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retiredguy123 06-05-2021 08:22 AM

Saturday Morning Rant
 
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 06-05-2021 09:47 AM

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

asianthree 06-05-2021 10:13 AM

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 06-05-2021 10:20 AM

& how was the coffee???

Dana1963 06-05-2021 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1954930)
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 06-05-2021 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1954982)
& how was the coffee???

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

kathyspear 06-05-2021 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1954930)
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 06-05-2021 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1954930)
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 06-05-2021 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 1954978)
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 06-05-2021 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1955013)
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 06-05-2021 03:31 PM

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 06-05-2021 05:00 PM

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 06-05-2021 05:49 PM

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

Tough audience

dewilson58 06-05-2021 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC;1955117[SIZE="1"
]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 06-05-2021 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by photo1902 (Post 1955019)
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.


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