McDonald's and change!

[WinnDixie]

Omigosh! Saw the demolition picture of McD's in today's Citizen! I know there was a thread a couple of years reminiscing about "old" stuff in the Laconia area. I got to be friends with Chickie about that time. I got on and remembered when McD's came to Laconia...police directing traffic in front of it...BIG deal and all!! My girls wanted to stop so badly and we'd have had to park on the moon! That was 1971...39 years ago! Now that one is being demolished for a new one! How did I get this old??? You seeing this Chickie? You think we should be checking to see if WE have an expiraton date we have not noticed??

[Rattlesnake Guy]

WD,
One of the good things about getting older is I can't bend over far enough to find the expiration date.
RG

[WinnDixie]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

WD,
One of the good things about getting older is I can't bend over far enough to find the expiration date.
RG

OMG, RG, thank you very much, you bright ray of sunshine!!

[Argie's Wife]

[fatlazyless]

It looks like the new Laconia McD's, which is owned by the same people who own the Meredith McD's, will be having a two-lane drive-thru window(s) outdoors, as well as a 42" flat screen tv and propane glassed fireplace inside.

Words to live by........If it's not on the Dollar Menu, then I won't buy it. Plus, water is always a freebie.

[no-engine]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

It looks like the new Laconia McD's, which is owned by the same people who own the Meredith McD's, will be having a two-lane drive-thru window(s) outdoors, as well as a 42" flat screen tv and propane glassed fireplace inside.

Words to live by........If it's not on the Dollar Menu, then I won't buy it. Plus, water is always a freebie.

BTW: the same company owns MANY McD around the state and I think in Coply Square Boston! This rebuild is small potatoes in their scheme of things.
The site work in Meredith was beyond thinking, in advance; would never have been done if one was relying on just one restaurant location.

I also have no interesting in any McD location, except the rest room when I am on the road!

[Argie's Wife]

Maybe I have a different perspective because I have young kids but McD's - and especially one with a PlayLand - is always an easy kiddie pleaser. Sometimes we'll go for breakfast just to go out (and it's a good way to train kids how to behave when they're out vs. inflicting them on non-family-types at a nice restaurant...)

The youngest Arglet loved the PlayLand... good times.

[john60ri]

I stopped in at that MacDonalds in August while on vacation. I had two cheeseburgers and a chocolate shake, just like I used to have back in the '60s. Except back then the cheeseburgers were 15 cents, and so was the shake. It was a great pleasure, sort of a nostalgia trip. I'll check out the new MacDonald's next August.

[Chickie]

Oh yes, how I remember that glorious day in May of ’71 when McD.’s opened its doors. We couldn’t wait to have our first burgers, but all of Laconia turned out that first day, so we waited until the crowds lessened. Never had heard the word cholesterol so we enjoyed every bite with no worry of what it might do to us 40 years later. I was young and foolish back then - now I’m old and foolish. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The old building is a huge pile of rubble tonight – not a trace of the counter where we stood and ordered our first shakes and fries. Sigh…….

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Do I dare say it .... I never go to McDonalds at the lake, I can fill up on dollar menu specials at home (and I do!) and there are so many good places around the lake that I can't get at home.

.... now, where is my flame proof suit ....

[IslandRadio]

Originally Posted by RI Swamp Yankee

Do I dare say it .... I never go to McDonalds at the lake, I can fill up on dollar menu specials at home (and I do!) and there are so many good places around the lake that I can't get at home.

.... now, where is my flame proof suit ....

Naaaa, no flame proof suit needed. Hey, I never go to *any* McDonald's anywhere. For whatever reason, the food there makes me feel sick and/or I get a bad headache (probably MSG or something like that) except for the fries, which I must admit are (or were last time I had them) quite good!

[Lakesrider]

I'm with IslandRadio. I never go to Mcdonalds..Ever. Same reason. The food sits in my stomach like some kind of meat brick.
I only go to Wendy's, because of the less processed beef, and only if nothing else is available.
That said I still love seeing some of the original McDonalds buildings. There is still one up in Bangor Maine that I drive by on the way to family days. They usually have old cars parked out front on display most of the Summer.
Kind of like the old A&W root beer drive ins.

[summersux]

Originally Posted by IslandRadio

Naaaa, no flame proof suit needed. Hey, I never go to *any* McDonald's anywhere. For whatever reason, the food there makes me feel sick and/or I get a bad headache (probably MSG or something like that) except for the fries, which I must admit are (or were last time I had them) quite good!

I'm with you, I have not been to a McDonald's in 15 or more years. I can't believe people still go but I can't believe that people still smoke either.

[fatlazyless]

Compared to every other McD's on this planet, the food at the Meredith Mcd's tastes better. They do a better job, and it's had the same boss there, John, since 1987, when the location first opened.

Meredith McDonald's: Quality you can taste, but I still just eat off the Dollar Menu and ask for a large courtesy water!

[Argie's Wife]

What's a winni.com thread about fast food that doesn't have someone making snarky comments about smoking? Ah, more good times.

McD's has evolved a bit with the times... Newman's Organic Coffee is pretty good and a lot cheaper than Staryuks or DD's coffee. Their salads, smoothies, and yogurt/granola/fruit parfaits are really good. Yeah, you can still get the artery blocking burgers there, but really... how's that different from T-Bones or Applebee's artery blocking burgers? Fat, carbs, and sugar, no matter how you serve them, are still bad for you... and sometimes tasty.

[summersux]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

McD's has evolved a bit with the times... Newman's Organic Coffee is pretty good and a lot cheaper than Staryuks or DD's coffee. Their salads, smoothies, and yogurt/granola/fruit parfaits are really good. Yeah, you can still get the artery blocking burgers there, but really... how's that different from T-Bones or Applebee's artery blocking burgers? Fat, carbs, and sugar, no matter how you serve them, are still bad for you... and sometimes tasty.

I hope you are kidding.
If not the problems with McDonald's go way beyond artery's. I'm pretty sure before McDonald's most cattle were not coming from feedlots of 250,000+ cattle eating corn CORN. I'd bet that most cattle before McDonald's were eating grass and not standing in their own manure everyday after day. Feedlots of this size are environmentally destructive. How about praying on the poor 1$ menu, and luring children in with the promise of free toys and a clown thats something a pedophile would do.

I could go on but I won't



/soapbox

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by summersux

... I'm pretty sure before McDonald's most cattle were not coming from feedlots of 250,000+ cattle eating corn CORN. I'd bet that most cattle before McDonald's were eating grass and not standing in their own manure everyday after day. ...

Yup, the cowboys would round them up and have cattle drives lasting days or weeks to get them to market. If it wern't for them we wouldn't have any decent Country Music today.

Actually, I don't think you can blame McDonald's for that.

[Argie's Wife]

I could go on but I won't

Promise?

I don't need a lecture or fear tactics, thankyouverymuch. I'm not worried one bit about my kids' weight; they're happy, healthy and learning how to live life with moderation. The kids in those pictures didn't get fat from eating McDonalds - they got fat from eating a lot, including McDonalds. If their picture had been taken while they were eating any other fast food, then that fast food establishment would be blamed. Funny, the parents aren't blamed, are they? But really, it's not McDonald's or Wendy's fault; it's the parents. The parents let the kids get fat.

Again, what about moderation? Not to mention teaching people to make choices for themselves?

How about praying on the poor 1$ menu, and luring children in with the promise of free toys and a clown thats something a pedophile would do.

Funny thing, the yogurt parfaits and organic coffee I mentioned are on the $1 menu.

Sad world you must live in... Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy must be on your world's FBI Ten Most Wanted List, too.


My apologies to WinnDixie and Chickie for this thread going off subject - in my opinion, any place friends can meet and kids can play is good.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

My favorite thing to have at McDonald's and not feel too guilty is the ice cream cone.

Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream Cone
150 calories and only 3.5 grams of fat!

McDonald's has done a very good job of adapting over the years to appeal to even those who are trying to be health conscious.

McDonald's USA Nutrition Facts for Popular Menu Items

[RailroadJoe]

How did you get pictures of my grand kids at McDonalds?

[Chickie]

I have been known to partake of a McDonald’s meal now and then, and my philosophy is everything in moderation. I wouldn’t recommend eating every meal there 24/7, but occasionally it is fun and does little harm in my opinion. I had my first burger at the Laconia McDonald’s 39 years ago and am still here to tell about it.

Their new Angus Snack Wraps are very good and are smaller than the burger version if you wish to cut down on calories. I find the one with mushrooms and Swiss to be my favorite, but they also have one with lettuce/ tomato and another with bacon. You can choose the level you wish to indulge in. I enjoy other items on the menu as well, but what do I know, I even like Chef Boyardee pizza from a box. No class, I guess.

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Promise?

I don't need a lecture or fear tactics, thankyouverymuch. I'm not worried one bit about my kids' weight; they're happy, healthy and learning how to live life with moderation. The kids in those pictures didn't get fat from eating McDonalds - they got fat from eating a lot, including McDonalds. If their picture had been taken while they were eating any other fast food, then that fast food establishment would be blamed. Funny, the parents aren't blamed, are they? But really, it's not McDonald's or Wendy's fault; it's the parents. The parents let the kids get fat.

Again, what about moderation? Not to mention teaching people to make choices for themselves?



Funny thing, the yogurt parfaits and organic coffee I mentioned are on the $1 menu.

Sad world you must live in... Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy must be on your world's FBI Ten Most Wanted List, too.


My apologies to WinnDixie and Chickie for this thread going off subject - in my opinion, any place friends can meet and kids can play is good.

There is nothing wrong with everything in modertion and teaching your children proper nutrition and exercise habbits but that does not mean you cant have a treat now and then (summersux must be that house on Halloween that gives out pennies or granola instead of candy). People need to take resposibility for themselves and their children and not leave it up to others.

[chowda]

Railroad Joe, that is TOO FUNNY! I just about spit out my coffee laughing. I haven't been to that McD's in about 6 years. As much as my kids would look at it longingly as we drove by, they would always chime in that the ball pit smelled like pee. Exactly why we hadn't been back in 6 years.

[summersux]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Promise?

I don't need a lecture or fear tactics, thankyouverymuch. I'm not worried one bit about my kids' weight; they're happy, healthy and learning how to live life with moderation. The kids in those pictures didn't get fat from eating McDonalds - they got fat from eating a lot, including McDonalds. If their picture had been taken while they were eating any other fast food, then that fast food establishment would be blamed. Funny, the parents aren't blamed, are they? But really, it's not McDonald's or Wendy's fault; it's the parents. The parents let the kids get fat.

Again, what about moderation? Not to mention teaching people to make choices for themselves?



Funny thing, the yogurt parfaits and organic coffee I mentioned are on the $1 menu.

Sad world you must live in... Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy must be on your world's FBI Ten Most Wanted List, too.


My apologies to WinnDixie and Chickie for this thread going off subject - in my opinion, any place friends can meet and kids can play is good.

Yeah see its not about you, you can feed your children rubber bands for all I care. The problem is the money people spend at Mcds is supporting a company that negativity affects others and the environment. Their are plenty of local restaurants in the lakes region with a conscience support them they give back something of value. Or don't.


We handout tooth brushes at Halloween.

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by summersux

Yeah see its not about you, you can feed your children rubber bands for all I care. The problem is the money people spend at Mcds is supporting a company that negativity affects others and the environment. Their are plenty of local restaurants in the lakes region with a conscience support them they give back something of value. Or don't.


We handout tooth brushes at Halloween.

Exactly how does McD's negatively affect others, you are responsible for what you put in you mouth not them (no one forces you to eat their food) and as far as the environment goes they are one of the most "green" companies is America. Did you know they only use recycled paper and their cartons are made of recycled egg shells.

What ever happened to "Live FREE or Die" TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF and others should do the same.

[Chickie]

What about the Ronald McDonald Houses? How many large corporations give as much back to communities as they do?

[anthonyrenee2nh]

Originally Posted by summersux

Yeah see its not about you, you can feed your children rubber bands for all I care. The problem is the money people spend at Mcds is supporting a company that negativity affects others and the environment. Their are plenty of local restaurants in the lakes region with a conscience support them they give back something of value. Or don't.


We handout tooth brushes at Halloween.

I guess you never heard of the Ronald McDonald House and all the great things that they do each for people in need or all the money they spend supporting the Special Olympics. As for the environment I guess you never heard of the egg shell carton or see that all the wrapping and most containers are made of recycled products. Google it!!

Basically as they say " Guns Don't Kill People / People Kill People" and now read carefully " Mcdonalds does not make you or your kids fat / You make yourselves fat ".

1) If you don't like it don't turn into the driveway no one is forcing you and let others enjoy.

2) Get you self up and out of the house and stop all the video games or at least limit the playing time and make the kids go out to play or get involved in some type of sport.

3) Mcdonalds is a Americian Tradition and part of everyone's childhood. Lots of great memories.

4) Sadly this generation is plagued by electronics (games, texting, etc).

So if you want to blame someone or something for your and or your child's troubles go call the makers Nintendo, X-Box, PSP, Cell Phones, computers or whatever.

Here is an idea for you! Instead of sitting around posting this nonsense get up get your kids get a ball and go outside and play with them and spend some quality time together and get some exercise instead of putting the blame on others.

Your BIGGEST problem is you and you only not McDonalds.

[Jonas Pilot]

"I'll give you my Big Mac when you take it from my cold, dead, pudgy hands!"

[anthonyrenee2nh]

Originally Posted by summersux

You calling me out? Get outside? My 11 yo and I took first place in a two person relay this summer winning $300. We did not just show up and run this takes some training and proper nutrition. My 11 yo first hiked and skied Tuckerman Ravine when she was 9, she makes states as a ski racer. My 11 yo is part of my ultra running crew and stays up for 25+ hours supporting 100 mile races. We will be hiking out to Flat Mountain Pond this weekend to do some camping.

Industrialized agriculture is environmentally destructive, Google it. Obesity makes my insurance premiums, and taxes go up. We all pay for the big macs fat people eat not just the fat people buying them.

Well I'm very proud of ya!!

Was your father SUPERMAN?????

I myself have achieved the honor of being an All-American Athlete in high school and college (Lacrosse Goalie). I also have All County awards in Football and Basketball. My wife is now a stay home Mom but use to be a personal trainer, dietitian (who eats McDonalds) an still works out. I also have two sons that are well above average baseball players and are blessed to be individually invited to play top level tournaments all over this great country of ours to play at the age of 12 an 9 years old. They both play practice and train year round and in winters train with scouts and college coaches. With all this my 12 year old found time to make school honor roll and do community service for the honor society, an both my sons excel at many other sports as well. Oh and my 10 year old daughter has now graduated to black belt training level 1. BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA

SO THERE!! and WHO CARES?

If you're so great an your story is true then SHUT UP an
"LIVE FREE OR DIE" and let others do the same. If we needed your help we would of asked and I do not see anyone asking.


If you don't like what's on the radio then change the dial.
If you don't like what's on TV the turn the channel.
If you don't like a restaurant then don't pull into the driveway.

Being the righteous dude you are and you are so worried about environmentally destructive companies then all of us here can all assume that your children will be the ones running their races and hiking barefoot. Because you will not allow them to wear these things because of all the pollutants that are given off into the air from the companies that produce the very soles of the sneakers and boots they are wearing. Oh and what about the sweat shops that are making their clothes and shoes and the cows that were raised and killed for the leather. Let's not forget about all those beautiful innocent TREES that were cut down and the loss of homes for the poor animals so your daughter can become the next Olympic Skier. Shall I keep going on. People in Glass Houses.........

Welcome to The World of Big Business. Sit back down and Shut Up and
"GO BACK IN" and enjoy your life and family. Let others do the same. Remember everything in moderation.

If you won $300.00 and had so much fun this summer with your family then why do you call your self summersux? Sounds to me like you had a great time.

Lighten up we are all here on borrowed time.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Personally I think the Lobster Pound is to blame.

[anthonyrenee2nh]

Originally Posted by summersux

You calling me out? Get outside? My 11 yo and I took first place in a two person relay this summer winning $300. We did not just show up and run this takes some training and proper nutrition. My 11 yo first hiked and skied Tuckerman Ravine when she was 9, she makes states as a ski racer. My 11 yo is part of my ultra running crew and stays up for 25+ hours supporting 100 mile races. We will be hiking out to Flat Mountain Pond this weekend to do some camping.

Industrialized agriculture is environmentally destructive, Google it. Obesity makes my insurance premiums, and taxes go up. We all pay for the big macs fat people eat not just the fat people buying them.

Well I'm very proud of ya!!

Was your father SUPERMAN?????

I myself have achieved the honor of being an All-American Athlete in high school and college (Lacrosse Goalie). I also have All County awards in Football and Basketball. My wife is now a stay home Mom but use to be a personal trainer, dietitian (who eats McDonalds) an still works out. I also have two sons that are well above average baseball players and are blessed to be individually invited to play top level tournaments all over this great country of ours to play at the age of 12 an 9 years old. They both play practice and train year round and in winters train with scouts and college coaches. With all this my 12 year old found time to make school honor roll and do community service for the honor society, an both my sons excel at many other sports as well. Oh and my 10 year old daughter has now graduated to black belt training level 1. BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA

SO THERE!! and WHO CARES?




If you don't like what's on the radio then change the dial.
If you don't like what's on TV the turn the channel.
If you don't like a restaurant then don't pull into the driveway.

Being the righteous dude you are and you are so worried about environmentally destructive companies then all of us here can all assume that your children will be the ones running their races and hiking barefoot because of all the pollutants that are given off from the companies that produce the very soles of the sneakers and boots they are wearing. Oh and what about the sweat shops that are making their clothes and shoes and the cows that were raised and killed for the leather. Let's not forget about all those beautiful innocent TREES that were cut down and the loss of homes for the poor animals so your daughter can become the next Olympic Skier. Shall I keep going on. People in Glass Houses.........

Welcome to The World of Big Business.
"GO BACK IN" and enjoy your life and family. Let others do the same. Remember everything in moderation.

If you won $300.00 and had so much fun this summer with your family then why do you call your self summersux? Sounds to me like you had a great time.
Lighten up we are all here on borrowed time.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Personally I think the Lobster Pound is to blame.

[Happy Gourmand]

Originally Posted by summersux

Yeah see its not about you, you can feed your children rubber bands for all I care. The problem is the money people spend at Mcds is supporting a company that negativity affects others and the environment. Their are plenty of local restaurants in the lakes region with a conscience support them they give back something of value. Or don't.

We might as well make ice cream illegal too...just a quart or so every day after your daily Big Mac and super sized fries will probably have a negative effect on you too!! Damn them ice cream makers!

[Gearhead]

I read "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser a couple of years back and it really opened my eyes to where our food comes from. Read that, then enjoy an Angus Deluxe.

Incidentally, I also read that E.Coli 0157:H7 was first identified as a pathogen only in 1982! Before 1982, it wasn't around! It's been theorized that the large feed lots out west introduced it to cattle by causing cattle to ingest the waste of infected cattle. It lives only in a cow's colon, and thus can only be introduced into the food supply from improper butchering and dressing of BEEF. Remove the innards wrong, and you get poop all over your angus deluxe. You then must rely on the meat processor to properly clean the meat before grinding it. What does a minimum-wage factory worker in Argentina care about some kid's hamburger in America? We put quite a lot of trust in minimum-wage workers in fast food restaurants too to ensure the hamburger they serve is thoroughly cooked (Do they even know why?).

I got the measles while cooking at a fast food restaurant while in college, and they still wanted (demanded) me to work there because they were too busy to give me time off. I can't imagine how many people I could have infected had I not asked the doctor to intervene.

The problem I see is that all along the line, people are paid next to minimum wage to ensure the meat they process is clean enough to be eaten by a five-year-old in a fast food restaurant.

My friend saw with his own eyes a beef processing plant where they packaged frozen hamburg and the operator of the meat grinder dropped a beef heart on the floor and picked it up and threw it into the machine. Yum!

I don't have anything against fast food restaurants per se, but I do think people should have some idea where their food comes from. There are a couple of butchers in the area, and I know of two farmers in Wolfeboro who feed their beef mostly grass from their fields, and take their cattle / pigs / chickens to a local butcher, where there is much less danger of E.Coli because he owns the shop and cares about it's sanitation and the health of his patrons.

Okay, I'm getting off my soap box and looking for a quick lunch.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by summersux

If not the problems with McDonald's go way beyond artery's.

Serving The World—on nearly every Continent...


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[BroadHopper]

I stop for a quick sandwich one day this week. I ordered a grilled sandwich as I am at the age I need to watch my cholesterol. The woman manager ask me if I want fries and I declined noting that fried foods are unhealthy. She insist that McDonald uses healty frying oil and it has 0% trans fat. I declined again.

As I was leaving by driving through the back of the building, one employee was making a dump run. I notice the box the frying oil came in. It specifically labeled hydrogenated vegetable oil. That, my friends, is the worst oil to fry in.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Why McDonald's Fries
Taste So Good

By Eric Schlosser

Excerpt From Eric Schlosser's new book

'Fast Food Nation' (Houghton-Mifflin, 2001)

From The Atlantic Monthly

The taste of a french fry is largely determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald's cooked its french fries in a mixture of about seven percent cottonseed oil and 93 percent beef tallow. The mixture gave the fries their unique flavor -- and more saturated beef fat per ounce than a McDonald's hamburger.

In 1990, amid a barrage of criticism over the amount of cholesterol in its fries, McDonald's switched to pure vegetable oil. (end of quote)

The article goes on to describe how the flavor is now achieved with the addition of flavorings.

[SIKSUKR]

How do you know they were frying french fries in that oil? It very well may be used for something else.

[John A. Birdsall]

Originally Posted by IslandRadio

Naaaa, no flame proof suit needed. Hey, I never go to *any* McDonald's anywhere. For whatever reason, the food there makes me feel sick and/or I get a bad headache (probably MSG or something like that) except for the fries, which I must admit are (or were last time I had them) quite good!

You say you "never go" but the food there makes you sick, except for the fries. Seems to me you must have gone there so you cannot say you never go there. Now they have chicken strips that are pretty good, they also have argus burgers in various forms that are pretty good. They used to have lobster rolls that were excellant. Give them a break

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by RI Swamp Yankee

..... I never go to McDonalds at the lake, ........

With all the negative comments I should clarify that statement. I do go to McDonalds in RI and enjoy the $1 double cheeseburger. and the fries. (even if they aren't as good as Red Hill Dari!)

I also found out, as AW mentioned, they make great coffee.

When I am at The Lake it is a different story. There are so many good places around The Lake to eat that I can't enjoy at home McD is the last place I would stop because I can get that at home, same as any other chain food place.

For those that live full time around The Lake I hope the new McD opens soon for you, after all, you can't have Pop's onion rings everyday.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

I missed the memo that all human beings now have to only do things that are good for them and that everyone else agrees to. Free choice is a wonderful thing and so is the occasional meal at McD. Lets agree to disagree. I won't make you eat where I want and you don't make me eat at your place.

[robmac]

Well said R-Guy, my doctor tells me all the time watch what you eat and I do. I watch it on the plate to the fork ( or hands depending on food) then into my mouth. Everyone has choice and I for one take advantage of my see food diet,see it eat it.

[Simon]

Watch the movie FOOD, Inc..............

[Pricestavern]

When people think of the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is typically images of jubilant Germans tearing down the Berlin Wall that spring to mind. .

But last nail in coffin of Russian Communism did not come until few months after the fall of the Wall, when McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Moscow. Once the Soviets learned about Big Macs (or Big Mak, as they put it), there was no turning back. Twenty years later, McDonald’s has stores in over 50 Russian cities, employs more than 25,000 people and has served over 2 billion customers.

American capitalism at its finest.

Let's see how long China lasts against our Clown!

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by Pricestavern

When people think of the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is typically images of jubilant Germans tearing down the Berlin Wall that spring to mind. .

But last nail in coffin of Russian Communism did not come until few months after the fall of the Wall, when McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Moscow. Once the Soviets learned about Big Macs (or Big Mak, as they put it), there was no turning back. Twenty years later, McDonald’s has stores in over 50 Russian cities, employs more than 25,000 people and has served over 2 billion customers.

American capitalism at its finest.

Let's see how long China lasts against our Clown!

So, the Russians were better off with communism?

Let's see... franchise owners employs 25,000 people who spend their paychecks, maybe go to school for a higher degree or start a business of their own, or even just spend their money on rent, utilities, food, shopping - you get the idea. They get benefits - darned good ones, at that - and they're not on the government dole.

And the economy grows. Oh, such evil.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

AW.
I did not read the invasion of McDonalds into Russia as a negative. I think Pricestavern was painting it as a good thing.
RG

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

AW.
I did not read the invasion of McDonalds into Russia as a negative. I think Pricestavern was painting it as a good thing.
RG

And my post was tongue in cheek, too.

In other words, the corporations (capitalism) aren't the villains...

[Glendale Girl]

Two all beef patties..... special sauce lettece cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun!! YUM

[angela4design]

This is the first time in how many decades that there has been no Mc D's OR Burger King in Laconia!! Enjoy it while it lasts. LOL!

[dpg]

Nice new restaurant, same old !@#$ food.

[Summersled]

Originally Posted by WinnDixie

Omigosh! Saw the demolition picture of McD's in today's Citizen! I know there was a thread a couple of years reminiscing about "old" stuff in the Laconia area. I got to be friends with Chickie about that time. I got on and remembered when McD's came to Laconia...police directing traffic in front of it...BIG deal and all!! My girls wanted to stop so badly and we'd have had to park on the moon! That was 1971...39 years ago! Now that one is being demolished for a new one! How did I get this old??? You seeing this Chickie? You think we should be checking to see if WE have an expiraton date we have not noticed??

I had chicken nuggets for the first time when they had just came out at that McD's. It was after rollerskating, when we used to rollerskate in Gilford up on the hill, which is now a True Value. Yes things do change. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.