What has everyone done but you haven’t?

[Dogtrousers]

I don't understand how anyone could hate McD's that much. Sure, they're not as good some smaller burger outlets, and not as good as home mdae burgers. But both the burgers and the fried are perfectly palatable. I'd much rather buy from there than a dry £5 sandwich from M&S

Tastes differ.

I find all their food has a kind of general "bleh" nastiness about it. I don't hate it but I just don't find there's anything nice about it. I've had coffee from there that wasn't bad.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

This is a good thing. Its not the 1970s

Or Epstein's island...

I knew the word 'had' would sound wrong! 🤣

 

[Gunk]

Using money they dont have to buy cars they cant afford to impress people they dont know. A game I've never understood either.

Lot of people play it though, they like to drive to the pub and look like a “player” whilst the wife is Aldi buying cheap food!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

On a night ride once we called in at McD's for a 3am stop. They saw a large group of cyclists coming in and put the chips on, but over estimated. Later they asked if we wanted some free chips ("fries" actually) and dumped some extra portions on the table.

Now normally, the offer of free chips would be irresistible to me, but I was really struggling to force them down. What can you do to make chips unappealing? I think they came pre-salted. And too much salt. Too much something anyway.

A McDs is sometimes the only option overnight on an audax. But its often luke warm, soggy and bland. The ice cream or a milk shake is a better option.

 

[Sharky]

Hard to believe, that during my childhood, my teens and early twenties, I never went inside a McDonald's. They seem to have been on every high street for ages, but the first UK one was not until 1974.

How did we survive?

 

[Dave7]

Hard to believe, that during my childhood, my teens and early twenties, I never went inside a McDonald's. They seem to have been on every high street for ages, but the first UK one was not until 1974.

How did we survive?

Interesting. Being an old fart i was a child of the 50s. Thinking about your (correct imo) comment, us lads used to walk maybe 3/4 mile to what we called a milk bar. I remember hot frothy milky drinks of some sort. We also bought what we called cinder toffee. A bit like the inside of a crunchy bar but all odd sized chunks.

 

[VinSumRox]

A McDs is sometimes the only option overnight on an audax. But its often luke warm, soggy and bland. The ice cream or a milk shake is a better option.

At the airport , leaving Rome last week, there was a decent cafe with nice coffee and a selection of tasty panini etc. There was also a order point for MacDonalds, where you order and it takes about 15mins for the order to arrive in an insulated trolley. Whilst we enjoyed a mozzarella and tomato panini quite a few Brits ordered a lovely portion of MDs fries....

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Bought a new car

I used to earn quite a lot - IT does that

but when I wanted a new car then I often looked at them
but I could never see the point

a) you have to order one - and most people base it on a colour chart - but I reckon I want to see the actual car
b) I want to see and feel the actual car I am buying and not just a "new improved" model in a catalogue
c) From what I have heard from friends and relative - and read in the press - new cars are far more likely to fail than cars that are 2-3 years old

and mostly

d) a car that is 2-3 years old is MASSIVELY cheaper than a brand new one and a decent dealer with clean it up so it looks and feels just like a brand new one!!


so - in terms of the "Audi wars" cropped up in our close (which it won't!!) then I would be immume!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Bought a new car

Friend of mine did her British Citizenship test recently. Lots of random history questions and precious little of relevance to modern life.

Anyway, we were discussing it and one of the questions she mentioned that was actually relevant was, how old must a car be to require an MoT? (or how new must it be to be exempt) She knew the answer (3 years I think), but I, having never owned a car that new, didn't have a clue.

 

[stephec]

Friend of mine did her British Citizenship test recently. Lots of random history questions and precious little of relevance to modern life.

Anyway, we were discussing it and one of the questions she mentioned that was actually relevant was, how old must a car be to require an MoT? (or how new must it be to be exempt) She knew the answer (3 years I think), but I, having never owned a car that new, didn't have a clue.

That's you on the next flight to Rwanda then. 🤣

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Friend of mine did her British Citizenship test recently. Lots of random history questions and precious little of relevance to modern life.

Anyway, we were discussing it and one of the questions she mentioned that was actually relevant was, how old must a car be to require an MoT? (or how new must it be to be exempt) She knew the answer (3 years I think), but I, having never owned a car that new, didn't have a clue.

I knew
but i have also never owned a car that needed one

 

[robjh]

Been skiing.

Half wish I had, for the snowy mountain scenery, and so I could join in the conversations about it with the people that I mix (cycle) with these days.

 

[dan_bo]

Vote for Reform. Nah.

 

[Ianonabike]

Been skiing.

Same here. Ice skating is as close as I've come, but I don't suppose it's very close.

 

[mickle]

Bum sex.

I'm guessing.