I don't blame it for regurgitating something it was fed in such a roadside food van of death disguised as a normal building restaurant. If someone tried to feed me reconstituted pressure-washed carcass food from there, I'd also be inclined to think they were trying to poke something into the wrong hole.
UK lockdown easing heralds the return of burgers... and bork
A return to form for burger-botherers McDonald's with a summertime BSOD in today's entry in The Register's diary of distressed digital signage. Today we present a branch of the chain in Chelmsford, in the leafy home county of Essex, just northeast of London. The screen that might once have indicated who was next in line for …
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Tuesday 11th August 2020 11:23 GMT Hubert Cumberdale
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Tuesday 11th August 2020 11:47 GMT Chris G
Eat out to help out?
This would be an initiative from the same government that has concerns that the health service may soon be overwhelmed by obese diabetics?.
The larger burger flinging chains don't need sny help, it's the smaller establishments that really need the help.
I discovered a new thing about the Happy meal plastic tat the other day, apparently some of it is collectable and there are people who will part with actual money to acquire some pieces.
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Tuesday 11th August 2020 15:06 GMT My other car WAS an IAV Stryker
Fast food and IT just don't mix
A couple of weeks ago, I tried to place a pre-order with Burger King via their mobile (cr)app. It wouldn't let me checkout, trying to tell me they were out of chicken nuggets, basic cheeseburgers, and fries (all for the kids) but my special combo was apparently okay.
Frustrated, I tried McD's (cr)app, and got everything in place, but it would not accept the missus' credit card, and gave no reason why, just "card not saved".
Doubly frustrated, I ended up driving (like a madman) to the Arches, getting the kids' food -- none for me; too angry to eat -- and paying with said card (hmm, went through just fine...).
After getting back home, I decided that in addition to health and taste, and given BK's many previous order screwups, fast food is no longer worth my business. Some places I'll visit for the kids, but I pledged to never again personally eat Burger King, Wendy's, KFC, or even Taco Bell, or any other similar "restaurant".
Notes: [1] McD wasn't in that final list because I already actively avoided their sheer blandness, except for the fries. [2] Some exceptions exist, notably Chick-fil-A, which will any day build the promised location within 5 miles of home instead of 25, and possibly Arby's and Jersey Mike's Subs. [3] While I do love some grease and salt in the morning -- mmm, hash browns -- I'm banning breakfast also.
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Tuesday 11th August 2020 20:12 GMT FatGerman
Re: Fast food and IT just don't mix
I no longer order from two major pizza retailers* for similar reasons - initial orders arrived withtin 20 minutes but progressively got slower and slower until the final order hadn't arrived after 90 minutes and the "resttaurant" was no longer picking up the phone.
In the case of he second one, my final order did arrive, but by that time I had ordered, had delivered, and EATEN a Chinese meal FOR SEVENTEEN PEOPLE from my local Chinese.
* Dominos, then Papa John's. This is not defamation, it actually happened.
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