Oh well, another mystery solved. Plus, the question of whether or not I could qualify as a genius has been finally answered along the way, so you know, every silver lining... or something like that.
"Hi Matt," said Mike on the end of the phone, "Are you busy right now?"
I looked at the clock. 8pm. "No, not really, just tidying my parents' house."
Mike had ten minutes to spare so I said I'd go and meet him in McDonald's. A tea and a muffin were waiting for me. He told me how it was so difficult to do friendships in a busy environment like church and how we should take each opportunity, even the tiny ones to build relationship. I could not agree more. We had a nice chat.
I've not been to the Golden Arches for a while. For various reasons my monthly catchup with Paul is a thing of the past, and gone are the days when I thought I'd pop in for an unhealthy breakfast. It's changed a bit. They've put up massive six-feet tall touch screens so that people can order without talking to a real person - oh that's a nice touch. Presumably, if there's a queue, you can swipe in your order on the giant iPhones where everyone behind you can see exactly what you're eating. Because that's what people in the queue at MaccyDs really want to do isn't it - broadcast to the world what particular combination of fats, sugars and cardboard is making them fat this week.
Mind you, I'm not sure I can talk about fast food. I appear to have tried microwaving a tray of oven chips without even realising it.
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