I' m eating the last meal I will ever eat at McDonald's. Just walked

[Aristus]

7. The one in my neighborhood has a sign posted that limits your time to 30 minutes.

"Shut up, eat up 'n' git out!" Our drill sergeants in Basic Training would shout that at us in the chow hall while we were eating. I guess McD's has the same policy.

Not that I'm interested in lingering or anything. I never go if I don't have to (read: when Mrs. Aristus wants a shake or a McFlurry).

I remember in the 80's, McDonald's made more of an effort to be like the neighborhood diner. At least at breakfast time. They had hostesses who would circulate through the dining area with coffee pots, refilling cups for customers; things like that. The mother of one of my schoolmates worked as a hostess.

I guess they don't do that anymore.

Some shit-for-brains, wet-behind-the-ears fuckhead with an MBA got hired at McDonald's and gave a Power Point about how much money the company could save by eliminating all the reasons people went there in the first place. "Basically turn the place into a vending machine with a street address, and watch the profits roll in!" he no doubt squealed to the board of directors.