According to news reports, a 37 year old man in Oregon asked a McDonald’s restaurant to make him 30 double cheeseburgers. When they refused, the man went nuts and tried to destroy the golden arches.
I have a question. If a customer orders 30 cheeseburgers, then why not make him 30 cheeseburgers? At fast food restaurants, a customer must pay for their order before the order will be processed. If the man offered to pay for the order, then what is the problem? Did he refuse to pay?
A few years ago, a hurricane hit central Virginia and knocked out electric power over much of the area. My electric stove was useless, so I went to a fast food restaurant to order a burger. As luck would have it, the man in front of me ordered 86 burgers. I shrugged, placed my order, and sat down to wait. I had nowhere important to be, so I didn’t mind waiting. It took about 20 minutes for the cook to get to my order.
I didn’t mind. The man who ordered the 86 burgers was in charge of a crew of linemen from out of state working to restore electricity. Lunchtime rolled around and the linemen were hungry, so the man in charge bought a couple of burgers for each man in his crew. It was a minor inconvenience. I’ve waited longer in a busy sit-down restaurant just to be seated.
Everybody needs to calm the hell down. Your world won’t end if you can’t have your way immediately. Even if you’re in the right, there’s no need to be aggressive — that behavior usually ends badly. The man who tried to destroy the golden arches is charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, and criminal mischief and harassment. Now he’s in jail — and he still doesn’t have 30 cheeseburgers.
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