tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post7836053904454428121..comments2024-03-28T10:27:35.643-04:00Comments on Highly Reasonable: Museum of Me: April 2022Bonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-80755011993230361652022-04-13T18:05:15.108-04:002022-04-13T18:05:15.108-04:00Wow, Bonny - what an interesting story! I'm gl...Wow, Bonny - what an interesting story! I'm glad you found so many good things to recall about the experience. and all those years without McDonalds isn't a bad thing either. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047968915708927082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-74348193043780993012022-04-09T08:40:26.163-04:002022-04-09T08:40:26.163-04:00I love this exhibit and the insight into what it&#...I love this exhibit and the insight into what it's like to work at McDonald's! I can't believe (sarcasm) you didn't jump at the opportunity to attend the very selective Hamburger U!Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438414339444169303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-30979729627027362102022-04-08T16:59:21.121-04:002022-04-08T16:59:21.121-04:00I laughed so hard at ............"anyone can ...I laughed so hard at ............"anyone can go to Lehigh". Oh MY WORD!!! Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170904251383218423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-41439995143334075362022-04-08T15:40:32.850-04:002022-04-08T15:40:32.850-04:00This is great! I did a year at Burger King myself....This is great! I did a year at Burger King myself. My mother wouldn't let me bring the clothes or shoes in the house after my shift. My uniform went straight into the washer on my way into the house (it was conveniently located between the back door and the kitchen), and my shoes stayed just outside the back door. Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428803651280506435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-75523417186560424762022-04-08T15:35:01.048-04:002022-04-08T15:35:01.048-04:00Your Woolworth's job sounds quite interesting!...Your Woolworth's job sounds quite interesting! I loved going to our Woolworth's, which carried everything from record albums to makeup to clothing and turtles. It sounds like you have good memories of that job (and learned the important skill of turtle-wrangling)!Bonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-62985064477945315432022-04-08T14:01:51.500-04:002022-04-08T14:01:51.500-04:00We didn't have a McDonalds in our area until m...We didn't have a McDonalds in our area until my senior year of high school. My first job (besides babysitting) was at Woolworths. This was in our downtown, before the mall opened, and I loved seeing so many people I knew. I worked mainly as a cashier, but also put together Easter baskets, Christmas displays, and helped with the annual inventory. One time another high school student and I got called in when the store was closed to help corral hundreds of turtles that escaped their enclosure and were all over the store! Our manager got us pizza for helping clean up that mess! Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305099786659577370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-76855050645747600302022-04-08T12:21:13.299-04:002022-04-08T12:21:13.299-04:00I just snorted out loud at "Anyone can go to ...I just snorted out loud at "Anyone can go to Lehigh, but Hamburger U. is very selective!" It sounds like this job taught you the very important lesson that sometimes it's not the job itself but the people you work with who make the job a good one.<br /><br />Also, do you want fries with that? ;-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-18129884364299375452022-04-08T11:34:12.701-04:002022-04-08T11:34:12.701-04:00That's very interesting! I've never known ...That's very interesting! I've never known anyone that actually attended before (except our kind manager), so it's always seemed almost like a make-believe place. I imagined Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, and the Grimace as professors!Bonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-47481046087007738462022-04-08T11:28:34.141-04:002022-04-08T11:28:34.141-04:00I've been to Hamburger U! I worked for one of ...I've been to Hamburger U! I worked for one of McD's ad agencies in the 80s and this was a requirement. Glad you went to college instead!Kim in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023886873129498637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-53277596002194736542022-04-08T10:53:38.278-04:002022-04-08T10:53:38.278-04:00I think this might be the best Museum of Me entry ...I think this might be the best Museum of Me entry to date, although there have been some other very good ones. Your memories of this are so vivid that they evoked lots of other people's memories from that time in their lives, and that made a lot of us smile and laugh early on a Friday morning. Thanks, Bonny, and a job well done! Have a great weekend, maybe a burger?becksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147945810663254093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-38081580178774100942022-04-08T09:35:02.701-04:002022-04-08T09:35:02.701-04:00We didn't have a McDonold's in our area un...We didn't have a McDonold's in our area until the 1970s, but I worked at the A&W drive in for one summer. I was also at the grill and wore a polyester DRESS! I couldn't stand the smell and was so happy to quit early so my family could leave on an extended summer trip. The next summer I worked in a rest home kitchen. They didn't have friers and the malodors were different. Thank goodness the next summer I had an office job. I enjoy walking through your Museum every month!margenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203284423648703855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-24997423121851009912022-04-08T08:40:52.486-04:002022-04-08T08:40:52.486-04:00how neat! I worked at a local restaurant and remem...how neat! I worked at a local restaurant and remember exactly what I wore and the fond memories of many regular customers! Look at those prices :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-51093192776146728052022-04-08T08:20:57.717-04:002022-04-08T08:20:57.717-04:00I love this memory! I worked at Micky D's for ...I love this memory! I worked at Micky D's for a stint my junior and senior year of high school I worked after school for the "dinner rush" and it was just enough to know that I did not want to work there for the remainder of my days! :)<br /><br />I am nodding at Kym's comment... Yep, I heard the 'if you've got time to lean...' comment frequently! LOL :) <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this fun memory! AsKatKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176601489544011641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-56843110428047786692022-04-08T07:42:11.520-04:002022-04-08T07:42:11.520-04:00What a great and fun exhibit Bonny. Look at those...What a great and fun exhibit Bonny. Look at those prices!!! I'm also cracking up about how selective Hamburger U was. LOLVerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189170045283685051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-60536250523062340312022-04-08T07:31:17.056-04:002022-04-08T07:31:17.056-04:00I love your McDonald's memories! My sister wor...I love your McDonald's memories! My sister worked at McDonald's in high school, and she has similar good memories. (She also turned down Hamburger U, I'm afraid.) By the time she was working there, the uniforms were sunny yellow . . . same polyester, same "grill smell." We still laugh about her manager's motto (which I'm pretty sure he learned at Hamburger U): "If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean." Thanks for sharing your most excellent exhibit, Bonny!Kymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332895223302876006noreply@blogger.com