JAL3
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This is nothing but an ill tempered rant based upon a simple question:
Are milkshakes truly extinct?
I know that milkshakes appear on many menus, particularly those of fast food places but I realize that it has been years since I successfully ordered one.
That does not mean that I have not ordered any; it means only that what I receive i NEVER a milkshake.
Instead, it is merely a lump of icecream served in a cup with a useless straw.
I remember when a milkshake was a drink, a beverage, something that was expected to be consumed through a straw or, if a spoon was used, it was used in the same way that spoons are used for soup. Milkshakes were liquids, albeit viscous liquids.
I was busy with patients tonight for the entire time the caferteria was open. I was finally able to break for "lunch" about 1 am. The cafteria had been closed for half an hour.
The only place open that was close enough to the hospital for me to take a chance was Whataburger. I was very clear: "I would like a medium, strawberry milkshake; extra thin and runny. I want to be able to drink it!"
I was assured that was no problem. When it arrived, there was not problem. I had some strawberry ice cream in a cup. Just for laughs, i tried to "drink" some through a straw. The walls of the tube collapse under the low pressure long before the "drink" showed any sign of moving.
I didn't want to fight with them. I showed the problem and offered to pay for another shake if only it would really be a beverage. They processed my card. When it came, I tried to illustrate my dissapointment by taking off the plastic cap and turning the cup upside down. Had it really been a drink, all would have flowed out. As it was, it was stuck fast. The staff had no idea why that was a problem. Apparently "thin and runny" means something different to the younger generation.
I asked if they had put any milk at all in my milkshake. They thought I was crazy! WHo ever heard of milk in a milk shake? It is merely ice cream that gets beaten about for a bit with the spinning thingie.
I gave up in defeat.
Am I really that unreasonable to expect to be able to drink my beverage?
I know I should not be as angry as I am but... I AM!
Are milkshakes truly extinct?
I know that milkshakes appear on many menus, particularly those of fast food places but I realize that it has been years since I successfully ordered one.
That does not mean that I have not ordered any; it means only that what I receive i NEVER a milkshake.
Instead, it is merely a lump of icecream served in a cup with a useless straw.
I remember when a milkshake was a drink, a beverage, something that was expected to be consumed through a straw or, if a spoon was used, it was used in the same way that spoons are used for soup. Milkshakes were liquids, albeit viscous liquids.
I was busy with patients tonight for the entire time the caferteria was open. I was finally able to break for "lunch" about 1 am. The cafteria had been closed for half an hour.
The only place open that was close enough to the hospital for me to take a chance was Whataburger. I was very clear: "I would like a medium, strawberry milkshake; extra thin and runny. I want to be able to drink it!"
I was assured that was no problem. When it arrived, there was not problem. I had some strawberry ice cream in a cup. Just for laughs, i tried to "drink" some through a straw. The walls of the tube collapse under the low pressure long before the "drink" showed any sign of moving.
I didn't want to fight with them. I showed the problem and offered to pay for another shake if only it would really be a beverage. They processed my card. When it came, I tried to illustrate my dissapointment by taking off the plastic cap and turning the cup upside down. Had it really been a drink, all would have flowed out. As it was, it was stuck fast. The staff had no idea why that was a problem. Apparently "thin and runny" means something different to the younger generation.
I asked if they had put any milk at all in my milkshake. They thought I was crazy! WHo ever heard of milk in a milk shake? It is merely ice cream that gets beaten about for a bit with the spinning thingie.
I gave up in defeat.
Am I really that unreasonable to expect to be able to drink my beverage?
I know I should not be as angry as I am but... I AM!