I worked late today and then got my hair cut after work. It was around dinner time by the time I was done with the rest of my errands and I decided to stop by Wendy’s for a quick meal.<\/p>\n
I ordered my usual: Single combo, lettuce only, no cheese (you have to say ‘no cheese’ or you get cheese – it’s the default). Medium size. Chicken nuggets, regular, with BBQ sauce.<\/p>\n
I paid for my meal and stepped to the side and back away from the counter to wait. The group after me ordered a few things – including chicken nuggets and fries.<\/p>\n
The clerk set a tray out in front of me and put an order of chicken nuggets and fries on the tray. The woman in the group stepped in front of me, picked up a nugget to eat, then set it down and said,<\/p>\n
“I hope those were mine,”<\/p>\n
She then turned and saw me. I cocked my head to one side and raised an eyebrow.<\/p>\n
She, and the rest of the people with her, were Mortified.<\/p>\n
For my part, I’m not a germaphobe. As long as she didn’t sneeze directly on her hand right before she picked up the chicken nugget I would have been fine with it. Honest mistake, not a big deal, I’m not going to die.<\/p>\n
She apologized and was a little flummoxed. I shrugged and suggested we just swap out the nuggets when the next batch comes out. \u00a0Whatever.<\/p>\n
When the clerk came back over she tried to explain what happened and used this phrase:<\/p>\n
“I grabbed this guy’s nuggets,”<\/p>\n
No, my dear, you did not – I thought. I would have noticed that.<\/p>\n
And thinking such, I almost burst out laughing.<\/p>\n
The clerk – who had clearly been working a long shift already – shrugged when the woman moved the nuggets to her tray and then brought me a fresh batch, along with my burger.<\/p>\n
The group apologized again and I said it was no problem and went to eat my food.<\/p>\n
Odd encounter, to say the least. \u00a0Oh, well, at least I got a good story out of it. \u00a0Actually, I guess she did too – if she’ll admit to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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