Before I begin, many people may think I’m a wimp. And, maybe I am. I don’t know.
What I do know is that my life, like yours, has a lot of stress, and I’m not going to waste any of my stress on Fast Food.
For dinner, I decided I would try a new Burger at one of the Local Fast Food Restaurants. The Burger is called the “Wickle Pickle Bacon Burger.”
—That’s a tongue-twister.
“Wickles Pickles” are big here in Alabama.
“Wickles,” I believe, is the Name of the Company.
They have great-tasting Pickles, Okra, and probably Olives.
We love ’em down here.
I put Wickles Pickles and Okra on all of my Cheese Trays.
I arrive at the Fast Food Joint at 5:45 pm. The timeline is crucial.
As I pull up and get in the Drive-Thru line, I see one car get out of the line and drive off. I pull forward and sit. …And sit some more.
At 5:55 pm, All the cars pull up one car length. I pull forward and sit.
The car in front of me gets out of the line and drives off. I pull forward and sit. I’m one car away from the Drive-Thru Speaker.
At 6:07 pm, I pull up to the Drive-Thru Speaker.
A man’s voice comes over the Speaker and says, “I’m sorry, but could you please wait a moment?”
“No Problem at all,” I reply.
I know companies have issues from time to time, and I don’t want to add to anyone’s problems.
Plus, I know the employees did not have a meeting and decide to make all the customers wait. I know that. So, I patiently wait.
At 6:12 pm, I get my phone out and start browsing Facebook and the Internet.
At 6:15 pm, the car behind me flashes its Bright Lights at me.
Shaken up, I throw my arms up in the air and try to make a “What do you want me to do? They haven’t taken my order yet!” sign.
The lady behind me smiles and waves. And now I feel kinda bad. I feel like I was a bit rude to her. So I smile at her in my driver-side mirror and wave. She smiles and waves back.
At 6:20 pm, a man’s voice comes over the Drive Thru Speaker.
“I am soooo sorry for your wait. May I take your order?”
I say, “It’s no problem at all. I’m easy goin’. I’ll take the ‘Wickles Pickles Bacon Burger Combo.’ Large size it with a Diet Coke to drink, please.”
“Yes, Sir. That will be $10.50. I’ll see you at the window.”
“Thank you,” and I pull forward one car length.
The car in front of me gets out of the Drive-Thru line and drives off.
I am now the fourth car in line.
At 6:25 pm, I am one car away from the window.
Still a little upset with myself because of how I reacted to the lady behind me, I decide to pay for her meal as well.
At 6:29 pm, I pull up to the window.
The young man at the window is visibly upset. I mean, he’s having a bad night at work, and it shows.
He opens the window, and I hand him my card.
“Rough night at work, huh?” I say to him.
“Yeah. Super rough tonight,” he says back.
A female comes to the window.
“Did you order the Iced Latte Coffee?”
“No. I had a large Diet Coke,” I reply.
“You want the Coffee for free? I just made it.”
“Sure. I’ll take it. I also want to pay for the lady behind me.”
“You sure?” asks the young man.
“Yep. Her’s is on me tonight.”
He runs my debit card for hers and says, “Hers was $7.54.”
“That’s fine,” I reply.
The female returns to the window and hands me a Large Diet Coke.
I take the Coke and set it next to my Iced Latte Coffee.
I turn back to the Drive-Thru Window and see the male and female staring at me.
“Have a good night, Sir,” he says to me.
“Yep. Sorry for the delay, Sir,” She says to me.
At this point, I’m confused. —Confused and Burgerless.
Realizing they do not have my order, I drive forward and park in a parking spot to figure out what’s happening.
I then looked at my receipt to see what I paid for.
The receipt says:
1 Iced Latte Coffee $2.99
Now, here’s where y’all might call me a wimp.
Heck, you may have said it before now.
I think about the situation.
I did something good by paying for the meal of the lady behind me.
Next, I paid for 1 Iced Latte Coffee, and I have said Coffee. Plus 1 Large Diet Coke.
Bad days/nights at work happen. I understand.
We all have stress, and I’m not going to let a Burger add to my anxiety. I have much worse things to worry about. And probably, so do you.
So, I went back home.
What is it that gets said in Gone With The Wind?
“Tomorrow is another day.”
Then Rhett Butler sings, ♪Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow; You’re always a day away.♪ Or something like that.
I’m still confused.
