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Ilsa

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69. Exactly. I can get overstimulated by
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:19 PM
Jun 2018

Excessively friendly strangers. It makes me mildly manic sometimes. But my kids get anxious over long interactions.

Republican Fundamentalists bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #1
Yep, here one day gone the next, a new one the next day. They have little to do with RKP5637 Jun 2018 #3
I don't go there often, but their peach milkshake is back and it's heavenly. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #2
Homophobia taste great in a milkshake FreeState Jun 2018 #8
I haven't eaten there in years but I use their bathroom sometimes. IrishEyes Jun 2018 #4
What do they mean, bought through an app? LisaM Jun 2018 #5
Some fast food restaurants have apps that offer discounts if you use them. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #7
We occasionally stop at a McDonald's on the way to the ferry LisaM Jun 2018 #11
It's not about making people second class citizens, it's just a company utilizing technology. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #17
Whatever. I think people who actually go inside should be prioritized over other customers LisaM Jun 2018 #29
Millennials use apps for everything IronLionZion Jun 2018 #10
The culture of line-skipping is anethema to me. LisaM Jun 2018 #13
The only benefit I can see is to get a name spelled correctly or to use a credit card IronLionZion Jun 2018 #24
I live in a large city (Seattle) where people use their phones just to get on the bus. LisaM Jun 2018 #28
I've heard Seattle has a lot of depression and suicide IronLionZion Jun 2018 #30
I find DC a million times friendlier than Seattle. LisaM Jun 2018 #32
I do everything I can do avoid talking to people. christx30 Jun 2018 #38
I love chit chatting with people, and hate self-serve kiosks. LisaM Jun 2018 #39
I don't see the kiosks as job killers. christx30 Jun 2018 #41
But what if it doesn't have an option for no salt on the fries, LisaM Jun 2018 #42
For people like that, there are still cashiers that will help you. christx30 Jun 2018 #63
I don't want to order through an app! LisaM Jun 2018 #64
And for people that don't want to pay through the app, christx30 Jun 2018 #65
Exactly. High tech/low touch appeals to a lot of Ilsa Jun 2018 #66
The app and self serve things are critical for my eldest daughter Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #67
Exactly. I can get overstimulated by Ilsa Jun 2018 #69
And it's easier to customize your order and make sure it's right forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #36
Where exactly is that word entry for "family"? Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2018 #6
Beat Me To It ProfessorGAC Jun 2018 #22
Considering that men in the bible often had multiple wives and concubines, I tblue37 Jun 2018 #44
Are we still doing this? IronLionZion Jun 2018 #9
"Are we still doing this"? LisaM Jun 2018 #15
Because rich people aren't exempt from discount programs offered to everyone. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #19
No, it makes him a cheapskate. LisaM Jun 2018 #27
Is there a more current reason? IronLionZion Jun 2018 #26
Not really. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #31
The boycott gave them PR crazycatlady Jun 2018 #49
In Southern California they seem to be most popular in college toens. ripcord Jun 2018 #57
Same reason I don't eat at other piss poor fast food outlets... paleotn Jun 2018 #21
nah. not really. if my kid wants to go there, we will. Inkfreak Jun 2018 #34
yeah because it's how we win over people! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2018 #56
Hmmmm I have not forgot and I still would never not remember . Never been in one or accepted lunasun Jun 2018 #12
Fuck you Jack Dorsey maxrandb Jun 2018 #14
I will confess to eating one for the first time at in least eight years at a fundraiser for.... marble falls Jun 2018 #16
He completely forgot? 47of74 Jun 2018 #18
Do "biblical principles" paleotn Jun 2018 #20
Signs, signs, everywhere a sign BeatStanford Jun 2018 #23
+100 Sneederbunk Jun 2018 #25
My son works at Chick fil A Danmel Jun 2018 #33
Well, that explains why Twitter Support has been slow even by THEIR standards rocktivity Jun 2018 #35
Chow Down (at Chick-fil-A) IronLionZion Jun 2018 #37
Seriously? This is just ridiculous. Jedi Guy Jun 2018 #40
Rec'd bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #43
Apparently so. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2018 #47
I totally agree. This is silly. Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2018 #60
So everyone who's upset about this is boycotting Twitter? (n/t) Retrograde Jun 2018 #45
I've never eaten anything from "that place". SergeStorms Jun 2018 #46
They're faster than McDonalds. christx30 Jun 2018 #52
Their sandwiches are amazing. Calista241 Jun 2018 #62
I don't care.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #71
What a silly big to-do about nothing GulfCoast66 Jun 2018 #48
Yes, totally! 👍n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2018 #61
He's an insensitive jerk tonekat Jun 2018 #50
Are we still worrying about this? I eat there kelly1mm Jun 2018 #51
Yuo go to a store that supports bigotry. rockfordfile Jun 2018 #54
Apparently I am here to spark your outrage over a chicken sandwich and a peach milkshake. kelly1mm Jun 2018 #58
Well then you are part of the problem Puzzledtraveller Jun 2018 #55
If You Really Love LGBTQ People, You Just Can't Keep Eating Chick-fil-A oberliner Jun 2018 #59
Gotta update my boycott list to include those who are non-compliant boycotters Devil Child Jun 2018 #53
And if you use/support any of these companies, you're responsible for funding a slew of terrible Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #68
Exactly. You can't boycott everything that is offensive Ilsa Jun 2018 #70
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