On the road today driving from my office in the metro Washington DC area down to NAS Oceana in Virginia.
I stopped for lunch just off the highway and stopped for the first time in ages at a McDonald's. Back in high school and, admittedly, even through much of university I ate often at McDonald's. Way too often. But it was easy and cheap and quick... and back then that's all I looked for on a meal.
I've since gotten a bit more picky in my choices and even in the last few months been trying to actually make healthy choices. But as I said, this was a quick on the road stop.
I ordered the Quarter Pounder with bacon and cheese, a medium fries, and my Coke Zero. I'm not a big beef eater but I do like an occasional good burger. This was not that. This was a very dried out chewy slab of mystery meat. 🤦♀️ The fries, by weight, likely contained more salt and grease than potatoes. And my beloved Coke Zero was way more water and way less syrup that it was supposed to be.
I dumped it all after a few bites and sips. I'll arrive in Dam Neck hungry and got me a good Navy meal!!! 🙄😤
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McDonalds did not pull out... they are sitting and waiting.. and paying their employees wages while they are waiting for the nonsense to be over... @Yulianna
@Yulianna Back when it was still the Soviet Union the man who controls the Canadian McDonald's franchises - George Cohon - secured the rights for McDonalds in all former Soviet territories... including Russia.. With the collapse of the Soviet Union McDonalds continued to operate in all former Soviet territories.. With the invasion of the sovereign State of Ukraine by Russia - McDonalds Restaurants elected to remain closed but in place to comply fully with the Western boycott of Russia.. and have as part of this suspension of operations have also elected to continue to pay employees wages for the duration of the suspension of services...obviously at massive on-going expense because they chose to do the RIGHT thing by their employees who are blameless.
@TheSirfurryanimalWalesI was wrong .... McDonalds sold out and got out of Russia.. they are operating under a different name with a new Russian owner.. not the same chain, nothing to do with McDonalds.. hit was to 2% of profits... wow...
