Okay, so I know I'm not supposed to be eating out due to my FFA Intervention, however, I've fallen off the wagon now that I know An Iowa Dad is not going to cave and purchase the pool next year anyway. So ... back to McDonald's, Arby's, KFC, and Pizza Hut I go!
An Iowa Dad was out of town the past few days and I've been taking the boys to school rather than placing them on the bus, giving me, the children an extra 45 minutes of sleep. Well, since I'm out ... dropping them at their place of learning, I might as well stop and get something eat, right? I'm not much of a breakfast eater, so Burger King is our restaurant of choice at 8:30am because they'll make me my 2 cheeseburger meal, regardless of what time it is. HAVE IT YOUR WAY! Whoo Hoo ... I like it!
Day #1 - I drive up, place my order exactly as it reads here - "Um, yes, I'd like the large 2 cheeseburger meal, but I'd like my cheeseburgers PLAIN with EXTRA CHEESE." I pause for about 10 seconds, giving them ample time to punch it into the system correctly, or call it back to the cook, or whatever it is they need to do so that I can "Have It My Way!" ... then I proceed to say, "And a coke to drink!" They inform me that will be $5.03 pull up to the 2nd window please! :) I pay, they hand over the food, I'm thrilled! Whoo Hoo! Nothing like a good burger in the morning, eh?
I arrive home, turn on Barney for the girls, so I can eat my "breakfast" while reading through my favorite daily blogs. I open my burgers to find that I only got 1 slice of cheese, glanced at the receipt, I paid for 2. Oh well ... it's early, I can forgive them for that. I grab 2 slices out of my fridge, place one on each burger and nuke them for about 20 seconds. Perfect! It was all good!
Day #2 - Kids are safe and sound in school ... Burger King here we come. Worked out so well yesterday, no dishes to clean up before I started my daily work, I'm ready to do it again. I pull up to the drive thru ordering speaker and place my order again exactly as it reads here - "I'd like the large 2 cheeseburger meal, but I'd like my cheeseburgers PLAIN with EXTRA CHEESE. 2 piece of cheese on each burger please." Again, I pause for about 10 seconds, giving them ample time to key it in, then I add, "And a coke to drink!" They inform me that will be $5.03 pull up to the 2nd window please! :) I pay, they hand over the food, I'm thrilled, again! No way would they not get that right ... I made it perfectly clear! Right?
WRONG ... this time, when I arrive home, not only is there not 2 slices of cheese on each burger ... there wasn't ANY cheese on either burger. What the hell? What happened to HAVE IT YOUR WAY! This was not even close. Oh well. Between Day 1 and Day 2, I've paid an extra $1.60 so that I could use 6 pieces of my own damn cheese! Whatever! At least I have cheese in the fridge, so the burgers won't go to waste.
Day #3 - I'm a complete glut-ant for punishment I guess, because this morning, I drop the kids at school and return to Burger King. Order the exact same way I did on Day #2. Get home and I was THRILLED to find 2 slices of cheese on each burger ... along with ketchup, mustard, etc ... everything on it. They are in the garbage, along with any hope that I could really HAVE IT MY WAY ... it was just too good to be true, I guess!
From now on, I'll send the kids on the bus and wait until 10:30 for my breakfast, where I can get it at old faithful, McDonald's, and they'll get it right, every time!
