Fast Food Drive Thru

OK, perhaps I’m being petty here, but it really bugs me when…..

I go to McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s, KFC or any other fast food outlet, and I’m being particularly lazy and go drive-thru.� The line is really long so I sit there for 5-10 min while all the cars go through before me….then I finally get to the window or speaker box and the drive-thru kid says “Welcome to xxx, please place your order”….I’d love to place my order, but I don’t know what I want�yet because the menu is�RIGHT AT THE SPEAKER BOX.�This means that the last 5-10 min of waiting in the line has been wasted, flicking through shitty radio stations looking for a half decent song,�or sussing out the people that are eating in, whom I can see right through the restaurant window (on that note, why do they call them restaurants – they’re far from what I would consider a restaurant to be – note to self, look up criteria for restaurant).� Anyway, back on topic, that time waiting in the line could have been used more efficiently, looking at the menu and deciding what I wanted BEFORE I got to the speaker box.� Now I just sit there and go “ummm, I’m just looking at the menu at the moment” and hold up everyone else in the line behind me, who in turn will wait their 5-10 min and then do the same thing when they get to the speaker box.�

AAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

And just to add insult to injury, most of the menus don’t list everything they sell and the corresponding prices.� Go to Maccas, for example, walk inside and have a look at their menu boards….you know how they’re all segmented? – usually about 5-8 sections depending on the size of the store.� I can guarantee that there will be only 1-2 segments with small print, listing their menu items….now I have good eyesight, don’t wear glasses or contacts, and don’t usually have trouble reading signs (near or far), but I truly struggle to read their menu.� All the other segments are filled with large pictures of selected menu items, which is all good and well if I want one of those few selected items, I can clearly see what it is, how much it is and what it has on it, but as for anything else, it’s left up to your best guess….you might as well walk up to the counter, wait for the pimply kid to ask you what you would like and say “How about you just surprise me!”

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