Tonight I wandered into Jake's Wayback Burgers, a Delaware-based chain with burgers nearly on a par with 5 Guys and fries on a par with Ore-Ida, except not even as good as those frozen, tasteless specimens.
Anyway, the burger was fine, but what was really remarkable was the help, a group of 3-4 stoner-types who could barely take their eyes off "Wheel of Fortune" long enough to prepare the food. They stared at the 40-inch or so flat screen on the wall as if they were watching the moon landing. I didn't see or hear them trying to guess the puzzle. They all just stood there, leaning on the counter, watching Pat and Vanna as if the secret of the world might be revealed by those spinning letters.
Finally, a commercial came on, and they were able to flip the burgers and dump more frozen potatoes into the deep fryer. The show ended and I got my food.
This is what currently passes for entertainment in my world.
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