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February 13, 2004
The Hotcakes Guy
I’ve worked at McDonald’s for a year and a half now. And, along the way, there have been many customers, both amazing and appalling. You have the usual witty people asking to “Biggie Size” their meal, order a “whopper,” or, even ask for a big ‘n nasty(like I haven’t heard THAT before). And, you’ve got the strange requests like syrup to dip a breakfast burrito in, or the person who wants three double cheeseburgers plain, no bun, in a box, all together. Yes that means: six pieces of meat, six pieces of cheese smashed in a box, and eaten (presumably) with a fork. Or, the two-cheeseburger meal with no meat on the cheeseburgers, with extra ketchup and mayo that is really more of a condiment burger than a cheeseburger.
But, you can never and will never beat the regular customers. They have them everywhere; some are good…some not so good, not so good at all. This is the story of the Hotcakes guy.
Seven o’clock in the morning rolls around, and while most people your age are sleeping in, you are opening McDonald’s. Barely awake, you are trying to roll some breakfast burritos, or trying to manage not getting yogurt all over the place as you are scooping it into little cups. One or two poor souls come by, providing the first human contact of the day. And, then, you see him.
He’s an elderly gentleman, with an accent, an engineering man. And then, he speaks. Think of Jack Nicholas from “As Good As It Gets,” but give him a Swedish accent…yeah that’s this guy. He orders the same thing, hotcakes twice cooked with syrup that has been heated for at least a half an hour under the warmer. If both the syrup and the hotcakes are not sufficiently heated, they ‘quickly’ go cold before he can set himself down, arrange his table, and eat them.
He left for Switzerland for a month, and came back to Mickey D’s this week. Strange this is…now he orders an Egg McMuffin, with a slice of cold, not melted, cheese. Hmmm…it's curious.
Posted by Angelina at February 13, 2004 12:45 AM
Comments
great blog angie, I'm lovin it!
Posted by: Micah at February 13, 2004 08:39 AM
when are people going to learn how truly gross condiments are?
Posted by: Autumn at February 13, 2004 10:44 AM
Not bad! You are going to be a good blogger if you continue in your ways.
Posted by: Adam at February 13, 2004 12:58 PM
I knew you'd be grossed out Autumn...I threw that in for you.
Thanks Adam.
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Posted by: drencher at February 13, 2004 07:27 PM