Now, you know I'm not one to complain, but...
Yeah, there's always a big ol' "but" coming in.
There seems to be a shortage in Lawton of dependable help in that all-important industry that helps keep America fat and happy. I'm talking about the fast food joints.
You know -- those places we hit hauling a van load of little squeakers between soccer games and dance lessons; or to grab a bag to leave on the counter before heading to a PTA meeting, just to show our hubby how much we love him.
Sloppy service and sloppily put together hamburgers and tacos have been longtime problems with the fast food restaurants.
And you always have to check your bag if you're getting take out. There's nothing more frustrating than getting home and finding you've been shorted. Try explaining to a mound full of hungry prairie pups that they have to share a small order of fries.
The latest development however is not enough workers to even give you a screwed up order.
Daddy Barker and I went to a Wendy's a while back and he nearly broke his nose when he ran into a locked glass door. The sign said it was open, but it wasn't. A girl came to the door (no, it wasn't Pippilongstocking) and said only the drive-thru was serving because they didn't have enough workers show up.
And just the other evening, at a MacDonald's, the manager was standing in the parking lot waiving people through because NO ONE showed up for their shift.
Folks, this is just too much. What kind of spoiled brats are we raising that don't even come to a job that they have applied for and been given, because they got something better to do that night; and when they do drag in, they think they can be as lazy with paying customers as they are with their homework?
I'm all for giving kids a chance, but maybe a few more F grades and pink slips are in order before we lose our world superpower status.
Not enough workers to go around? Then I guess we'll just have to close some of those places down at five o'clock.
Or, here's a thought. I take my family and friends to south Texas and we burrow some tunnels. Because there sure seems to be a shortage of people willing to work on this side of the border.