Haven't been to McDonald's since December 2023

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve never gone frequently but I have no idea how people travel, move, or have kids and haven’t been to one on 20 years. Sometimes it’s all that’s open or all that’s available. Granted, I moved more than most but still.

We don't go on long car rides. We fly, and bring a bunch of snacks onto the plane. Dh and I are both foodies, so we're more likely to make a milkshake or fries at home. I don't understand your point about "how people ... move ..." Why would moving houses necessitate going to McDonalds?

We’ve moved to different states and countries 10 times. Sometimes, like in the middle of a drive from Fairfax to Arizona during such a move, the only thing on the road or open is a McDonalds or something equally bad but convenient. You can’t leave pets in the car when it’s hot out, don’t wake to wake a sleeping toddler, and we don’t like to add an hour or more to stop for meals when we’re driving 12 a day anyway.

I also work a weekend job where I’m working hard for 10 -12 hours in a row with no time to eat. You know how many options there are at 11pm?

People’s lives are different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve never gone frequently but I have no idea how people travel, move, or have kids and haven’t been to one on 20 years. Sometimes it’s all that’s open or all that’s available. Granted, I moved more than most but still.

We don't go on long car rides. We fly, and bring a bunch of snacks onto the plane. Dh and I are both foodies, so we're more likely to make a milkshake or fries at home. I don't understand your point about "how people ... move ..." Why would moving houses necessitate going to McDonalds?

DP but there are certain situations where your family needs to eat immediately, you don't have access to a kitchen, and there's very little open or nearby. Like if you spent the day moving and it's 7:30 and you can't cook because there's no food in the house and you need to eat now, not in 40 minutes when a pizza shows up. The thing about McDonald's is that it's incredibly fast-- you can be eating within a few minutes of placing your order.

Or you could have planned ahead and packed a lunch and snacks. Unless you got evicted in which case, I get it. Otherwise, if you planned for the move, you could plan for the food. If you wanted to. If you don’t want to and like eating McDonalds, nothing wrong with that, but it’s not like it’s hard to avoid. I haven’t eaten there since I was 8 and it has not been a hardship in any conceivable way, because I have never liked the food and it would never occur to me to go there.

DP but wow, are you serious? Even though moving companies do our packing and moving, it takes weeks or months to get your things delivered. You live out of suitcases for weeks. You drive yourself to the new state with a car packed full of the stuff you need to get you by.

I assure you that even if you don’t eat McDonalds during such a miserable, disruptive period, everyone will eat at places they don’t normally eat- or even like. Have you only lived in one neighborhood your whole life?

[Anonymous]

I haven't been there since I worked there in high school in the late 70s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haven't been to McDonald's since December 2023 and I don't miss it one bit.

What is the longest you been with out ?

The last time I had McDonald's was in the Summer of 2010. I took one bite of a hamburger and my, then 3 yo, projectile vomitted (sudden onset stomach bug). From that day, I have a bad association with McDs and will never eat there again. My son's puking was diffuse and powerful. People in the line of fire continued eating as if nothing happened. I hope they enjoyed the norovirus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are missing out! The burgers are amazing and my littles love the nuggies

What is "littles"? is that a typo?

[Anonymous]

Due to changes in diet, I haven't been to McDonalds since about 2006.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve never gone frequently but I have no idea how people travel, move, or have kids and haven’t been to one on 20 years. Sometimes it’s all that’s open or all that’s available. Granted, I moved more than most but still.

We don't go on long car rides. We fly, and bring a bunch of snacks onto the plane. Dh and I are both foodies, so we're more likely to make a milkshake or fries at home. I don't understand your point about "how people ... move ..." Why would moving houses necessitate going to McDonalds?

DP but there are certain situations where your family needs to eat immediately, you don't have access to a kitchen, and there's very little open or nearby. Like if you spent the day moving and it's 7:30 and you can't cook because there's no food in the house and you need to eat now, not in 40 minutes when a pizza shows up. The thing about McDonald's is that it's incredibly fast-- you can be eating within a few minutes of placing your order.

Or you could have planned ahead and packed a lunch and snacks. Unless you got evicted in which case, I get it. Otherwise, if you planned for the move, you could plan for the food. If you wanted to. If you don’t want to and like eating McDonalds, nothing wrong with that, but it’s not like it’s hard to avoid. I haven’t eaten there since I was 8 and it has not been a hardship in any conceivable way, because I have never liked the food and it would never occur to me to go there.

Insufferable and hysterical, both at the same time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haven't been to McDonald's since December 2023 and I don't miss it one bit.

What is the longest you been with out ?

I have not had any fast food of any kind since 2019. I have not ate at a restaurant since feb 2020. I prepare all my own meals.

[Anonymous]

I went to one recently for a coffee. The people in line were obese, the floor was greasy, and the workers looked so unkempt and downtrodden.

I walked out before ordering.

McDonald's is probably 100x more palatable via drive-thru so you don't see how gross the clientele and workers are.

[Anonymous]

I can’t resist an egg McMuffin for road trips. It’s the only good thing they make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5-7 years? I recall the pancakes being passable, but the regular menu gross.

They'd be passable if they came with real syrup. But floppy steamed pancakes with corn syrup fake maple syrup is nasty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve never gone frequently but I have no idea how people travel, move, or have kids and haven’t been to one on 20 years. Sometimes it’s all that’s open or all that’s available. Granted, I moved more than most but still.

We don't go on long car rides. We fly, and bring a bunch of snacks onto the plane. Dh and I are both foodies, so we're more likely to make a milkshake or fries at home. I don't understand your point about "how people ... move ..." Why would moving houses necessitate going to McDonalds?

DP but there are certain situations where your family needs to eat immediately, you don't have access to a kitchen, and there's very little open or nearby. Like if you spent the day moving and it's 7:30 and you can't cook because there's no food in the house and you need to eat now, not in 40 minutes when a pizza shows up. The thing about McDonald's is that it's incredibly fast-- you can be eating within a few minutes of placing your order.

Or you could have planned ahead and packed a lunch and snacks. Unless you got evicted in which case, I get it. Otherwise, if you planned for the move, you could plan for the food. If you wanted to. If you don’t want to and like eating McDonalds, nothing wrong with that, but it’s not like it’s hard to avoid. I haven’t eaten there since I was 8 and it has not been a hardship in any conceivable way, because I have never liked the food and it would never occur to me to go there.

DP but wow, are you serious? Even though moving companies do our packing and moving, it takes weeks or months to get your things delivered. You live out of suitcases for weeks. You drive yourself to the new state with a car packed full of the stuff you need to get you by.

I assure you that even if you don’t eat McDonalds during such a miserable, disruptive period, everyone will eat at places they don’t normally eat- or even like. Have you only lived in one neighborhood your whole life?

No, I have lived all up and down the East Coast and in several foreign countries. Which also had McDonalds. I didn’t eat there either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Haven't been to McDonald's since December 2023 and I don't miss it one bit.

What is the longest you been with out ?

I have not had any fast food of any kind since 2019. I have not ate at a restaurant since feb 2020. I prepare all my own meals.

How much weight did you lose?

[Anonymous]

Decades?
I'm always surprised when I learn someone does eat at McDonalds.

[Anonymous]

It's been about a week and I am really missing it!