Most everybody's heard my mini-rampages on "fast" food. The Burger King that was the worst offender no longer exists! They were also the drive-thru most likely to mess up my order. Last week, I made a quick side-trip into a Jack in the Box for a soft drink on the way back from another errand, and ended up waiting in line in my very hot car (Mustang) for about 15 minutes. The bright note? Because I'd waited so long, they didn't charge me. So, what started as a very negative experience turned out kind of positive.
I was reminded of the whole "convenience" thing again yesterday. I brought my car (Breeze) to SpeeDee to have the transmission serviced. They said it would take about half an hour. I was feeling a bit guilty about getting back for it an hour later until I saw it was sitting EXACTLY where I left it. It took nearly half an hour of waiting to find out they hadn't started on it, so we agreed they'd call me when it was ready (probably took another hour or so). If I'd been in a dreadful hurry or had been sitting in their dreadful waiting room* the whole time, it would have been a problem. Since I had Cat to ferry me around, it was no big deal.
*Okay...It's not truly dreadful. It's clean; there's coffee. But there's also always at least one restless, fidgety child, and it always feels crowded and cramped and noisy.
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