Today, I waited in line at a drive-through behind a man for ten minutes. I got out of my car, cursed at him, and then asked him to give me one good reason why it would take that long to order. The man slowly explained to me that he had a stutter. FML
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Today, I was waiting in line for breakfast at the McDonald's drive-thru. After getting so fed up that the line hadn't budged for 10 mins, I pulled out of the line, only to realize I was waiting behind 2 parked cars that were just to the left of the drive-thru lane. FML
Today, I was stuck in the drive-thru line from hell. The guy in front of me started freaking out and demanded that I back out so he could pull out. I tried to tell him there were cars behind me, but that didn’t stop him from getting out of his car and kicking out my headlights. FML
Today, I went through the drive-through at Dunkin Donuts and asked for an iced coffee. After no response, I started frantically screaming about bad service. After a while, a woman came out to my car and said, "Please pull up to the speaker." I'd been yelling at a garbage bin for 5 minutes. FML
Today, while standing in line at a local Mexican fast food place, I was feeling generous and let a little kid behind me go in front. Turns out he had a list, and was ordering food for his whole family. I had to wait 30 minutes to get my food. FML
Today, a grown man yelled at me because he'd been waiting for 15 minutes and still hadn't been seated or had his order taken. We were at a self-serve breakfast buffet. FML
Today, while at a store, my stuttering problem became so bad the poor store clerk had to supply my own words for me. FML
Today, I decided to work on my social anxiety by ordering some food. I waited in line, practicing my order in my head all the way. When I got to the front, I said my order with no mistakes. The cashier just stared blankly at me until I mumbled, "Never mind..." and left. FML
Today, I went out to dinner. The waiter was pretty cute. He greets us, "Hi my name is... (long pause) Jordan." Thinking he was flirting, I quickly smart back, "Are you confused?" He says, "No actually, I have a stutter." FML
Today, I was in a hurry to get to work. I pulled impatiently behind a long line of cars to make a right hand turn. I sat there for 5 minutes. Turns out there wasn't a line to make a right hand turn. I had been waiting behind a line of parked cars. FML
Today, as I served an elderly man at the fast-food restaurant where I work, he leaned over the counter so that his face was mere inches from mine and asked me if I wanted to buy his car. When I politely told him I wasn't interested, he insisted on making a complaint about me to my manager. FML
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anonbastard 0
Why the hell would you go screaming at the driver? The people working drive-thru could've been slow for all you know.
NixKuH 0
nice going
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The_Cardinal 0
**** him, it was incredibly rude for him to use the drive through lane when the ONLY WAY to communicate is via a way he has extreme difficulty communicating. Drive-thru is designed for speediness. If he was unable to do it, he should have gone inside where he could aid his communication via gestures, motions, or even writing down the order, and everyone, including him, would have gotten served faster.
xundria 5
Wow that's kind of harsh, if people are that impatient about food maybe they should make their own. No ones perfect and never will be, don't blame someone for his faults he can't control.
theteal 0
True it might not have been smart on his part but was she really justified in lashing out at him? No. And if the drive through is designed for speed you may want to pass that memo along to my local food chains. Most of the time I avoid the drive through altogether because it is actually quicker for me to walk in and order than it is for me to go through the drive through. Maybe it was a step for him in a speech therapy program, a hurdle to overcome.
theteal 0
lol pendatik ftw
dramaqwene 0
I agree the stutterer should have gone inside. along with the people who order 20 meals thru the drive. the drive thru I made for speediness but it's because of people like mr stutterer that it takes me 15 minutes to get my hungry daughter some freaking chicken nuggets when it should have been 5 or less and even that's pushing it.
aback 4
Dude could have gone inside with a list. Having a disability doesn't mean the whole world revolves around your ass.
zmandude6 3
way to go fuckjob
ksummerville91_fml 0
the drive through isn't made for speediness, it's made for laziness aka ppl who don't want to get out of the ******* car. it takes just as much, if not less, time getting out and going in. I've experimented with this theory... plus I saw it on the history channel on the history of fast food.
technicality09 0
#77 and #273...really? so because the guy has a speech impediment, he doesn't deserve to go through the drive-thru? in that case, i don't think drunk, high, or stupid people who can't even remember what reastaurant they're actually at should be allowed to go through the drive-thru either because they all take a considerable amount of time to order as well. i know this from working a drive-thru. the OP had absolutely no right to complain or yell at him. it's not like she was cooking the food she was waiting for, nor did she have to go to the store and buy it first. 10 minutes is not a long time at all when you think of it that way. i mean, what? you're that fat? if this even actually happened. people like to make things up for sites like this.
TheIrishJaneDoe 8
Obviously he shouldn't be banned from the drive through, and unless someone is beating a wife or kid there's no reason to act how the OP did. However, I do agree the polite thing to do would be to go inside if you've got speech difficulties. In my mind it's the same as someone with a cartful of groceries using the U-Scan-It aisle. It's frustrating when people aren't considerate, but if you're gonna flip your shit every time it happens, you'll waste a lot of time and energy over your lifetime.
Runamile89 2
Your right... the world doesn't revolve "around his ass" and it certainly doesn't revolve around yours either because that shit would stink. People with disabilities should not have to be cast off to the side because you're a prick and just happen to be in a hurry.
SeveralLake 18
Do people like you try to be complete assholes?
lovemycowboys 3
Ur a bitch!
SylivionSypher 6
Can't wait for your McDonalds? fatass.
Sakirutaki 0
meany:(
iltby 3
Bet you feel like an asshole.
summerloolooloo 0
What the hell. PMS?
Jay7x 0
Even though you didnt know, you still shouldnt have been a harsh ice queen, Sket.
Gingy_fml 0
how fat are you that 10min seems long. I waited in like for 30before so you sir are a douche
letmeinplease 0
You really are a cow aren't you? I used to stutter, luckily for me, I never encountered any rude people with anger management issues like you, and mostly cured it. Bitch.
JessiKitty_lol 7
Wow, you're a bitch :P