“Even though we’re pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well,” he said in October analyst call.

normal way to talk about ‘fellow’ human beings

  • @theangryseal
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    This is my life. Home is 45 minutes away. I pull into McDonald’s praying, “Please let it be fresh, oh lord. Please. I haven’t eaten since 8:00 AM, it’s 10:30 PM now. I don’t want to gag it down. Please Buddha, Krishna, Allah, Jesus of Nazareth! Please!”

    I open the wrapper, it’s dry and cold, or it’s fresh but the dude cooking it decided I wanted a whole brick of salt on it, or they decided, “Hey, these onions are better than those! Fuck consistency! They want it like I want it! With different onions and 40 pickles!”

    I’m about to try to find tv dinners that taste good or something. I legit starve sometimes because I literally can’t eat it.

    It’s the only restaurant that’s open on my way home.

    • Cosmic Cleric
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      “Please let it be fresh, oh lord. Please. I haven’t eaten since …"

      Wow, I really felt that lament.

    • @unphazed
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      Soups in a soup thermos (get the steel good ohes, dont cheap out), shit stays warm for 8+ hours. I lived on that shit working security.

    • @whalebiologist
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      knowing you live somewhere with limited options, rather than yoke your health and well being to a single fast food restaurant, consider that this is the time to learn how to cook, store, and prepare your own food. Even a humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich can come in clutch in this situation, and all you have to do is make it ahead of time. You eat 2-3 meals a day every day. It’s okay to eat simple things, not every meal has to be special.

      • Dadd Volante
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        Yeah but when you are working 12 hour days, not counting the commute, sometimes you don’t want to be constructive at home. You want to enjoy your freedom.

        • @aesthelete
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          when you are working 12 hour days

          You want to enjoy your freedom.

          Man, there’s no freedom in working 12 hour days. Hats off to you I guess but that’s not any kind of freedom at all.

          • Dadd Volante
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            I was referring to the time I wasn’t clocked in.

            I’m glad you have other options. Not everyone does. My friend who currently works at Ford does so because he took custody of his nephew when his worthless brother went to jail.

            He has no choice but to work and provide.

            People are a kaleidoscope. There are a multitude of reasons one would take a job, and to so whimsically brush that notion aside is intellectually irresponsible

            • @andros_rex
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              People are a kaleidoscope.

              Yea! This discussion always dives into “oh well you can live off oats and beans!” There’s so many assumptions about space to cook, storage options, time… I quit my full time and my food budget has gone down quite a bit, because I have time to make these things. If you work multiple jobs and live in a tiny space, rice and beans aren’t always that practical.

              • Dadd Volante
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                Plus… I’m not eating instant mashed potatoes and Ramen noodles while driving my car home.

                And I’m not staying at work even later to sit there and eat that poor excuse of a meal

    • @asteriskeverything
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      Hi!! If you live in an area that has trader Joe’s they have some fantastic TV dinners! I’ve enjoyed any pasta I’ve tried and they have various frozen chicken like Kung pow and orange chicken, with sauce on the side so you could also just use it for the protein and mix up seasoning and dishes!

      • @theangryseal
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        511 months ago

        We have a Walmart, that’s it.

        Rural hell.

        • @asteriskeverything
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          Fuck dude yeah I’m sorry. There are always a few frozen things that can be doable… having an air fryer can make a big difference with some of the frozen type stuff like taquitos, fries, frozen burritos, anything you would be too lazy to put in an oven even though you know it would taste better.

          But really the lesson is this shit is fucked up and there shouldn’t some people who have to come up with creative ideas just to feed themselves

      • @theangryseal
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        Well, I’m sure McDonald’s will give me tuberculosis eventually, but other than that I don’t even know what TB is. I live in Appalachia. We have nothing.

    • @[email protected]
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      :(

      Ever asked for it fresh / cooked to order? Easier in the restaurant, but in the drive through you can mention you don’t mind parking and waiting. If unsuccessful, you can politely get more elaborate with the request: “I know I’ll have to park since dropping the fries and cooking the burger to order will take some time, but I don’t mind at all. Just as long as it’s fresh, please!”

      Fries w/o salt would let you control that variable on your own as well.

      Your mileage will certainly vary but cold McD is really barely worth paying for. Scalding hot McD is harder to knock: e.g. they bully suppliers into giving them quality long Russets for their fries.

      • @[email protected]
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        Order the meat without salt too. They all season on the flattop so it’ll force them to make fresh.

          • @[email protected]
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            I’ve done the job, I know exactly how much work I’m asking for for 90secs under a clamshell. The reality is there’s too much salt on the food anyway, take it up with the boss dictating not the consumer looking to minimize damage to their health.

    • @TheIllustrativeMan
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      I’m about to try to find tv dinners that taste good or something. I legit starve sometimes because I literally can’t eat it.

      Impossible has some vegi-based microwave dinners that are about $6 a pop at Walmart, and are absolutely fantastic. The “chicken” ones are a bit high on the sugar content though.