arby's dialog

ok so ill do my best to try and remember exactly how this went. keep in mind this i absolutely true.

9:05pm friday may 18, 2007

im hungry we have been driving for 3.5 hours on our way to chicago. i decided to stop at an arby's just north of bloomington, IL. this is the conversation.

girl: hello welcome to arby's would you like to try a combo?
me: do you still have your five for 5.95? cause its not on the menu.
girl: ummm yea....
me: what are the choices again?
girl: arby's melt, ham and swiss, med drink, and a turnover...
me: are homestyle fries? and what about milkshakes?
girl: yea those too.
me: ok...i'll have 2 arby's melts, home-style fries, a lemon-aid and a strawberry milkshake.
girl: we dont have strawberry anymore.
me: what do you have.
g: orange twist, jamocha, vanilla and chocolate.
m: ok then an apple turnover instead.
g: is that everything?
m: yes...could you repeat my order?
g: yea...hold on....
(2 minutes go by.)
g: im sorry just one more minute.
(literally.)
g: could you just order over again?
m: ok. i want 2 arby's melts, home-style fries, a lemon-aid and an apple turnover.
g: ok.
m: could you repeat that?
g: ok. 1 ham and swiss....
m: (interrupting) i didnt order a ham and swiss.
g: ...2 arby's melts, fries, and an apple turnover.
m: and a lemon-aid.
g: thats more than five...
m: no it isn't i didnt order a ham and swiss. (banging my head on the car door)
(i didnt even say ANYTHING that sounded like HAM or SWISS for that matter.)
g: oh. (dumbfounded) ok. so 2 arby's melts, fries, a lemon-aid...
m: and an apple turnover.
g: ok. that'll be 6.54 please pull around.

miriam and i use this time to comically make fun of how completely ludicrous that interactiojn was.
i get to the window and a teenage boy leans out the window.

boy: we're out of turnovers.
m: your out?
b: yea there in the oven it'll be 30 min. what would you like instead?
m: a vanilla shake. (exhaustingly)
b: ok that'll be 6.54

i give him the money and he hands me a vanilla shake dripping ice cream down the side. he hands me the change, and then 2 bags i check the first bag :2 arby's melts and fries. look up.

m: you forgot my lemon-aid.
b: (handing me a cup) i thought you said pepsi.
m: nope.

he finally hands me my lemon-aid as i am checking the other bag. and whats inside:
MY APPLE TURNOVER.

this whole crazy transaction took at least 15 min , actually more like 25 i kid you not.

this was the most bazaar drive thru situation i have ever been in. i mean we werent mad we were laughing the whole time. it could not have been worse if it was scripted. i mean if some one had come up to the car with a camera sayin i was on tv. i wouldnt have doubted them. i think she was just a trainee...

but man stay in school and dont do drugs.

come back tomorrow im going to post about our "hotel adventure"

you'll never look at "super 8" the same way again.

i promise

later.