Scouting Talent

i saw a troop/bunch/gaggle of scouts today in my local Mcdonald's. It was strange. One, it was Raffles Place and charity never sprouts from the hearts of evil capitalists/bankers/interns and two, it was 9am in the morning. Where were they from? Did they spawn from the banks of the SIngapore River?

Anyway, these green people were swarming Mcdonald's, much like bacteria, colonizing themselves on perched tables, laying out coupons and loose change deciding what to buy in some secret counsel meeting. So anyway, the hi-tech people of Mcdonald's have this new Palm technology thingy where they, get this, take your orders while you are in the queue. So you can tell them to get you an upsized meal with no lettuce in your Big Mac, 2 lemons in your Iced Tea and less salt in your fries. BUT, you don't pay, and you don't get your freaking order till... you reach the counter. After the computation of your order, you get issued a serial number to quote to the guy at the counter so he can get your order.

But the scouts are weary of this new technology. yes, they have been forewarned by their forefathers to stay away from shiny objects.

Scout: What is this ah?
Mcdonald's lady: can i have your order?
Scout: No! I don't want. What is this ah?
Mcdonald's: oh, its just something for me to take your order with. (it will entrap your soul then i'll trade you to the devil with more profits for Mcdonald's.)
Scout: No! i don't want.
Mcdonald's lady moves on.

So i give my order to the Mcdonald's lady. and wait to get to the front of the queue. finally, i reach the guy at the counter.

GAC: Hi... Welcome to..
You: 3063 please..
GAC: Mcdonald's! Any meal for you..?
You: 3063 please..
GAC: Ice lemon tea? Any meal for you?
You: 3063 PLEASE!
GAC: (pensively) Hmmm, 3063.... (stares at screen and begins computing ) ___pause___
GAC: ok.. hold on..

So your meal comes. after like an entire life cycle of a pentium chip.  and i don't get extra cheese for my mcmuffin. so much for technology. Maybe the scouts are right. Technology is evil.