Fast Food Lobby Kiosk Issues

[AKIron]

Unless you live in Oregon when's the last time someone pumped your gas for ya?

[DmonSlyr]

We always skip like 10 people in line at McDonald's when we use the self kiosk since people are scared/challenged to use it. I dont have anything against it. The grocery store is a little bit different if you have a bunch of items. Can be a pain to check and bag everything. Thats why I like Publix, where shopping is pleasure 😀 and it usually is every time we go. They actually ask me if Plastic is okay  . What a difference from chithole Portland.

Pumping your gas is about the only thing they do... but is more expensive, and you sometimes have to wait for the guy to finish one car before they get to yours, wasting a bunch of time.

Portland was so not a pleasure to shop. No plastic bags, straw shame, bottle shame with .10 cent deposit so the homeless can dig through your trash for bottles. And if you do go to the bottle drop, be prepared to wear a hazmatt suit with knife and body armor LOL. So sketchy... then they only pick up trash once every 2 weeks. And then allow RVs to post up along side the Columbia River or wherever else for 8 months trashing the living hell out of the area. What a joke trash dump that place is. Would not recommend.

[Leisure]

Unless you live in Oregon when's the last time someone pumped your gas for ya?

That law went out in 2023 so folks in Oregon can pump their own fuel. I had to look it up. I do remember driving through Massachusetts and there were towns and cities that didn't allow self serve however.

[AKIron]

That law went out in 2023 so folks in Oregon can pump their own fuel. I had to look it up. I do remember driving through Massachusetts and there were towns and cities that didn't allow self serve however.

We usually took the highways through Oregon and Washington from Meridian Id to the Coeur d'Alene area many times over the last couple of decades. I preferred a little longer drive on the divided highways over the two lanes through Idaho. I tried to plan my gas stops to avoid gassing up in Oregon.

[AKIron]

 We did ride the Harley all over Idaho though including one trip from the south to the north using that 2 lane highway. Beautiful country.

[Leisure]

We did ride the Harley all over Idaho though including one trip from the south to the north using that 2 lane highway. Beautiful country.

Indeed, Idaho is beautiful. You gotta enjoy hills and mountains-I couldn't imagine living anywhere without them.

[AKIron]

Indeed, Idaho is beautiful. You gotta enjoy hills and mountains-I couldn't imagine living anywhere without them.

30 years of Indiana winters and 16 years of Idaho winters was enough snow shoveling for the wife. We're back in Texas.

[AKIron]

My oldest recently moved to Oregon just west of Portland and took this at Cannon Beach. There's just something wrong with people wearing jackets on the beach in July.

[DmonSlyr]

Its purdy but its so cold you can't even swim in it! What's the point... the deep sea fishin was good. Didn't even have to use bait!

June through Sept is some of the best weather. Its a wonderful summer. Highly recommend Hood River. Thats the best of Oregon down the Columbia. Seeing Crater Lake is also a cool place to visit. Would love to spend a couple nights out there.

[AKIron]

We rented a place on the beach at Lincoln City for a week. Very relaxing. Drove up the coast a bit and went out in the bay in a boat amongst the whales. That was great.

That was south to Depoe Bay. Don't remember which boat charter but was well worth it.

[AKKuya]

I ate lunch today at a Popeye's.  No kiosks.  Crew greeted me when I approached the counter and smiling cashier took my order and carried it to my table.

[AKIron]

Popeye's, Chick-fil-a, Cain's, all good. Probably been 20 years since we ate KFC.

[AKKuya]

I still eat KFC.  The buffet has gone away.  No buffet in my nearby area.  i love the taters and gravy plus original chicken covered in BBQ sauce.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

Fast food is neither. I try hard to avoid it. At my age, and having dealt with cancer for three years, you start paying attention. There's not much of any quality out there, I stop when there's little choice, due to time constraints. I steadfastly refuse to eat toxic hell, and mcgargbage.

Honestly, I'm not really opposed to kiosks, self check out, etc. I like to avoid lines, and often a less than hospitable or entitled attitude, as well as the demands for tips. If you didn't come to my table, take my order, deliver my order, and check on the quality, etc., you didn't really earn a tip. If you DID those things well, You'll get a generous tip, often in cash, so that your employer and the gubmint thieves don't take a cut.

[Animl-AW]

I watched this at the worst McDs EVER, at McCormick place ( they got booted)

They setup up 3 of these because the lines were HELL. I estimate about 15-20% used them and most stood in line anyway. Which was kinda weird.

I only ate fast food at work, if buffet meals were not provided.

In the 60s and 70s things like McDs were decent food. But now just loaded with nonsense and damn near flat meat burger patties. Mostly cheap bread.

If I do eat out, I’d rather pay $45 for a decent meal that $15 for a crappy one.

Same as I’d rather pay $15 to play a good and stable game than a free one with funk.