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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LOL.. We adhere to our dietary laws (Kosher) which in most places of the world precludes McDonalds... with one exception... Israel.. On our last trip there we got talked into a side trip for a few days to the Dead Sea - four hundred meters below sea level, deepest place on the earth to a hotel.. Aside from a trip to float in the Dead Sea and hanging around the pool we were bored OUT OF OUR MINDS - there was nothing to do... so we took our Daughters to McDonalds... there. After a few visits..well it wore thin pretty quickly and it actually cured us from the compulsion to want to go back again... so in a strange way it was a self correcting thing.. I should teach you how to make good breakfasts on a boat.. If you prepare ahead of time pancakes only take a few minutes time to prepare and with fresh berries they are amazing.. I used to prepare a pancake breakfast for 16 crew while racing back in the day and everyone always loved them. The Dead Sea? Ok I have seen it.. I am done. McDonalds... Ok I have eaten it... I am done.
