one re kidney stones, said even if I
 GP> stopped eating EVERYTHING with oaxalates, my body would produce then &
 GP> make the same  amount of stones anyway.

  Interesting. Although since I've quit drinking soda pop (I would have
a Sprite on occasion, as it's caffeine free), I haven't had any kidney
stones.

 GP> Basically, if you've ever had stones, you have a 16%, on averagem
 GP> chance, every year, of having them again (I'm running more like 95%,
 GP> over the past 30 years)

  That's the closest thing a man can get to the pain of childbirth.

 GP> I don't eat breakfat at McD's any more - they screw it up too much -- I
 GP> go to  Tim Horton's (the Canadian Dunkins, kinda, but with sandwiches,
 GP> wraps, & others with the coffee & doughnuts); best fast food breskfast
 GP> ever! I used to get the 5-cheese bagel, toasted, with 2 eggs,no meat,
 GP> tomato, & leaf  lettuce, & cheese, c/w coffee & doughnut(double
 GP> chocolate)

   I'll be back after I wipe off my keyboard. 

  That must be exclusive to Canada, as that name doesn't ring a bell.

 GP> My wife is eating heralthy, & the only thing she eats from McDonalds is
 GP> their  chicken snack wraps with half or no sauce, as the kiosk allows
 GP> (she prefers  half) & their coffee, but she's dropped high test coffee
 GP> now & drinks half &  half (half regular, half decaf)

  I never tried the McDonald's chicken...I preferred the ones from Burger
King.

  Speaking of which, that reminds me of the joke where these guys were in
New Orleans (the Crescent City), and they were arguing over the correct
pronounciation (New Or-Lee-Anns, New Or-Lins, Nawlins, etc.). So, they
decided to ask one of the employees in a local fast food restaurant to
settle the dispute. They walked in, and asked for them to say, real slowly,
where they were right then. The reply: "Burr-Gurr Kinggg". 

 GP> I worked at A&W; I did all 4 jobs suimiltaneously, & manager, too, some
 GP> days  bymyself,. but other days, I'd switch in & out front & back, as
 GP> needed,  depending on who just didn't bother showing up (cheap teen
 GP> labour. . .jeeze!  Used to be about 60% of the adult minwage)

  I loved their root beer and their floats. There used to be one in the
Hot Springs area, but I don't think any are left in Arkansas.

 GP> More like you don't get what you pay for these days, especially with
 GP> online  shopping!

  But, with all the stuff getting stolen from the trains in California
and elsewhere, I've decided if I can't buy it locally, I do without.

 GP> Merchants have caught on that people assume higher price means better
 GP> quality, so they now sell their cheapest garbage at the highest prices
 GP> in each category!

  It's the economy, stupid. :P

 GP> I miss the one deparment store cafe we had: chicken strips, caesar
 GP> salad with unlimited chicken strips! I'd get the honey mustard sauce &
 GP> dig in & skip  dinner later that day, especially if I hadn't already
 GP> skipped breakfast. . .

  Now, that unlimited chicken strips sounds good. Although, it reminds me
of a joke where a guy went into a restaurant, and wanted a chicken strip.
They brought a hen to the table, put on the stripper music, and the hen
proceeded to remove its feathers. 

 GP> $5 (lumnches typically were bumping over $10 then; now you're looking
 GP> at $14-18 for a decent lunch. but you can still find good deals in the
 GP> food court (I like Bourbon Street Grill -- I get a starch(rice or
 GP> noodles--I have them sub potatoe chunks), 2 veggies, & 2 mear options
 GP> (a solid pound of food! for $12, including a large coke, & extra
 GP> bourbon sauce on the side, in a coffee cup)

  Except at airport food courts...you better at least double the price
there.

 GP> Another good one is a U-Grill clone -- you pick your items onto a
 GP> little plate  they tare out, & they charge you by the 100g.  I
 GP> typically go heavy on salmon, & various veggies, & a bit o' chicken for
 GP> variety; they include a half cup of red rice & 2 good shakes of stir
 GP> fry sauces -- I like the curry & hot pepper  mixed. . . & a Coke to
 GP> wash it all down -- $12 or so there, too. . .

  Never heard of that one, either.

 GP> I mix it up from others, occasionally, keeping it near to $10 as I can.
 GP> . .

  Well, still being iced in from the sleet and freezing rain last week, I
can't go anywhere for awhile. At least I have plenty of food and drink
here...but the diet of 3 minute microwave pizzas (small in size) and
lunch meat sandwiches, is getting old.

 GP> Yup; I enjoyed them -- I'd stop off on my way home from A&W for a
 GP> cheeseburger.

  I love their burgers, but the flame broiling gave my acid reflux fits.

 GP> Got so they'd se me come in, I'd know when to wave my hand as I'm
 GP> halfway  through getting tot he till, & they'd drop my patties so I'd
 GP> have it fresh off  the grill just as I got to the front of the line to
 GP> pay!

  That was awfully nice of them. When I went into a Great Clips haircut
place last week, I got a beard and moustache trim, haircut, and shampoo
for $23 (I had a $2 coupon), then gave them a $27 tip. I said because of
the schedule and finances, it might be awhile before I could get out there
again. The ladies said I was always so nice each time I was there. I enjoy
going to places where the employees enjoy their work.

 GP> I ain't going anywhere NEAR the onions, nor the pickle!

  In several of the Looney Tunes cartoons, they have a deal where they
request "hold the onions".

 GP> Grown up Wendy runs over, flips him onto his back & cries out, "Where's
 GP> the  BEEF?"

 GP> Ronny runs off in shame. . .

  LOL...he was clowning around too much. 

 GP> McDonald's tried to make a beef version of the McRib, but failed.
 GP> Hopefully they learned from their McSteaks.

  During Lent, places that normally don't sell fish (Wendy's, Arby's, etc.)
have it on the menu, so they can pick up the Catholic clientele.

  I like the fish from Arby's...but am trying to conserve the funds right 
now.

Daryl

... My ship finally came in, but I was at the airport.
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