tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469243111362831959.post3882034529477882913..comments2023-10-08T04:09:20.462-07:00Comments on Reflections of a Shallow Pond: What's Your McHistory?Tim Haywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423889023718509986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469243111362831959.post-77335276778582300702010-12-29T23:40:43.792-08:002010-12-29T23:40:43.792-08:00I remember when the first McDonalds came to Pekanb...I remember when the first McDonalds came to Pekanbaru on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. I was working at the Caltex American School teaching children of oil workers(Chevron Texaco). It was a pretty remote assignment, so the news of a McDonalds was pretty huge. Long story short, I remember a field trip to McDonalds. McDonalds was not the side venture on a trip somewhere educational,it was the primary destination and objective for the trip. I remember it took several hours with the primitive roads and horrendous traffic. but the mission was accomplished. I don't know if I should have ever admitted such a story, but it seemed appropriate in response to this blog entry.I'm lovin' it.lmkuhnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390527160461390544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469243111362831959.post-53994371901043963632010-12-24T07:42:27.772-08:002010-12-24T07:42:27.772-08:00Hi Tim,
My two friends and I were the first ever ...Hi Tim,<br /><br />My two friends and I were the first ever customers of the McDonald's on the Ave at the University of Washington. It was around 1984. We found out when it was going to open, and we rushed down there early that morning. We were hoping that by being the first customers, McDonald's would honor us with life long free food...wrong! It was a foggy day, as we got closer we thought we saw some people already standing in line, so we started running. Luckily, it was just our imaginations! They didn't give us anything, and we ended up practically begging...okay, we begged...for them to give us a couple of coupons for free burgers, which they did. Our dreams were shattered...but we continued to frequent the store.<br /><br />Best, ToddTodd Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770706391759627728noreply@blogger.com