Posted: March-05-2009 at 2:45am | IP Logged	Tweet

I read this yesterday.

I'm a little surprised RW that you think "Mickey D's" should be made to pay this woman's court costs/other fees. This woman called 911 three times, which is clearly abuse of a service/system designed for extreme emergencies and saving lives.

This is a little "out there", but what if her repeated calls caused someone to suffer longer due to serious injury or even pass. What if her call distracted another 911 operator who might have been trying to help keep calm someone who is injured or trying to counsel a family member trying to talk a loved one out of harming themselves while the authorities are/were on their way?

If you ask me, they're both wrong. I have no idea what kind of "power trip" the McDonalds employee was on when they refused to give the woman her money back because they didn't have the product she ordered. On the other hand, calling 911 wasn't exactly the proper thing to do either.

Both sides should have worked together to come to a solution, but to make a judgement that one idiot should have to pay for another idiot's mistake? The very thought of the American taxpayer having to foot the bill for court at any level is mind-numbing to say the least.

I can just see how that one would work out, LOL:

Judge: "Lemme make sure I have this correct. Ma'am, you are suing McDonalds because they charged you for something you ordered but didn't have in stock?"

Woman: "Yes, Your Honor."

Judge: "Well what in the world did you order that they didn't have in stock?"

Woman: "Chicken McNuggets."

Judge (chuckling): "Chicken McNuggets?"

Woman: "Yes. They offered me a McDouble instead"

Judge (voice cracking): Ma'am, did you ever stop to think that McDonalds might have been trying to help you?

Woman: "How sir?"

Judge (with tears in his eyes): "Well ma'am, if a part of a chicken is going to be a "nugget", what part do you think it's gonna be?"

Posted: March-05-2009 at 6:16am | IP Logged	Tweet

I think the lady should've been charged with making a false 911 call, and yes, McDonalds should've given her back the money. People must realize that every little problem they have shouldn't be handled through 911.

But it does give me an idea, next time I see a boring Cup race maybe I should call 911 and report a snoozer on my tv screen..........

Posted: March-05-2009 at 12:44pm | IP Logged	Tweet

James K, now that would be funny!!! Just make sure you use Lynn's cell phone though in case they trace the number

Posted: March-05-2009 at 2:20pm | IP Logged	Tweet

You working tomorrow ST?

Posted: March-06-2009 at 2:01am | IP Logged	Tweet

I don't blame the woman one bit for what she did. Wrong is wrong! We have let the "little" slide for too long.

Now for a Long Josh Silver's story. This statred last week. Josh's girlfriend came through the drive-thur on Monday evening for her and Josh. She got them a 3-piece chicken and a 3 piece fish dinner with extra crunchies.  The yellow boxes were put in the bag. When she got here they had given her a 2 piece dinner in each one. Paid for 3 piece dinners.

Well Saturday she called Josh when got off work and Josh told her to run by LJ again and pick up him a 3 piece Chicken dinner and Bobby and 3 piece fish. Paid for 3 piece dinner, got 2 piece dinners. Same as Monday. Both evenings she was the only one in the drive-thru and one or two cars in parking lot.

I called LJ asked to speak to manager. Got the assisant manger. I asked him if anyone that worked there could count over 2 and knew the difference between chicken and fish. Told him this was twice in less than a week that this has happened. Told me not to get "huffy about it" and bring it back in. I told him we lived in Fort Blackmore not in Gate City. Told him I wasn't "huffy" about it , I was "pi**ed off" about it. Told him it was as simple and 1-2-3, chicken or fish.

Asked him agin if anyone there could count above 2 and knew the differnce between fish and chicken. He never answered my question. Told me to come by and pick up a free dinner this week. Not been back to get it, yet! 

Posted: March-06-2009 at 5:59am | IP Logged	Tweet

Woo-Woo, I can answer that question.

They do not know how to count to 3 at LJS in Greeneville or Gate City, LOL...same thing happened to me here...twice...just like Josh's girlfriend

Posted: March-06-2009 at 6:55am | IP Logged	Tweet

There's been several items in the news lately of where people called 911 for complete nonsense. Getting a wrong order at a drive thru is just a minor irritant, for anybody to think that it justifies calling 911 just shows that somebody needs a education.

I think a just sentence would be that they need to spend a few weekends sitting in the 911 center, listening to real 911 calls.

Should McDonalds have to pay her legal fees, heck no. That would be the same as saying that their mistake made her reaction understandable. There is no excuse for what she did.

Posted: March-06-2009 at 3:52pm | IP Logged	Tweet

People are so stupid at times. I mean, really, calling 911 over CHICKEN NUGGETS??? How stupid are people in America today?