Black people and elevators (no racist)

[CuckingFunt]

You bring up another thing that annoys the out of me. I hate when I have my kids in the car and pull into a drive thru just to see a huge line. As I decide to go somewhere else, I see a line of cars 5-10 deep of people ALONE! Hey lazy asses, if you're by yourself, get out of the ing car and go inside.

If there's a line of cars 3 deep, I'll get off and go inside when I'm by myself. But it's not worth it to get out, get my 2 and 4 year old out, go inside for 5 minutes and then get back in.

But if you're by yourself, just get out of the damn car. When I do it, 75% of the time, I'm in and out in less time than it would take going through the drive through, and 23% of the time it's the same amount of time, but I waste less gas.

As for the elevator, if I have my kids, I'll do the 1 floor thing (my daughter takes forever to go up stairs because she has to stop and look at EVERYTHING in the stair well). If I'm by myself, I'll take the stairs up to 3 floors (depending on how much of a hurry I'm in).

I very seldom eat fast food, but when I do it's specifically because the drive-thru is the most convenient option at that time. Getting out of the car would, for me, completely defeat the purpose of a fast food restaurant.

[desflood]

Yeah him complaining about that is the dumbest ever. It's not like drive thrus were built specifically for people with kids, they were built so you don't have to get out of your car/turn the AC off/etc.

It's not as though I can't see his complaint - it wasn't so long ago that my kids were that young, and those little monsters do get loud and impatient when they're hungry. I just don't like other peoples' kids enough to give them my spot in the drive-through.

[jag]

Oh please. Let's not pretend that this thread, or the countless others like it that have become so popular recently, are part of any thoughtful discussion of cultural difference.

Pretending to ignore the various differences between races and cultures doesn't make someone more "tolerant".

[CuckingFunt]

Pretending to ignore the various differences between races and cultures doesn't make someone more "tolerant".

No. It doesn't. And I've never once advocated colorblindness. But this thread is, again, not meant as an attempt at thoughtful dialog about cultural difference. On any level. This thread is one person attributing their observations to an entire race, calling it difference, and then ridiculing that perceived difference.

[mrsmaalox]

If I were stuck in one 20 or so floors up I would probably pass out even if I were stuck in one with Kim or Kourtney Kardashian.

Pretty ing terrifying imho.

[Nathan Explosion]

Drive Thrus were made for convenience. But when everyone does it, it defeats the purpose of FAST and convenient. Plus the gas that's being wasted means you'll have to get out of your car and stand in the heat even longer when you're gassing up.

Getting out actually doesn't defeat the purpose when everyone is in the drive thru. You'll actually be in and out FASTER, which is the whole point of FAST food. Everyone being in their car alone in a drive thru is a microcosm of what's wrong with society today, that everyone only thinks about themselves. Like I said, if I'm by myself, I get out if there's more than than 2 cars because it's faster, and it's 1 car less for the family that shows up later.

And finally, you all do know that restaurants are air conditioned too, right?

[CuckingFunt]

Drive Thrus were made for convenience. But when everyone does it, it defeats the purpose of FAST and convenient. Plus the gas that's being wasted means you'll have to get out of your car and stand in the heat even longer when you're gassing up.

Getting out actually doesn't defeat the purpose when everyone is in the drive thru. You'll actually be in and out FASTER, which is the whole point of FAST food. Everyone being in their car alone in a drive thru is a microcosm of what's wrong with society today, that everyone only thinks about themselves. Like I said, if I'm by myself, I get out if there's more than than 2 cars because it's faster, and it's 1 car less for the family that shows up later.

And finally, you all do know that restaurants are air conditioned too, right?

You leave your car running when you go through the drive-thru?

[Nathan Explosion]

You leave your car running when you go through the drive-thru?

Before you start trolling me, try reading my posts again about when I actually go through drive thrus. Nice try though.

And in keeping with the racist theme, I hate when you're in the car about the back up or move in a parking lot and people just walk in front of you without looking at you and have that look of en lement on their face like "You better stop for me".

And yes, a majority of the time it is a black women doing it.

Ooh, racism and sexism. A two-fer.

[CubanSucks]

Drive Thrus were made for convenience. But when everyone does it, it defeats the purpose of FAST and convenient. Plus the gas that's being wasted means you'll have to get out of your car and stand in the heat even longer when you're gassing up.

Getting out actually doesn't defeat the purpose when everyone is in the drive thru. You'll actually be in and out FASTER, which is the whole point of FAST food. Everyone being in their car alone in a drive thru is a microcosm of what's wrong with society today, that everyone only thinks about themselves. Like I said, if I'm by myself, I get out if there's more than than 2 cars because it's faster, and it's 1 car less for the family that shows up later.

And finally, you all do know that restaurants are air conditioned too, right?

lol a parent complaining cause they can't get their kids fast food fast enough. How's about being a better parent and getting the kids more nutritious food instead of lecturing others?

[Nathan Explosion]

lol a parent complaining cause they can't get their kids fast food fast enough. How's about being a better parent and getting the kids more nutritious food instead of lecturing others?

Right, because you know all about how I feed my kids. I actually cook for my kids more than fast food, but there are times when I'm tired (I do work a 40 hour job in addition to raising kids by myself) or just don't have time (again, when you're working as long as I am and raising kids by yourself, time is a luxury).

I didn't say I do this every day, but rather, when I do go, this is an observation.

Again, nice try at trolling, but you really just look uninformed.

And stop trying to act like you NEVER go through a drive thru. I love it when people complain about the 1 time a week I do it, when they act like they NEVER go through drive thrus. Plus, you can avoid fries and get apples, get apple juice and fruit snacks for dessert. There are options for kids that are actually better than the options for adults.

[mrsmaalox]

Ha, I think Nathan could use a little less caffeine

[Nathan Explosion]

and how could someone not leave their car running in the drive thru?

i'm pretty sure stopping and restarting your car would take more gas

It actually depends on the amount of time you spend in a drive thru. A local station once did a story on the time spend on drive thrus. During lunch time, the average wait was 13 minutes or more. If you're car is running the whole time, then yes, you waste more gas running the car. But I'd imagine if you had 3 cars in front of you and are in and out in 5 minutes, you'd waste more time starting and turning off the car when it was time to move.

[CubanSucks]

Right, because you know all about how I feed my kids. I actually cook for my kids more than fast food, but there are times when I'm tired (I do work a 40 hour job in addition to raising kids by myself) or just don't have time (again, when you're working as long as I am and raising kids by yourself, time is a luxury).

I didn't say I do this every day, but rather, when I do go, this is an observation.

Again, nice try at trolling, but you really just look uninformed.

And stop trying to act like you NEVER go through a drive thru. I love it when people complain about the 1 time a week I do it, when they act like they NEVER go through drive thrus. Plus, you can avoid fries and get apples, get apple juice and fruit snacks for dessert. There are options for kids that are actually better than the options for adults.

How did I act like I never go through a drive thru? I eat fast food all the time and 90% with the drive thru. It just never crossed my mind to look at the other cars in front of me to see how many people are in them

[CubanSucks]

I've honestly never spent more than 10 min in a drive thru

[John Basedow]

Not a big fan of fast food, but once or twice a month I crave Taco Bell and am willing to wait as long as it takes in the drive thru line.