Men's Fall Trip 2016 Ohio

[the Ferret]

I have no issue with chain foods. I like the fact that I can buy a Wendys burger, or Subway sandwiche, or McDonalds breakfast sausage sandwich and a quick cup of tea before hitting the road in Maine or Fla, or New Mexico or Oregon and I know what it's going to taste like and I know the quality of what I am going to recieve and what it's going to cost me and generally like how quickly I recieve it. I dont need a waitress to come over hand me a menu and leave. Come back and give me some water and leave. Come back, take my order and leave. Bring me my food, forgetting that I didn't want onion on my sandwich or that I wanted american instead of swiss cheese, or white toast instead of rye, and then taking it back to fix it while my companions eat, taking an hour or hour and a half of valuable riding time to eat instead of 20 minutes, and then expecting me to shell out an extra 20% for the "good" service. Fast food chains provide a valuable service, and quality product at a reasonable price to miliions of individuals every day. I'm glad they are there and happy to use them to my advantage.

Once I'm done riding for the day, I don't mind going to a upscale or mom and pop restaurant where I can be waited on, lounge for an hour or two, relax, talk about the day, the roads, the bikes, the plans for the next day. When I am no longer on a schedule, or have a place I need to be.

From 7 A.M. Until about 5 P.M., I'd rather spend my time riding than sitting around eating.