It’s been forever since I posted. Why? I don’t know. I suppose it is just one of those things. But tonight, for whatever reason, I decided it was time to post again. I looked back at my last post where I was ranting about root beer and decided to pick up where we left off.

Here we are, quite literally years later, and guess what? McDonald’s still doesn’t have root beer. The funny thing is that I still look to see if maybe, just maybe, they’ve brought it back every time I am there. They haven’t. I long for it every time I am there and remember how much I miss it. I have, however, given up asking for it because it just ain’t gonna happen. I’ve come to accept that.

Other fast food chains have root beer, of course. Long John Silver’s, often combined with A&W, has root beer. According to the dispenser, which most surely doesn’t lie nor stretch the truth, the root beer is made daily in the store. I have visions of Root Beer Elves toiling away in the back room, mixing the wonderful elixir, sampling it until it is just right, then carefully, oh so carefully, ensuring it is delivered to us consumers perfectly. Hey, don’t mess up my illusion, OK?

Thank you, Long John Silver’s and A&W, for saving the day.