Not a regular McD diner but will drive-thru every month or so in a pinch mostly because kids like it. Some time in the summer decided that I would go in to order because I needed to use the bathroom. This particular McD has completely eliminated any staffed checkstands. Only a stainless shelf area for Uber Eats pickups and self order kiosk. I did try to interact with the kid shuttling food to the pickup area because our order took about 20 min versus the 5 or less it would have through the drive-thru.
No idea what that anecdote sample means in regards to how many McD stores have been modified to that configuration but they are certainly already taking labor out
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First time I flew into Midway it was the old a fuck terminal that Southwest brought back to life in the late 90's. They had winding staircases to jetways. Beat as fuck terminal.
Flew back a year or two later on another trip and spent the morning bad mouthing the Midway airport to a co-worker. We stepped off the plane to the new terminal, I was obviously surprised and my co-worker gave me shit for the rest of the time we worked together over thinking a brand new terminal was garbage.
TLDR the old Midway did in fact smell like piss
Anyone know if there has been a massive increase in trucks getting stuck on railroad crossings or are we just seeing all of them now due to phone cameras?