Eric Blas<\/a> kept asking to go for a quad double with me (my name for a Wendy\u2019s Dave\u2019s Double made from 4 smaller 1\/8 pound patties, instead of 2 larger 1\/4 pound patties. We decided to catch up and also celebrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\nToday, Eric and I had our quad doubles\u2026kinda. If you read my previous updates, you\u2019ll know\u2026Dillsburg Wendy\u2019s is a dumpster fire of a fast food joint. But like a train wreck, I can\u2019t look away, and so we met at high noon on Old Mill Road\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eric pays (thanks Eric!) and I instruct the employee \u201cNapoleon\u201d (I forget Napoleon\u2019s actual name) that we want the burger custom ordered. Napoleon assures me he can do it, and then asks for a moment to confer with \u201cDwight\u201d (my nickname for the manager). Napoleon doesn\u2019t know how to enter it in the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dwight tells me \u201coh, it\u2019s actually a Double Stack with 2 extra patties, and it\u2019s cheaper!\u201d Eric is doubtful. After all, the bun is a little different we think\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We order our custom creation, and I scan for a Jr Frosty, a keytag promo I bought long before I started my weight loss journey. \u201cWhat flavor frosty do you want?\u201d Napoleon asks. \u201cBuddy, i\u2019m a purist. In my world, there is only 1 flavor\u2026chocolate\u2026the original.\u201d Napoleon nods his head, \u201cI can respect that. Can I have a name for this order?\u201d I wink at Eric, and i say \u201cyou sure can – it\u2019s Bill\u201d. My order\u2019s name is now \u201cBill\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andy calls for \u201cBill\u201d and i walk to the counter: the burgers look REALLY skinny. See, a quad double is squat, husky, hefty, like me. I mean, I lost 50 pounds, but I\u2019m still a XXL\u2026and this supposed quad double is SKINNY. To quote a 1980\u2019s Wendy\u2019s commercial, \u201cwhere\u2019s the beef?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eric and I open our burgers, and our fear is confirmed: We have double stacks, and not custom. I carry the burgers to the counter. Andy acts like I\u2019m holding nuclear waste. I inform they\u2019re missing the patties. \u201cOh, lemme get you the right patties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I shake my head. \u201cYou can assemble them please\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andy acts like these burgers are gonna explode. \u201cI can\u2019t take them\u2026here are the extra patties.\u201d He tries to hand me a plastic container with 4 cooked patties and no cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now listen, I love cooking. I enjoy eating fajitas. I like making my own concoction at a restaurant where they serve the meat and peppers on a sizzling iron skillet. I am not opposed to creating my own food\u2026but not at Wendy\u2019s. I shake my head at Andy. \u201cNo dice\u2026remake them please\u201d. Andy knows he\u2019s gonna do the right thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eric and I enjoyed our strange Quad Doubles. I ate only half of mine, and half my fries. It\u2019s a function of my weight loss and Zepbound – I just don\u2019t eat much. But I am keenly aware at the end of our meal\u2026Napoleon didn\u2019t get me my Jr Frosty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I walk up to the counter and remind Napoleon: \u201chey, that Jr frosty wasn\u2019t on my tray\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Napoleon asks: \u201cOops..what flavor?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this point, I\u2019m worried i\u2019m in the matrix, and deja vu means Agent Smith is gonna start shooting the walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remind him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBuddy\u2026I\u2019m a purist\u2026I mean, chocolate\u2026chocolate please\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He hands me a small cup, no lid. When I ask for a lid, it\u2019s a scavenger hunt. Napoleon can\u2019t find a Jr Frosty lid. \u201cJust give me a moment\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I walk away, figuring I\u2019ll finish it before he finds the lid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dillsburg Wendy\u2019s, your ordering screen STILL doesn\u2019t work in the drive through, and I pray you never find competent management or employees. And I enjoy every visit! Never change please!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side note: I miss Tyler, the creator of the ORIGINAL quad double\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
eads up! This is a two parter! Health journey update AND a Wendy\u2019s Quad Double story! Earlier this week, I finally passed a milestone for which I\u2019ve been eagerly waiting. On Wednesday, the scale finally flashed the number that indicated >50 pounds of weight loss since I started my Zepbound journey. 50 pounds: it\u2019s the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","tag-quad-double"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":258,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions\/258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmusicstud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}