Snarky Tom's Rants, Raves and Ruminations

When I feel like going out to eat, I usually choose a nice, modest and affordable sit down and serve me restaurant. I rarely frequent fast food establishments. Not because what they serve is toxic and lethal, even though it is, but I'm usually disappointed in the service and the product is less than what it appears in television commercials. However, sometimes, I am pressed for time and cave and resort to consuming fast food fare. Point in fact: McDonald's used to be my "go-to" place. I ate there for years (30-40 years). In the last decade I've gone there less and less. Again, mostly because of all the studies pointing out how unhealthy the food is in many of these places. The incident that swore me off this company was about two years ago after a hellishly long day at work. I hadn't eaten dinner and wanted something in my stomach before I made that drive home. I went through the drive through, ordered a standard plain old cheeseburger. Really. Who could m...