My Way, Right Away
At a Burger King in the JFK airport, two days after Christmas, I asked:
“Could I please have: pancakes, a large order of hash browns, and a croissant with egg-product on it? And just egg-product: no cheese-product or meat-product. Thank you.”
The woman behind the counter pushed the corresponding buttons on the register and, dutifully, spoke my order aloud: “Pancakes, egg-on-croissant, large hash brown. $6.24 please.”
From my wallet, I removed and then handed to her: one fifty dollar bill and one quarter totaling $50.25 in American currency.
She handed me, in return, $4.01. Read all of this post »
