A Mini-Rant

Can someone explain to me the proper ketchup packet ratio per individual order at a drive-thru? I seem to have perfectly sane unrealistic expectations apparently. Seriously. In the great Northwest we have this divine faux-Mexican food called Taco Time. Yummy! And Taco Time's unique niche in the fast food world is their "Mexi-Fries" ::cough:: tater tots. I order the same combo meal every time (I know I'm a creature of habit, I can't help it!) and every time my quantity of ketchup varies wildly. Sure sure - this is a common issue, it all depends on the size of the employee's hand when they reach into the bucket of packets, right? Well sure - but there is this one employee that ALWAYS gives me two packets. TWO! What am I supposed to do with two packets of ketchup. No that's not a question, I know what I'm going to do with them I'm going to use them on 7 tater tots and then be without for the remainder of the box. Two packets? Really?

Ok ok I know what's the big deal? Just ask for more... sure. But this employee walks away as soon as she tosses the bag to you. It's like she knows that she's stiffing you on ketchup. So normally I leave and just use my cold fridge ketchup which I assure you is NOT THE SAME! But this last time I took a stand and waited for her to return to the window. I think she took a break or something because I waited there for a while. She came back, assuming that I would most certainly be the next car in the drive thru awaiting their drink and meal... and she was surprised to find that no in fact it was still me. I demanded with a glare asked politely with a smile, for a bit more ketchup.

I know it is silly, but I just don't understand. Two packets is not the luck of the draw, I mean I have tiny hands and even I could grab more than that in my fist. Heck Ace could grab more than two! Perhaps this is God telling me to think of all those packets that went to waste so many moons ago. Divine retribution for stealing enough ketchup packets one summer when I was in high school with my friends to fill up one of our trunks with sauce packets. A goal we had over the summer! Yah we didn't think that one through too well - BUT we did succeed! Just as I succeeded in squeezing two more packets from Ms. Stingy. Yes, when she finally reappeared she gave me two more packets. TWO! So 14 tater tots Mexi-Fries were able to be coated.

I know there are real problems out there... like wrong orders, diet coke when you asked for regular (gag!), and NO ketchup at all... but ya' know sometimes a girl just needs to complain. :-)