Elderly couple kicked out of Va. McDonald's for sitting too long

[The Straight Story]

Elderly couple kicked out of Va. McDonald's for sitting too long


WASHINGTON -- After an elderly couple got the boot from their local McDonald's for sitting too long, management and the owner are not answering the question if there really is a 30-minute sitting limit at the Culpeper, Va. fast food restaurant.

Carl Becker, 87, a World War II veteran, and his wife Barbara Becker, 81, say they both were at the Culpeper McDonald's on Feb. 21 at about 2:30 p.m. when they were approached by the manager.

The location is a place the pair has frequented for years.

"And he says 'You two are going to have to leave.' He said 'Your half hour is up and we need to clean this floor,'" says Barbara Becker. The restaurant was not crowded at the time, she says, and the two were stunned. This was the first time they had ever been asked to leave a McDonald's.

http://www.wtop.com/41/3577900/How-long-is-too-long-to-sit

[LiberalFighter]

1. I see a problem is sitting too long.

But 30 minutes? Betcha many take more than 30 minutes.

[Laurian]

2. Rudeness abounds. There's no excuse for

treating people this way. More and more, I prefer to stay home to avoid the hustle, bustle and rudeness that seems to permeate much of society. This intolerance and rudeness even shows up when you're in the car. I'm developing a bunker mentality!

[Orrex]

3. Why do they point out that he's a WWII vet?

Is that part of why he got booted? Or why he shouldn't have gotten booted?


In any case, this is an earth-shaking news story of intense of national significance.

[The Straight Story]

6. As are all posts on DU, especially yours

"In any case, this is an earth-shaking news story of intense of national significance."

[Orrex]

12. Mine especially, yes.

I guess my point is that I expect that the same people who objected to the SI cover because it wasn't "of national interest" will object to your post with the same enthusiasm.

I just wanted to be first in line.

[The Straight Story]

15. Well played then

[Orrex]

17. Anyway, 30 minutes definitely seems like an arbitrarily short allotment.

[In_The_Wind]

22. and the jury results

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

this is a deliberate smear and call out to the people who objected to the SI cover.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Mar 10, 2014, 04:19 PM, and the Jury voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT.

[LanternWaste]

9. Enough to get the passive-aggressive squad to ineffectually storm the proverbial and petulant beache

"this is an earth-shaking news story of intense of national significance..."

Enough to get the passive-aggressive squad to ineffectually storm the proverbial and petulant beaches to find new and improved things to trivialize for the glory of Pretense.

[Orrex]

14. I love it when the subject line makes up most of the body of the post that follows.

I love it when the subject line makes up most of the body of the post that follows.

[LanternWaste]

19. That's an impressive thought.

That's an impressive thought.

[Orrex]

20. Whoa.

Whoa.

[LanternWaste]

21. It's like you're reading my mind...

It's like you're reading my mind...

[Vashta Nerada]

16. No kidding.

[JVS]

18. Because good patriotic Americans have a sad when they imagine someone fighting in heated combat...

back in the big war only to have their freedom savagely violated seventy years later by being told that they should have finished their egg mcmuffin before mid afternoon.

[Downwinder]

4. McD's run a time clock on customers?

Hold the relish, fifty cents extra for the AC

[CBGLuthier]

5. Easy solution to problem. Do not eat there. Ever. Again.

I guarantee you that any establishment that invites me to leave will get their wishes for the rest of their lifetimes.

[riqster]

7. ^^^^^This^^^^

"I guarantee you that any establishment that invites me to leave will get their wishes for the rest of their lifetimes."

Damn skippy.

Muck FcDonald's!

[Ed Suspicious]

8. :nods in agreement:

[1000words]

13. That's just what is going to happen. Repeatedly.

McD's will regret adopting this policy.

[MineralMan]

10. Interesting.

Of course, this will lead the evening local news and make the local papers. Lots of people are not going to be pleased by this manager tossing a couple of oldsters from his store. It will not work out well for that McDonald's location, I'm sure.

I wonder if this was the top manager or one of the many "assistant managers" every McDonalds seems to have. Lots of those are managers in name only, and cannot even manage themselves very well. If that was the case, that assistant manager will probably lose his job over this gaffe.

If the restaurant isn't crowded, let the old folks sit there. Who cares, really? Is there a 30 minute rule? Maybe there is, but still. Leave the old folks alone.

My parents are both 89 years old. It can take them almost half an hour just to get into a McDonalds and place their order, sometimes. Not really, but they move slowly these days. People over 80 who are still getting out and around deserve a little forbearance, as far as I'm concerned. They've earned it.

[JVS]

11. "We were kicked out unnecessarily and we're just not that kind of people."