Coyans in the Czech Republic

Central Valley Culture 101

Today Danny and I went through the Sonic Burger drive thru for ice cream as we had just finished a 10 mile hike climbing 2000 feet up Mt Diablo in the hot, hot central valley sun. Danny normally hates going through the drive thru, but after my urging he relented this time. And, boy, are we glad we did! In front of us were perfect specimens of "the Ugly American"...People who persistently demand unreasonable things from innocent bystanders...Today's issue was the Sonic Burger policy of only accepting one coupon per visit. This lady in front of us was not happy as she had multiple coupons at her disposal, several large, hungry people in her "urban assault vehicle" and many double bacon super sonic burgers to purhase (2 for 1, mind you). The Sonic girl calmly explained the Sonic Burger corporate policy, but the hungry lady yelled at her and demanded that the coupons be taken. Then she peeled out from the ordering station and abruptly stopped at the pay window where more yelling and arm waving ensued. The Sonic manager was now brought in to settle the dispute, but judging by the violent arm waving the matter was not to be resolved. As the precious, discounted Sonic food was passed through the window, the hungry husband proceeded to sniff his banana split and then aggressively point to the Sonic window....perhaps his sundae did not adequately resemble the picture on the drive thru menu...who knows. Finally, all the food had been procured and the harrassed Sonic girl tried to close the Sonic window, but the hungry lady jutted her hand out defiantly...soon napkins were pressed into her eager hand and they sped away....what a great time!!!