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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bad Chad on December 03, 2021, 01:38:55 PM
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Do you prefer to ride your Guzzi to the McDonald's in town, where you can sit and coddle your Senior coffee, whilst complaining about everything with the rest of the buzzards? Or maybe you're the more, percolate your own on stove top at home? Hell, them grounds is just as good the second time around too! (Guzzi content)
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Why go to McDonald for anything, unless you are desperate to commit suicide - don't you have a proper coffee shop somewhere, one that sells home made cake?? If not, next time you are in the very bottom left hand corner of Germany (top left hand corner of Switzerland) let me know and I'll introduce you to coffee, cake and Guzzi Gossip Heaven!!
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I'd rather ride to a spot a pleasant atmosphere. I'm no coffee snob as I happily drink Nescafe instant decaf daily. :bike-037:
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can sit and coddle your Senior coffee............. ................... WHAT???? Ain't nobody got time for that! Could be getting those jugs in the BREEZE! And I'm "OK" with mc d's coffee. Better than some worse that others. I WON'T go to Starguts!
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I've never understood the affinity that many seniors have for McD's (or Hardee's depending on locale)
I would think they're the antithesis of anything the older generations would hold dear.
They're not comfortable
They're not nostalgic
They're not friendly
They lack any character
It seems like McD's is practically chasing everyone over 40 out the door with their kiosk nonsense.
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But it’s never been about the coffee...
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I like Mcd's and I'm a shareholder. I'd eat there all the time but I realize the stuff is deadly to my longevity & wallet. My wife hates the place. No, I don't ride my Guzzi's to McD's to shoot the breeze with the boys and coffee up....not my thing. I preferred their coffee the way it was several years ago before they decided to compete with StarF's and other ridiculous $4+ latte places. Anyway, I'm not a coffee connoisseur...I'll drink anyones swill they call coffee. I've had Jetboil hot water in a cup with a one serving packet of Folgers Instant coffee a number of times at rally's and was damn glad zoom-zoom made it for me. :thumb:
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can sit and coddle your Senior coffee............. ................... WHAT???? Ain't nobody got time for that! Could be getting those jugs in the BREEZE! And I'm "OK" with mc d's coffee. Better than some worse that others. I WON'T go to Starguts!
Yeah I'm with ya on starguts.
Went there one time, they asked me if I want Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte, Mochas, Cappuccino, etc.
Told them I want normal coffee black. The look on their face was.... :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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I've never understood the affinity that many seniors have for McD's (or Hardee's depending on locale)
I would think they're the antithesis of anything the older generations would hold dear.
They're not comfortable
They're not nostalgic
They're not friendly
They lack any character
It seems like McD's is practically chasing everyone over 40 out the door with their kiosk nonsense.
Yeah, the kiosk business is irritating imo. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if McD's went back to not having a dining area like it was 50+ years ago.
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Im not a fan of McDonalds coffee. When you get used to drinking Cafe' Bustelo at home its hard to drink McDs swill! I even prefer the keurig cup coffee costco sells under their Kirkland brand. The little yellow medium roast cups are awesome when I am too lazy to make a proper espresso.
Rick.
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I'd rather buy a can of beer and relax by a river or creek when out riding.
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Summer heat, McD`s sweet tea, $1.00,
free refills. I'm good for a couple. :boozing:
I like 1/2 sweet and 1/2 not.
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McD has coffee? :cool:
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Yeah I'm with ya on starguts.
Went there one time, they asked me if I want Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte, Mochas, Cappuccino, etc.
Told them I want normal coffee black. The look on their face was.... :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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Just like when I hike. My thermos has my percolated coffee, and bring PB&J.
It never goes bad if too cold or hot, goes great with coffee too.
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But it’s never been about the coffee...
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
I'll be back on this one
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Home for coffee in bed with my wife every morning. McDonalds for two cheeseburgers about three times a year.
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Yeah I'm with ya on starguts.
Went there one time, they asked me if I want Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte, Mochas, Cappuccino, etc.
Told them I want normal coffee black. The look on their face was.... :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Yeah, the kiosk business is irritating imo. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if McD's went back to not having a dining area like it was 50+ years ago.
They used to have the standing only tables. Put potatoes into a french fry making device with a big lever (not electric) which would dice the potato into fries. And of course the "dunk cup", $0.03 for ketchup.
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Well my favorite coffee shop is right up the street and it is very comfortable. The owner gives me a hard time for drinking decaf, calls it brown sadness water, love the banter.
The bad thing is that all my "Wild Hogs" buddies went through to become "Mild Hogs" and are now just "Moldy Hogs" as in, not riding any longer. :~( :cry:
inditx
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Years ago as working stiffs, we would go to Mcd's for coffee break on the run for a quick cup of joe and would enjoy seeing some of our local retirees there enjoying there daily meet up for coffee time . Some were fathers of friends of mine and others were locals we all knew from a small town growing up. most if not all of them were WWII vets , some Korea and some Vietnam era. I remember them telling us to get back to work and cover there social security. We'd laugh and go back to work with our cheap brown water. I remember thinking, man these guys are here every day like clock work, I don't get it. Slowly over time I no longer saw them at coffee break but instead shared stories about the last time I saw them at a funeral home with their families. Not long after that chapter passed , still a working stiff I started seeing friends a bit older but of my generation at Mcd's starting the same ritual. Another generation of retirees following in the footsteps of the previous . I started looking forward and hoping I would get to join them someday before too many of us were not able to attended. I really wish I hadn't felt so obligated to get back to work and instead had sat with the earlier crew to listen to their conversations, I can only imagine. Once my helper and I were in line ahead of the elderly crew and I paid their tab in advance and the cashier knew exactly what the total would be as it was the same every day they came. That day we sat and drank our coffee with them and shared a few laughs and I noticed when we all got up to leave that most of them had not even finished or touched there coffee . I joked with on of my friends dad about tossing the coffee I had just so graciously paid for and he laughed and said , " son , we don't come here for the coffee , but thanks just the same.
Got to hand it to Huzo , nailed it again buddy! It ain't about the coffee.
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Since a lot of states don't have rest areas on the two lane highways I use Mickey D's for my breaks. Usually a clean restroom, air conditioned, something to drink if you like, and the dang things are everywhere.
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Personally, McD is my standard breakfast place for “on the road” adventures. Plenty of calories, quick and consistent. Vastly better than the “free breakfast” stuff served at Holiday Inn and the likes. Gag.
But if I can find a popular local diner or Mexican place, I’ll go there instead.
One of my best trips to McD was one morning near New Iberia, Louisiana. I happened to sit next to a table of old, but animated Cajun men. Speaking Cajun. Fascinating to listen to, even though I understood very little.
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the kaffee is drinkable, well, not to you snobs...... :coffee:
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Years ago as working stiffs, we would go to Mcd's for coffee break on the run for a quick cup of joe and would enjoy seeing some of our local retirees there enjoying there daily meet up for coffee time . Some were fathers of friends of mine and others were locals we all knew from a small town growing up. most if not all of them were WWII vets , some Korea and some Vietnam era. I remember them telling us to get back to work and cover there social security. We'd laugh and go back to work with our cheap brown water. I remember thinking, man these guys are here every day like clock work, I don't get it. Slowly over time I no longer saw them at coffee break but instead shared stories about the last time I saw them at a funeral home with their families. Not long after that chapter passed , still a working stiff I started seeing friends a bit older but of my generation at Mcd's starting the same ritual. Another generation of retirees following in the footsteps of the previous . I started looking forward and hoping I would get to join them someday before too many of us were not able to attended. I really wish I hadn't felt so obligated to get back to work and instead had sat with the earlier crew to listen to their conversations, I can only imagine. Once my helper and I were in line ahead of the elderly crew and I paid their tab in advance and the cashier knew exactly what the total would be as it was the same every day they came. That day we sat and drank our coffee with them and shared a few laughs and I noticed when we all got up to leave that most of them had not even finished or touched there coffee . I joked with on of my friends dad about tossing the coffee I had just so graciously paid for and he laughed and said , " son , we don't come here for the coffee , but thanks just the same.
Got to hand it to Huzo , nailed it again buddy! It ain't about the coffee.
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I ate a McDonald's burger today, it's been a long time but the one dollar burger tasted just like they did 40 years ago. Dry and grainy but strangely interesting....McDo nald's has terrible coffee as most coffee shops...
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Most of the McDonalds where I have been lately have closed their dining rooms. Not convenient when on a bike.
I only drink a mug of coffee in the morning and that is it for caffeine. Using a drip maker and Folgers 1/2 caffeine is what my wife buys.
I have been on road trips where I pop into a McDonalds for a break and then find myself the center of attention while the locals ask me questions and regale me with stories of the bikes they used to ride, or have stashed away in the basement or barn.
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I am a coffee snob and McD is not on the radar, for food or coffee. But hanging out with buddies is OK and I might make an exception..... but not at McD.
Scott
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My wife and I are coffee snobs. We have a drip coffee maker that grinds the beans and then brews the coffee. I won't order coffee anywhere. McDonald's, rather not but my wife loves their fries. Once in awhile I will go in and order a couple of their crappy plain burgers and fries just for old times sake. Most of the other fast food joints a4e much better.
kk
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I'm a spring chicken compaired to most of you old coots... I prefer a nice solitary scenic overlook with a water bottle and an apple from my tail bag
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McDonald's coffee is like Coors light. Not worth the water it took to make it nor worth my time to drink it.
Hard to bead a good pot of home perc 'ed coffee. Electric percolator is faster and easier than stove top percolators. YMMV.
Nailed it right there! Their crap tastes like water compared to the good dark roasts I make at home!
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Nailed it right there! Their crap tastes like water compared to the good dark roasts I make at home!
Did somebody say dark roast??? I've been doing mine in a French press and I am spoiled.
Scott
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So how do youse guys brew that on the road? :coffee: :bike-037:
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So how do youse guys brew that on the road? :coffee: :bike-037:
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I'm getting lazy in my old (er) age, so it's been a while, but I have a plastic one cup French press in my camping cook kit, and a one burner stove. Going without coffee in the morning? Uhh, no.
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My most memorable cup of coffee was a cup of instant in a paper cup. Let me explain. It was when the Guzzi National was had at Money Creek Campground in MN during the 100 year flood. Sunday morning is a disaster zone with tents torn down, mud every where and no electricity. I'm walking around looking at the mess when I happened by some folks in a travel trailer that had made coffee on the gas grill.
At 8 AM I'm done with a pot of coffee so now you know why this cup tasted so good.
Another memorable cup was at the national in John Day, OR. An outsider came in and set up one of these fancy coffee bars. I'm a turnip farmer so it is either plain or black. Frappe, double mocha blah, blah is all foreign to me. When it is my turn to order I said I want a plain cup of black coffee, no weird colored swizzle stick. Nothing but plain black. I can't remember the mans name but he was from Michigan and he said to the barrista that he wanted one just like Tex ordered.
In a previous post I wrote about my one time experience at StarBucks.
Tex
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My most memorable cup of coffee was a cup of instant in a paper cup. Let me explain. It was when the Guzzi National was had at Money Creek Campground in MN during the 100 year flood. Sunday morning is a disaster zone with tents torn down, mud every where and no electricity. I'm walking around looking at the mess when I happened by some folks in a travel trailer that had made coffee on the gas grill.
At 8 AM I'm done with a pot of coffee so now you know why this cup tasted so good.
Another memorable cup was at the national in John Day, OR. An outsider came in and set up one of these fancy coffee bars. I'm a turnip farmer so it is either plain or black. Frappe, double mocha blah, blah is all foreign to me. When it is my turn to order I said I want a plain cup of black coffee, no weird colored swizzle stick. Nothing but plain black. I can't remember the mans name but he was from Michigan and he said to the barrista that he wanted one just like Tex ordered.
In a previous post I wrote about my one time experience at StarBucks.
Tex
Yep...
It’s never about the coffee...
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If you are living in a rural area or traveling the are no more breakfast cafes for old coots to hang out in.McDonalds was started by a guy who was appalled by the food he ate on the road and saw a market for food that people knew what they would be getting wherever they were.I like it for breakfast on road trips but not otherwise.
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But it’s never been about the coffee...
Amen. It's all about the BSing. Although my wife and I love McD's coffee.
Although the yutes today prefer virtual BSing to face to face BSing.
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I haven't spent much time on this board lately. With discussions like this I remember why.
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I haven't spent much time on this board lately. With discussions like this I remember why.
You may wish to honour us with some examples of your deep probing insights, or at the very least some entertaining witicisms... :popcorn: :popcorn:
Your input has been sorely missed.
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I put this thread up with the intention of being "tongue in cheek". I hoped to stir things up a bit by using the exact format for the subject as another thread that dealt with, which is better or old riders, low or lite? I was trolling, but I certainly didn't get the reaction I expected.
Amazingly, most just seemed to roll right along, treating it as a perfectly normal subject for discussion.
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I put this thread up with the intention of being "tongue in cheek". I hoped to stir things up a bit by using the exact format for the subject as another thread that dealt with, which is better or old riders, low or lite? I was trolling, but I certainly didn't get the reaction I expected.
Amazingly, most just seemed to roll right along, treating it as a perfectly normal subject for discussion.
I was wondering who is lonelier; the old guys that go to McDonald's for coffee to kabitz about things, or someone that posts to a Guzzi board to spark up a conversation about old guys that go McDonald's for coffee to kabitz about things. And yet, here I am!
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I was glad to see this thread as it brought back some fond memories and maybe a look into the crystal ball. If I end up at Mc dee's in my upcoming years and follow in the footsteps of the hero's I grew up around ,I will feel truly blessed. Especially if some of you folks join me!
It ain't about the coffee!
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Well I reckon topics like this occupy a good space in our psyche.
We ride these bikes as much as a vehicle to conjure up new and foster existing relationships, not as a cheap mode of transport.
We consciously or otherwise, converse with like minded individuals to reinforce our own relevance to ourselves and others. If that means expressing our own thoughts, or enquiring as to those of our cohorts of choice, then it cannot be a bad thing, regardless of the subject matter.
It also gives us licence to reminisce and when more of your life is behind you than in front, it’s a precious form of enjoyment that’s still available to us.
Seems you do your best work when you’re trying the least Chad.... :bow: :thumb:
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I was wondering who is lonelier; the old guys that go to McDonald's for coffee to kabitz about things, or someone that posts to a Guzzi board to spark up a conversation about old guys that go McDonald's for coffee to kabitz about things. And yet, here I am!
As for this...
If it does nothing but help relieve loneliness, then it’s a lot more relevant than some of the offerings on these pages.
You can always tell a good thread by the ratio of reads/replies.
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I'm a spring chicken compaired to most of you old coots... I prefer a nice solitary scenic overlook with a water bottle and an apple from my tail bag
I'm an old rooster :wink: Like you, I like a nice solitary scenic overlook, with my home perked coffee in a thermos, and PB&J
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I like coffee in my coffee.
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I was wondering who is lonelier; the old guys that go to McDonald's for coffee to kabitz about things, or someone that posts to a Guzzi board to spark up a conversation about old guys that go McDonald's for coffee to kabitz about things. And yet, here I am!
"Birds of a feather, flock together!"
Compliment or insult? Only the receiver can determine which. Talk about Cosmic Justice!
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Well I reckon topics like this occupy a good space in our psyche.
We ride these bikes as much as a vehicle to conjure up new and foster existing relationships, not as a cheap mode of transport.
We consciously or otherwise, converse with like minded individuals to reinforce our own relevance to ourselves and others. If that means expressing our own thoughts, or enquiring as to those of our cohorts of choice, then it cannot be a bad thing, regardless of the subject matter.
It also gives us licence to reminisce and when more of your life is behind you than in front, it’s a precious form of enjoyment that’s still available to us.
Seems you do your best work when you’re trying the least Chad.... :bow: :thumb:
Well said.
The other fun part is that no matter what we think we are projecting, there is no guarantee that the perceiver will agree.
And that, is the amusing part of life for Simple Minded people like myself. That is one of the fun parts of this thread, IMO, there is no telling how some will interpret a post.
Always fun to listen to (or read) old coots arguing about silly stuff!!!
Viva La Difference!!!
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I'm a spring chicken compaired to most of you old coots... I prefer a nice solitary scenic overlook with a water bottle and an apple from my tail bag
guzzi
That is so sad. :cool:
:grin:
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Well I reckon topics like this occupy a good space in our psyche.
We ride these bikes as much as a vehicle to conjure up new and foster existing relationships, not as a cheap mode of transport.
We consciously or otherwise, converse with like minded individuals to reinforce our own relevance to ourselves and others. If that means expressing our own thoughts, or enquiring as to those of our cohorts of choice, then it cannot be a bad thing, regardless of the subject matter.
It also gives us licence to reminisce and when more of your life is behind you than in front, it’s a precious form of enjoyment that’s still available to us.
Seems you do your best work when you’re trying the least Chad.... :bow: :thumb:
Back in '90's, can't remember when, we were on our way to the brother in laws place in Wisc. He had picked us up at the airport in Chicago and once we were on the road a ways, he asked if wanted to get something to eat, since he was getting hungry. When we agreed, thinking he knew of a cafe near by, he drove into a McDonalds. Now I hadn't eaten in one for years, but not wanting to create family strife, kept my thoughts to myself. When we got inside, there was a group of old timers, maybe half dozen, sitting together in the dining area. They gave us a quick look over, then went back to their conversation. I asked the BIL if this was a regular stop for him and he said that when his wife was still alive, they always stopped there. So apparently this was a regular meeting place for coffee, even if you weren't one of the regulars. I don't know if they coffee klutch at the local McDonalds in Fairbanks, since I don't stop, but I did run into a group at the new cafe, a ways up the hwy. past our place. Didn't know any of them, but they looked like locals, kind of seedy, like me, so the morning coffee socials are going on up here too. I got a cup to go and it was pretty good, but not free like at Micky D's!
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Whenever I feel the need to get back to my "cultural" roots all I hafta doo is go eat at a McD's :drool:. A true american icon it is! which makes it all the harder when you realize there isn't one within 700 air miles of where I live! :food: "beneath that old white mountain just a little southeast of Nome.." (there frozengoose!)
It seems that every small town has a Mcd's morning BS table! they have even touted it in some of there own commercials.
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An adult should never enter a McD once the kids are old enough to go in and order for themselves.
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Here's one for you Mr. Pootle
John Mulaney's Dad Orders One Black Coffee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RuYXZ_fKpQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RuYXZ_fKpQ)
"black coffee, the one thing from McDonald's no child can enjoy"
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Our local McD's and Hardees don't have dining in anymore. Carryout and drive thru only.
But up the street from us is a old gem. Its in a rundown 50's strip mall. Its been a diner since 1959 when the building opened. Immigrant Greek couple started it. They sold it to a Immigrant Greek and Lebanese couple in the 90's. They sold it to their head waitress in the early 2000's and she and her family still run it. Best breakfast in the area hands down! All the local old folks, Bubbah's and contractors eat there. You'll catch up on all the town gossip with good home made food.
Unfortunately, their coffee is crap. Just brown water. My wife and I agreed it had zero flavor!
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Whenever I feel the need to get back to my "cultural" roots all I hafta doo is go eat at a McD's :drool:. A true american icon it is! which makes it all the harder when you realize there isn't one within 700 air miles of where I live! :food: "beneath that old white mountain just a little southeast of Nome.." (there frozengoose!)
It seems that every small town has a Mcd's morning BS table! they have even touted it in some of there own commercials.
I was wondering when someone would pick up on the paraphrase of the old Johnny Horton song (and John Wayne movie) "North to Alaska." Yeah, the song refers to Nome and the gold rush of the 1900's, but it also fits Fairbanks, since there's a White Mt. north of here (the White Mtns. Nat. Rec. Area), where I worked for fifteen years. Anyways, I've worked in Nome many times, when you could fly direct on Ravn Air, so back then it woulda only been 500 miles to Mickey D's!
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At home I make my own. Going out to breakfast, it would be one of the local mom and pops. I’ll drink McDonalds on the road but its never my first choice as I prefer local. McDonalds coffee used to be dishwater but a few years ago they made an effort to improve it. Its OK, better than the coffee chains. That stuff you could use for weed killer.
Pete
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I may be wrong [ not uncommon} but isn't Mc dee's coffee Newman's Own which means a part of the proceeds goes to a charity?
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I used to always stop at Maccas when riding London to Plymouth at night. As I didn't set off until at least 8PM, it was to only place open on the A303 by the time I got there. Cheeseburger, coffee, apple pie and I was away. Just what was needed on a chilly night. And the loo! The one I stopped at was often full of squaddies from Tidworth Barracks and we had a few good chats.
Usually when riding on a decently long ride, I prefer independents, small coffee shops and tea rooms, out of the way.
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2 things -
-independents are a dying breed (or already dead) simply because people choose to go to McDonalds.
-haven't any of you guys watched 'supersize me' ??? And if so, how could you ingest anything from a McD's?
My question isn't rhetorical. I'm not coming from a place where I think I'm right, I'm sincerely interested in understanding...
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Our local McD's and Hardees don't have dining in anymore. Carryout and drive thru only.
But up the street from us is a old gem. Its in a rundown 50's strip mall. Its been a diner since 1959 when the building opened. Immigrant Greek couple started it. They sold it to a Immigrant Greek and Lebanese couple in the 90's. They sold it to their head waitress in the early 2000's and she and her family still run it. Best breakfast in the area hands down! All the local old folks, Bubbah's and contractors eat there. You'll catch up on all the town gossip with good home made food.
Unfortunately, their coffee is crap. Just brown water. My wife and I agreed it had zero flavor!
DANG!
You remind me of a diner in OKC. Ray's Diner.
Ray was an immigrant from Iran. He always a had chess board that was in mid-game that was set up on the first table. Real nice guy and had reasonably priced and quality breakfast and lunch. One day I was complementing him on his coffee and he gave me a coffee pack of the coffee he sold in his dinner. It wasn't as good at my house (check our coffee thread a few years ago when I mentioned adding a little salt and cinnamon).
I visited one day, I didn't see "Ray" and asked about him, "Where's "Ray"?"
"The owner? The Iranian?"
"Yes?"
"He passed away."
His widow, also Iranian has taken over. Changed the menu some and added some Middle Eastern food delicacies on weekly specials. She's painted the place, the food is OK but not the same. I like to support the place and try to get there just as often. She's nice, usually there but not usually out front. There's no open chess board.
Good guy Ray. Best to the Mrs too. :thumb:
Good and affordable diner. Man, I liked ol' Ray's coffee, it was the best.
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I absolutely love McDonald's coffee and have been drinking it since I was around 15. Not a fan of their food so much. I also enjoy coffee at home. We have a $20 Mr Coffee drip brewer. We buy the Dunkin Donuts coffee at Costco. My work schedule varies, so sometimes it's home only, sometimes McDonald's only, and every so often I'll have a cup home and then go to McDonald's for a cup. There's also a group of old retired guys I sit with. Good way to pass an hour of time. I will be retired in a few years, so will be at McDonald's even more often. The cycle continues.
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This is a great thread. Enjoy reading everyone's posts and perspectives.
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Since you asked Chad, as my coffee out of my espresso machine is almost as good as the best and better than a lot, I have most of my coffees at home.
On the road, I carry a 1litre flask of hot water and a heap of those cafe type coffee sachets and my own food. Don't taste all that crash hot but I worked out that doing that almost pays for the petrol for the trip! (Guzzi content :grin:)
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Home, home, home. First cup is hot, strong (French press) and foamed fat free milk on top...it gets the plumin hummin' :wink:. Next cup later in the AM is a second brew from the same grounds in a carry cup. It follows me to the computer, shop, garage, outside to do chores, etc. All this happens when my vintage stereo plays whatever my brain wants to hear that day. Life has its pleasures....
Be well, stay well,
DougG
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Life has its pleasures....
Be well, stay well,
DougG
I do my best Doug. :thumb: :grin: It's a tough life being retired; I am so busy I don't know how I found time to go to work. :grin:
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The McDonald's in Hawaii are franchises. If they want to compete locally, they have to have Kona coffee. :thumb: Better than the normal stuff. The independent coffee shops out here are usually the retail outlets for their farms. Their coffees are competitive with Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee. The gas stations have to stock Kona coffee too. :thumb:
I have noticed senior gatherings at the independents vs McDonald's. We seem to have more homeless at McDonald's however. :tongue:
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McDonald's senior decaf at well under a buck appeals to me (snapping red suspenders--Guzzi content). I will not eat any fast food. Snob? No. Hoping to be a Centenarian and still riding? Yes.
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Another memorable cup was at the national in John Day, OR. An outsider came in and set up one of these fancy coffee bars. I'm a turnip farmer so it is either plain or black. Frappe, double mocha blah, blah is all foreign to me. When it is my turn to order I said I want a plain cup of black coffee, no weird colored swizzle stick. Nothing but plain black. I can't remember the mans name but he was from Michigan and he said to the barrista that he wanted one just like Tex ordered.
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Tex
A friend and I went to the National at John Day, we stopped at some small town not far from there for breakfast, You and Beaver invited us to share your table, this was a highlight of the trip.
Maybe I'll get to Texas one day.
Roy
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Up North of the border we have Tim Hortons coffee, its not too bad, better than McBloaters or Starbucks
I like to pull up at the drive thru on my bike, put a large coffee in the cup holder and ride around to a nice spot in the shade or sun depending on the season.
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In the early days of the pendemic you could only get a coffee at a drive thru, couldn't go inside at all, I still prefer to have mine outside.
I can't make decent coffee at home so I just use instant, we usually drink Dilmah tea 100% Celon
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Maybe I'll get to Texas one day.
Roy
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Roy, We.d be happy to have you visit us as I've had visitors from 49 states and Germany. There is an armadillo in the freezer waiting to be made into gumbo.
Tex
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Hey Muzz, 12-8-21 (another palindrome date...three more this month :wink:)
QUOTE "I am so busy I don't know how I found time to go to work."
Barb and I have said that many times. I think the difference is that now we do the things we want to do, at our own pace, and we want to do more things...you know, like drink good coffee.
Be well, stay well,
DougG
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I'm not fond of McD's. Actually that's a slight understatement. I'd rather gnaw my own arm off than go there.
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A good diner.
And one that's looks a little sticky.
TOMB
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Home cooking is great.
McDonald's is not a viable option, although during the initial C O V I D Panic, that was all that was open on the Navajo Reservation, enroute to Colorado...but we had to eat across the street at a picnic table.
I much prefer mom & pop/sole proprietorships, such as:
Crowbar Restaurant in Shoshone, CA, near Death Valley
The Inside Scoop in Overton, NV (north of Lake Mead)
Aunt Sue's Chalet in Duck Creek, Utah
Veyo Pies in Veyo, Utah
Lonny's/Sonny's BBQ in Hurricane, UT
Forscher German Bakery in Orderville, UT
Market Grille (Greek & Italian) in NW Las Vegas, NV
Even the cafe in Rachel, NV, on the Extraterrestrial Highway is way better than McDonalds..good breakfast
(https://i.ibb.co/tKVRr5y/22-Rachel-Cafe-Little-Ale-Inn-24-Aug-2018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tKVRr5y)