moments in rockmart

small town life has its advantages. for instance, everyone knows everybody. even if you are the new person in town everyone knows who you are. but that's not what i'm talking about. the advantage i see in a small town is the humor. it's everywhere. i mean i grew up in a small town and somehow ended up in a small town. so much for big city dreams. but anyway. i thought i would do little segments called "moments in rockmart" since i've had quite a few living here. this is real stuff. no embellishments needed. i cannot make stuff like this up.
this first one happened last week at mcdonald's.

i'm headed down to stone mountain to watch lydia's soccer game. i was hungry so i decided to hit mickey d's up. as i'm about to turn into the order thing a li'l elderly man driving a relatively new element cuts me off. ok. no worries. i didn't hear what he ordered but heard the drive-thru person say "your total is $2.03 please drive to the first window."
he doesn't move.
a few seconds later i hear him say "a hamburger and 2 apple pies."
girl at the window "yes sir, i got your order. your total is $2.03. please pull to the first window."
he still doesn't move.
a few more seconds later i hear "A HAMBURGER AND 2 APPLE PIES!"
girl at the window. "yes sir, please pull to the first window."
a few seconds go by and he starts to drive. but he doesn't stop at the first window he keeps going. i hear the girl at the window "SIR! SIR! RIGHT HERE!"
he kept driving.
i cannot stop laughing!
the girl starts to speak over the intercom and i can tell she's giggling and trying to hold it together. i'm just trying to get my order out.
so i pull up to the window. the girl and i just look at each other and start cracking up. i don't want to say anything bad about our elderly citizens because they are very dear to me.
but i say "this is one of those times where bless his heart is appropriate."




-iamLAJ