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Call BS on That!

Calling out companies for their BS

Rob from Chambersburg, PA writes: The place: McDonalds, Chambersburg, PA
The setting: a staple on the American landscape-  the drive-thru.
The characters: Myself, my step-daughter (Meg), and a wander-off from the set of “Deliverance.”

Scene 1:
…Pulling up to the electro-fized, computer-ized McSquawk box. There is one car ahead of us, sitting at the box for a protracted period of time. At first I thought it was was of those dumb-@$$es we’ve all encountered who just can’t seem to get the hang of the drive-thru.Waiting. Waiting. The guy ahead of us just sits. He doesn’t talk to the box, or lean his head out, or attempt to read anything on it. He just…..sits.  We wait some more…..continue reading for this rest of Rob’s tale of BS.

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It’s been almost 30 years since the Carl’s Jr launched the ill-fated Taco De Carlos chain but the irony is not lost on the name. Don’t get me wrong here, I am not a racist, I hate all people equally if they fit into distinct groups such as idiots, assholes, criminals, and terrorists. Hell, let’s throw in most lawyers and people with the little fish symbol on their business cards…but I digress. Here is southern California, Carl’s Jr, who under the leadership of Carl Karcher, cleaned up major ghetto areas in Anaheim, is turning the tables on this old policy. On NUMEROUS occasions at local branches, they have hired a crew that lowers the standard on fast food, as if it could go lower.  Continue reading for more of the story.

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