Cops question cyclist for taking folder into MacDonalds

[Pale Rider]

About to defend the police here...

About to praise McDonald's here...

Since being based in the boot of my car for work, I need to access wi-fi for somewhere to sit and post on here...I mean do some work.

Each of the handful of McDonald's on my patch are very accommodating.

They don't seem bothered if I buy anything, although I usually have a coffee.

I'm now on first name terms with several of the table cleaners.

One offered to open a shut part of the seating area for me when it was a bit noisy the other day.

For her to realise the ambient chatter would hamper my work, and try to do something about it, was impressive customer service.

 

[KneesUp]

I expect "no bikes" is a rule because bikes are quite awkward shapes to have in a place with hot drinks and apple slices so hot that they present a problem to Physics - and McDonlad's doesn't pay the staff enough to use their discretion when it's 2am and there are no other customers.

I got chucked out the Manchester Arndale because I was wheeling my bike through once. I genuinely didn't know you weren't allowed to. The conversation went something like:

Security guy "Sorry mate, you're not allowed bikes inside - you'll have to take it out"
Me: (thinking 'that sounds fair enough, to be honest it's a bit of a nightmare getting past people') "Oh right, fair enough. I didn't know."
Security guy: "Cheers"

Not sure what you'd have to do to get the police involved.

I suppose McDonalds should have been grateful that she didn't defacate on the floor instead

You never know in Whitefield ...

 

[Crankarm]

Recently a woman was fined after taking her horse into a McDonald's restaurant in Greater Manchester.

She was refused service in the drive thru in Whitefield, so led the animal into the main restaurant where it defacated on the floor.

Probably took one sniff of the food and let go ………..

 

[Crankarm]

Brian Conley should have been arrested, his jokes are awful.

 

[coffeejo]

This is such bullsh*t. A bike is no dirtier, greasier, or oddly shaped than a wheelchair, motorised or otherwise, or a large buggy, and I'm sure MacD's are happy to let those in - in fact they wouldn't dare refuse them.

Yes, the sight of people who can't walk dragging themselves across the floor wouldn't exactly be good for business.

 

[jefmcg]

I've taken my road bike into McDonald's Boston (Lincolnshire) at 3am one Sunday morning. They were cool (as in "didn't give a sh!t") about it.

(aside: I have literally no memory of ever hearing of Brian Conley before)

 

[young Ed]

He could of used the drive through but bikes are banned from there as well

me my dad and his bro/my uncle were all out on motorbikes one day and pulled up at a maceedee's but restaurant was closed so we had to walk through the drive through in full motorcycle gear and crash helmets
Cheers Ed

 

[Dragonwight]

The clutch in my car packed up in the drive through once right outside the pay box just after I had paid, so they came out pushed me to the food box, I got my meal and then they pushed me to the car park. Well good i thought.

 

[young Ed]

The clutch in my car packed up in the drive through once right outside the pay box just after I had paid, so they came out pushed me to the food box, I got my meal and then they pushed me to the car park. Well good i thought.

could you not push?
Cheers Ed

 

[Dragonwight]

could you not push?
Cheers Ed

I couldn't get out, you have to get well close to hand your money over and someone had to steer.

 

[Drago]

I think the reason they got upset and called in Dibble Scotlandland is cos he had his folder in one hand and his bike in the other.

 

[MontyVeda]

I have no sympathy for people who eat sh!te from McD's... if i ever have a momentary lapse of reason and enter one, I'd be grateful if the staff asked me to leave.

 

[Pale Rider]

I have no sympathy for people who eat sh!te from McD's... if i ever have a momentary lapse of reason and enter one, I'd be grateful if the staff asked me to leave.

I like the McMuffin breakfast burgers even though they are nutritionally suspect.

The coffee's not too bad, and quite cheap around my area.

 

[Ganymede]

me my dad and his bro/my uncle were all out on motorbikes one day and pulled up at a maceedee's but restaurant was closed so we had to walk through the drive through in full motorcycle gear and crash helmets
Cheers Ed

Hang on Ed... you're not old enough to ride a motorbike... *hard stare*

 

[jefmcg]

I have no sympathy for people who eat sh!te from McD's... if i ever have a momentary lapse of reason and enter one, I'd be grateful if the staff asked me to leave.

Personally, I think the only time I have been in McDonalds in the last 15 years was at 300km into an audax and deep in the night (see above); and at Melbourne Airport at 11pm, when it was literally the only thing open landside. But it turns out the serve macaroons in Australian McDonalds, which were actually ok, so it wasn't a complete disaster.