Culver's for lunch...

My best friend Lenny packed up the family & headed home for the summer. Luckily, at the pool today, I find someone new to discuss my fast food addiction with:

"Do you like Culver's?"

We met briefly at the pool yesterday.

"I sure do," is her glowing answer.

"What's your favorite thing there?"

"That's a tough one," while scratching her chin, "I would probably have to say the double butterburger with cheese. I'll have it with a bag of large cheese curds & a Reese's cement mixer."

"I'm in love again," is my immediate thought.

"Do you want to know what my favorite thing there is?"

"Sure," is her welcoming reply.

"I will have a cod sandwich with cheese & a bag of large cheese curds. I'll get a large Pepsi to wash it all down as well. Oh, don't forget the ranch & marinara to dunk all the cheese curds in."

"You've got to have ranch," she proclaims, "It goes with everything."

Her affinity for ranch seals the deal. I formally introduce myself:

"Hi, my name is Rob & I love fast food. What's your name?"

"Claudia," adding in a coy tone, "I'm here for a couple days visiting family."

We chat about the weather for a few minutes & then I say:

"I'm going to Culver's for lunch. Would you like me to bring you something back?"

"You are the sweetest," with a giggle, "All this fast food talk is making me hungry as well. Now that I think about it I could go for a cement mixer & some cheese curds."

Eighteen minutes later returning with a sack of grease; two cement mixers; one ice cream cone & a large Pepsi. The fast food talk continues as we enjoy our succulent lunch:

"Do you like Jack-N-Box?"

"Never been to one. They don't have them where I'm from. The commercials are catchy though."

"Do you want to know why I think it's such a great place?"

"Sure," is her quizzical reply.

"It's the first place I experienced an interactive soda dispenser."

"What's that?"

"It's got the touch screen on it & you can pick what kind of soda you want with all the flavors you can imagine. For example, you can have cherry; orange; vanilla; strawberry; lime; lemon or a host of other flavors. Last time there I had a sixty four ounce orange Dr. Pepper. It was satisfying."

"Geez, that sounds sugary," as she shovels a handful of cheese curds into her mouth. 

We spend a few minutes chatting about red velvet cake with butterscotch frosting; I then ask:

"Do you want to know what another favorite thing of mine is?"

"What?"

"Double bacon cheeseburgers from Wendy's. Yummy, yummy, yummy Claudia. It's pure ecstasy when you eat one."

"Stop it," she proclaims, "I'm starting to put on weight just thinking about it."

"Sometimes when I get one I'll pay more & they'll add a couple of extra pieces of bacon. Don't forget the smoothie for dessert & a large Pepsi to wash it all down."

"Geez," in a kittenish tone, "You sure do know your fast food. I am impressed."

"I'm in love again," is my recurring thought.