You might be a redneck if you can relate to the following. I know I am. When I first moved to San Diego, it became apparent that I couldn't get a cherry limeade anywhere. (What is a cherry limeade? Just what it sounds like - a drink similar to lemonade but made with limes and cherry-flavored syrup to sweeten the deal.) Oh, I could've made it at home, but since birth they've been a treat at diners and drive-in burger joints like Sonic. The small town I grew up in only had 30,000 people, but it had two Sonics, and that's significant. It's where you went after high school for half-price soft drinks and slushes, the under-21 version of "happy hour." Replace the waitresses' roller skates with Wrangler jeans and you probably have an accurate mental image. But I digress. Around a month ago, after years of TV ads on local stations, San Diego got its first and only Sonic. The next closest is a couple hours' drive to the east, or outside of L.A. I went to check it out and they had lines of cars over a block long just to go through the drive-thru. Rednecks! Only west of the Rockies would people sit in their cars for over a half hour waiting to be able to sit in their cars and order food to sit in their cars and eat. I cheated by coming in the opposite way but no one called me on it, so I ordered and it was awful - definitely not the same Sonic I grew up with. The cherry limeades are now made with Sprite and my wife's chicken toaster was only toasted on one side, but we couldn't complain because we drove off before checking our order. Another recent fast food gripe of mine is KFC supposedly switching to grilled chicken. Maybe it's not a 100% switch, but I'm still bitter. I mean, the name of the restaurant is Kentucky FRIED Chicken! There's a competitor in San Diego called El Pollo Loco ("the crazy chicken") that is honoring the free grilled chicken coupons that KFC put online and is no longer validating. It's like a war out here.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken serving grilled chicken? hopefully they won't have to change their name to KF&GC (awkward!)
robert is one of the crazies willing to wait in line for and hour. we've been twice. i had toaster and it wasn't all the good, i think i'll stick with the chili cheese fries and a butterfinger blast.
Why'd you change the last line of the post? I preferred "It's like chicken warfare out here" Anyway, let's not ever go to Sonic again, k?
They've always been made with Sprite! Sonic remains glorious. Furthermore, they've stepped up their game with the addition of the Cranberry Limeade, a delicious cranberry version of a Sprite-based beverage we all know and love --- except YOU!
Sprite has been a foundation of the Sonic gospel for years. In fact, in Sprite's epistle to the Corinthians, LeBron James saith: "The Lord commandeth that no Ocean Waters or Limeades be constructed without first dashing sanctified holy water (known in modern times as Sprite). Obey Thine Thirst."
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