Saturday Morning

[retiredguy123]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

[Topspinmo]

I would of just rolled over and went back to sleep 💤. By time come out of dreamland everything back to normal.:)

[asianthree]

Never lost power, not even durning the hurricane issues, did Seco website give you info on power outage.

Could care less if McDonalds is open inside or out, but that’s a personal choice.

I don’t smoke cigars, but I do love the smell of an expensive cigar, which I doubt was the case.

So bad morning for you, hopefully if you awake tomorrow, things will be an improvement

[dewilson58]

& how was the coffee???

[Dana1963]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.
What an inconvenience having to wait in the service line, inside or outside drive up.

[retiredguy123]

& how was the coffee???
I didn't buy it. The line was too long, and there was no place to sit.

[kathyspear]

2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.

The McD in Lady Lake (441) is open inside from 7 am to 2 pm only. They don't have enough workers to staff the place later in the day (like almost every other business in the country). I was just in PA, OH, and WV. Same thing everywhere. Saw a Burger King offering a $1500 sign on bonus for a manager and a Taco Bell offering $1000 for crew positions.

kathy

[photo1902]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

Have some cheese with that whine

[retiredguy123]

Never lost power, not even durning the hurricane issues, did Seco website give you info on power outage.

Could care less if McDonalds is open inside or out, but that’s a personal choice.

I don’t smoke cigars, but I do love the smell of an expensive cigar, which I doubt was the case.

So bad morning for you, hopefully if you awake tomorrow, things will be an improvement
Not SECO, Leesburg Electric. I didn't look at the website.

[dewilson58]

I didn't buy it. The line was too long, and there was no place to sit.

No Coffee?!?!?!?!? Glad you survived to tell the story.

[Aloha1]

Yeah, good 'ol Leesburg electric. Power goes off at least 3 times a week. They claim it's "fried squirrel" but at 3 AM?? Power out in Pine Ridge about 7 this AM and back on around 10AM.

[valuemkt]

First world retiree problem. Unretire and get back on the work wheel. You'll still be working Saturdays and out of the house before the crowd gets to McDonalds.

[Stu from NYC]

Wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at McDonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience

[dewilson58]

]Wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at McDonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience[/SIZE]

That's nothing, try educating people a false reporting of ransomware is a rumor.
:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

[CFrance]

Have some cheese with that whine
I could be wrong, but I don't think he was whining. I think he was just reporting. We can take it from there.

[dewilson58]

Have some cheese with that whine

I took the OP's post as light hearted.

[CFrance]

That's nothing, try educating people a false reporting of ransomware is a rumor.
:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:
BUT... as much as I admire you, you were wrong on that one.:boxing2:

[dewilson58]

BUT... as much as I admire you, you were wrong on that one.:boxing2:

Oh Darling.............NO ONE has confirmed ransomware.
Cyber Attack, yes.
Ransomware No.

Significantly different.

The false reporting of ransomware was sensationalism. :oops:

[tsmall22204]

Is TOTV a venting place? Grumpy people. McDonald's owes you nothing simply because you lost power.

[davephan]

McDonalds isn’t the only fast food. Just drive to another McDonalds or another fast food restaurant.

Maybe you should think about getting a whole house, automatic starting, electric generator installed at your house. If you had that generator installed already, you’d be at home, and your electricity would still be on.

I’m still waiting for our whole house, natural gas, automatic starting electric generator to be installed. We ordered the generator in January, and have to wait until July for the installation. Hopefully, there won’t be a power outage before the whole house electric generator is installed!

[JMintzer]

Wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at McDonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience

Tough Crowd...

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[Stu from NYC]

Is TOTV a venting place? Grumpy people. McDonald's owes you nothing simply because you lost power.

If the owners of this McDonald wants to stay in business and make money they need to give better service.

[ragtag22]

Waking up is always a good thing in TV! That should be a good start to your day.

[J1ceasar]

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Be thankful for everything else in life.




Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

[jakers]

I’m sure McDonald’s wants to stay in business, the problem is the overly generous unemployment benefits make it too easy for workers to stay home.

[Girlcopper]

Have some cheese with that whine
He Needs double those. Lol. Theres better things to complain about

[Kathy Plato]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.
Agree…no cigar smoking in public eating area. Very inconsiderate.

[Billy1]

Keep reporting where the cigar smokers are, so I can avoid them.

[jem007fl]

No Coffee?!?!?!?!? Glad you survived to tell the story.

I love your come backs. You’re helpful at the right time and witty at the right time, you remind me of me

[retiredguy123]

McDonalds isn’t the only fast food. Just drive to another McDonalds or another fast food restaurant.

Maybe you should think about getting a whole house, automatic starting, electric generator installed at your house. If you had that generator installed already, you’d be at home, and your electricity would still be on.

I’m still waiting for our whole house, natural gas, automatic starting electric generator to be installed. We ordered the generator in January, and have to wait until July for the installation. Hopefully, there won’t be a power outage before the whole house electric generator is installed!
A house on a nearby street has a generator that faces the street. When the power goes out at 7 AM, it probably wakes up half of the people on the street. You can hear it from about six houses away. I wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood with small lots where every house had one of those.

[jimkerr]

I would have waited for my coffee. I get grumpy like so many in this thread if I don’t have mine!

[Pdesensi]

Operative words are expensive cigar smells. Ahhhh.

[Spalumbos62]

Wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at McDonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience


I know, I thought the same.
Why was power out...a storm?

[Luckytwo]

Mr. Helpful I love your posts. They make me smile.

[dewilson58]

Operative words are expensive cigar smells. Ahhhh.

The only cig I smoke.

[airstreamingypsy]

I know, I thought the same.
Why was power out...a storm?

Fried squirrel.

[rmd2]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

First sentence -- Woke up at 7. I'M HAPPY I WOKE UP!!

[rmd2]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

First sentence -- Woke up at 7.
Woke up. I'M HAPPY! :MOJE_whot:

[Waltdisney4life]

Sucks to be you.

[frank1975]

This is heart breaking!! I feel your pain!! No retired person should ever have to go through this.

[DaleDivine]

Waking up is always a good thing in TV! That should be a good start to your day.
AMEN...:pray::pray:

[Velvet]

A house on a nearby street has a generator that faces the street. When the power goes out at 7 AM, it probably wakes up half of the people on the street. You can hear it from about six houses away. I wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood with small lots where every house had one of those.

I agree, and I bought a relatively small portable inverter generator as insurance for the hurricane season. My number one concern, beside it having enough watts to start up the fridge, was how noisy it runs. Quite a bit quieter than our air conditioner units outside our homes in Mallory. We need to be able to sleep with it on. Up north I have a standby generator with a silencer etc. You can still hear it 2 doors away. Did not want something like that here in TV.

[Worldseries27]

wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at mcdonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience
anybody who posts becomes a moving target. Might as well call this " custer talk " 🏹. Btw. Mcdonald's has great ☕ imnho

[Bertram00]

I could be wrong, but I don't think he was whining. I think he was just reporting. We can take it from there.

No, it was definitely a whine.

[dewilson58]

No, it was definitely a whine.

& U kno how??

[Boston1945]

Thank You!! I will be selling my stock come this Monday in McDonald's. Think about how much the stock will tank because your not making that purchase.

[Boston1945]

Wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at McDonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience

YEAP! Life in the fast lane. Please.

[RICH1]

Fried squirrel.
I love you Michiganders ....

[Byte1]

I get my McCafe from a keurig cup from my own coffee maker. Just in case I get up half asleep, I have the water already set up and only have to slip a Kcup in and push the button. I ensure myself a cup of coffee. Since you did not have electricity, you could not do that, so I do empathize with you a little bit. Try living overseas in a country where have electricity on is a novelty, not a necessity. Try living in a country where the city water is only on during certain hours. You learn to appreciate this great country and do not get excited or depressed by losing the internet or cable TV for a couple hours.
Sorry you had that traumatic experience. I am sure that I speak for all when I wish you good will and a fast recovery from your trauma. And like you, I enjoy the coffee at McDonald's much more than Starbucks.

[Byte1]

First sentence -- Woke up at 7. I'M HAPPY I WOKE UP!!

He must have slept in. Half the day is gone at 7am. Almost lunch time.

[RICH1]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.
My garage door opener is belt drive with a battery back-up! You may want to purchase a new garage door opener before your back goes out and we never hear the end of that! Put your coffee percolator on your gas stove or are we going to hear you don't have a gas stove! Here's a quarter !

[Byte1]

I could be wrong, but I don't think he was whining. I think he was just reporting. We can take it from there.

Whining is a synonym for reporting, isn't it? :clap2:

[Byte1]

If the owners of this McDonald wants to stay in business and make money they need to give better service.

Oh, the good ole days when the fast service places gave car window service by young ladies on roller skates. No one complained about the quality of the meal or whether or not it was even warm. Whomever came up with drive up windows should be hung by the thumbs.

[patfla06]

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[Aloha1]

I love you Michiganders ....

Michiganians! Nobody wants to be referred to as a cruddy, crap all over, Goose..except the idiot Governor who thought the name was cute.

[retiredguy123]

I get my McCafe from a keurig cup from my own coffee maker. Just in case I get up half asleep, I have the water already set up and only have to slip a Kcup in and push the button. I ensure myself a cup of coffee. Since you did not have electricity, you could not do that, so I do empathize with you a little bit. Try living overseas in a country where have electricity on is a novelty, not a necessity. Try living in a country where the city water is only on during certain hours. You learn to appreciate this great country and do not get excited or depressed by losing the internet or cable TV for a couple hours.
Sorry you had that traumatic experience. I am sure that I speak for all when I wish you good will and a fast recovery from your trauma. And like you, I enjoy the coffee at McDonald's much more than Starbucks.
Yes, been there. 45 years ago in Saudi Arabia. In the shower, power went out, total darkness, no flashlight, no water, and body covered with soap. That was worth whining about.

[JMintzer]

The only cig I smoke.

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[Velvet]

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[Topspinmo]

Oh Darling.............NO ONE has confirmed ransomware.
Cyber Attack, yes.
Ransomware No.

Significantly different.

The false reporting of ransomware was sensationalism. :oops:

You might want to get off that fake news channel. The ransom million 5. Yes they are using pen and paper.

[Topspinmo]

Oh, the good ole days when the fast service places gave car window service by young ladies on roller skates. No one complained about the quality of the meal or whether or not it was even warm. Whomever came up with drive up windows should be hung by the thumbs.

So, you haven’t been to hooters? :1rotfl:

[Pairadocs]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

LOL, love it....coffee makes anything better even if you have to push up a heavy garage door by hand, it's worth it.... LOL to make the world look better.... LOL !

[dewilson58]

You might want to get off that fake news channel. The ransom million 5. Yes they are using pen and paper.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
Was a rumor, still not confirmed.
:clap2::clap2::clap2:

[Fredman]

If the owners of this McDonald wants to stay in business and make money they need to give better service.
They probably would give better service if they could find some people to work.

[justjim]

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
Was a rumor, still not confirmed.
:clap2::clap2::clap2:

Speaking of rumors - there is a rumor that the Colony MD is planning to open inside for seating beginning today June 7. MD’S senior coffee is excellent and the cheapest around at 75 cents plus tax. That price will likely go higher soon. Another rumor.

[dewilson58]

Speaking of rumors - there is a rumor that the Colony MD is planning to open inside for seating beginning today June 7. MD’S senior coffee is excellent and the cheapest around at 75 cents plus tax. That price will likely go higher soon. Another rumor.

:bigbow:

[frank1975]

keep reporting where the cigar smokers are, so i can avoid them.

we are everywhere!!!!!

[dewilson58]

we are everywhere!!!!!

:bigbow:

[allsport]

Go to Starbucks, plenty of inside seating.

[MandoMan]

Woke up at 7. No power. Opened my garage door manually and drove to McDonald’s for coffee. 12 cars in line at the drive thru, and 10 people in line inside. You can only sit at a few tables outside, and one was occupied by a guy smoking a cigar, so, he owns the seating area.

1. The power company should be more reliable.
2. McDonalds should open the inside seating area.
3. Cigar smoking should be banned in all dining areas.

Everything is fine now. The power is back on.

Cigar smoking is allowed in restaurants in Florida? Is cigarette smoking allowed in restaurants in Florida? I haven’t experienced that in the U.S. in decades.

The line at McDonalds reminds me of the comedian Martin Mull’s song called “Suburban Blues”.

I woke up this afternoon—both cars were gone!
Yes, I woke up this afternoon—both my cars were gone!
I got so upset I threw my drink across the lawn!

[Astron]

Wow a guy mentions loss of power and than his experience at McDonalds and gets criticized for it.

Tough audience
Welcome to Talk of the Villages; AKA Talk of the Trolls! I have never seen so many grumpy people in an online forum before!
😉😇😵*💫

[Gulfcoast]

Why do you need inside seating to drink a cup of coffee when you've got a perfectly good cup holder inside of your car? That is the puzzle here.

[taruffi57]

I haven't eaten in a McDonald's in 47 years, so i can't comment on your posting........

[Byte1]

I haven't eaten in a McDonald's in 47 years, so i can't comment on your posting........

Of course not.........:1rotfl:

[gatherer47]

typical on here-the poster relates his story and then gets attacked by all the know-it-alls

[Sherree1963]

Really! Quick complaining about the little things in life!. Enjoy while your are still above ground!. Real life problems..

[retiredguy123]

Really! Quick complaining about the little things in life!. Enjoy while your are still above ground!. Real life problems..
So, which of the current TOTV threads qualify as real life problems? Light bulbs, algae, noise, TV shows, Costco, garage doors?

[dewilson58]

Really! Quick complaining about the little things in life!. Enjoy while your are still above ground!. Real life problems..

2nd post...................welcome to ToTV..................OP was not complaining. :ohdear:

No morning coffee is a real life problem.

[asianthree]

OP question…do you live in one of the Pine Villages? If so do you really lose power couple times a week? If so for how long.
We r looking at couple homes in those Lake county Pine villages, didn’t know it wasn’t Seco.

[retiredguy123]

OP question…do you live in one of the Pine Villages? If so do you really lose power couple times a week? If so for how long.
We r looking at couple homes in those Lake county Pine villages, didn’t know it wasn’t Seco.
Yes, I do. No, I don't lose power very often, and when it happens, it is usually for a very short time. Not a major issue. The only negative about Pine Ridge and Pine Hills is that you are in Lake County and Fruitland Park, so you need to check the property tax for the house you are buying. Probably higher than a comparable house in Sumter County. But, the convenience of Colony Plaza and the Walmart grocery store are a definite plus. Ten restaurants within a mile or so.

[Byte1]

So, you haven’t been to hooters? :1rotfl:

As a pastor of my church, it is frowned on for me to frequent such places. Just kidding. :1rotfl: