just went to sonic burger for the first time since moving back to california. the park west center off 8 mile and i-5 is hardly pedestrian friendly; nearly everyone else was driving from store to store as i walked from one end of the ginormous parking lot to the other. i ended up ordering outside, picking the coney combo. when the girl brought my food out, the tray she carried loaded with drinks and my bag was no match for the wind; my coney and tots flew away as a powerful gust came up. she apologized (totally not her fault, obviously!) and promptly brought out another meal within minutes. the first tots had blown across the parking lot, but the dog had only fallen steps away, unscathed in its protective foil pouch. still, she threw in in the trash. i ate a few tots, then got up to walk back to my car, making sure she wasn’t looking as i snatched the first, perfectly good dog off the top of the trash. two dogs for the price of one! yay for my first garbage reconciliation.
