"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:41:47 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
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The high:

Today is the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian
genius whose work epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal and whose
Last
Supper (1495?98) and Mona Lisa (1503?06) are widely influential
paintings.
Born in 1452.

The low:

On this day in 1955, Roy Croc opened the first McDonald's franchise in
Des
Plaines, Illinois, and in that same year started the McDonald's
Corporation.


:)

I believe it was Ray Croc. First store was about 2 miles from my
childhood
home.

Any White Castles there? I was delivering papers on my bike when I
saw my first MacDonalds, around 79th and Jeffery.
There was an old White Castle a couple blocks east. I tried one of
the McDonald burgers - it was 15 cents. Liked the smaller White
Castle much better - it was 12 cents.
That was '59 I think. Maybe '60.
I still eat 8 White Castles once in a while, when I get the craving, 3
or 4 times a year. Of course I always regret it for a couple days.
Never cared at all for McDonalds. Best thing they have is the
breakfast sandwiches. I'll stop when we travel for that if that's how
our schedule is working, but otherwise stay away.
None of my kids got hooked on that, either, because I only took them
there if we were on the road.
A good hamburger is easy to make.
Now fried chicken - that's another story.

--Vic

ps. I worked in Mac's marketing department for a couple years.
Corporate HQ in Oak Brook.
Amazing business, and a super operation.



Ray Croc bought McD's for the softserve milkshake machine patent at first.
Not for the burger and fries part. The good thing about McD's is the senior
coffee. Very good coffee and I have paid from $0.25 to $0.59 for it. Lot
better price than the big chains and better coffee also.