Second Best

I was at McDonald’s last night, which, despite the postings about fast food here, is not that common. Oh, don’t get me wrong, because I love fast food. But I try to limit it as best as possible. Among the fast-food chains, McDonald’s is near the top of my favorites list.

But, someone, somewhere in their corporate office, decided to remove root beer from their offerings. That decision makes me sad. It is the reason I don’t here there nearly as often as I used to because I adore root beer. Before, they had Barq’s. Not quite as good as Vanilla Barq’s, but still plenty darn fantastic. Until they didn’t. It turns out that I like Barqs more than I like McDonald’s.

But last night I went for a McRib, which I love more than the lack of root beer. And this location has Orange Fanta, so it’s not so bad.

As I was filling up my drink, the store manager was standing there. Never one to miss a chance, however much of a long-shot it is, to pass a message up to corporate, I commented, only slightly casually, that I sure missed the root beer. The manager, being quite accommodating, responded that he did too. Then he took it a step further and asked me what my second favorite flavor was.

To which I responded quite simply: “Wendy’s.”