Drive-Thru Technology

If you have seen Lethal Weapon, you know the biggest take-away from that movie is that they always F-you at the drive thru.

There is no quality control specialist who goes through to ensure your order was fulfilled with the highest standards in mind. And really, if you want that kind of service, don’t go to the drive thru at your fast food restaurant.

While I can’t stand the drive thru for fast food, I do have to say Thank You and Kudos to those fast food restaurants who started the drive thru because from this invention, so many other, more meaningful and more useful drive-thru facilities have opened up.

Enter the drive-thru pharmacy. You never have to leave your car and the pharmacy is not going to screw up your order or there will be hell to pay. I believe there is no better drive thru than the drive thru pharmacy. A lot of us who go to the pharmacy are either sick ourselves or have sick children in the back seat, buckled into 5-point harnesses and bundled up in big winter jackets that act more like a straight jacket than anything else. And any parent who has had to drag a sick child into a pharmacy to pick up medicine knows it’s not fun–especially if they are sick.

Enter the drive-thru liquor store. Again, you never have to leave your car and it’s easy to check your order, so you’re never going to get home and wonder what happened to your 6-pack of Schlitz. It’s right there in the bag, peek in and take a look before you drive off.

Enter the drive-thru daiquiri hut. It’s a Cajun thing. They love their alcohol and they love it fast. I completely understand.

Enter drive-thru weddings. A real Las Vegas tradition … who wouldn’t want to say they got married at a “Drive Thru” wedding window in Las Vegas.

Enter the drive-thru safari. See live exotic animals from the comfort of your own car and enjoy the possibility of having an animal crap, piss or dent your car while taking pictures.

Enter the drive-thru H1N1 vaccination site. The first drive-thru opened on Nov. 21 and drew 450 people the first hour, compared with 300 the entire day at a typical seasonal flu clinic.

Enter the drive-thru Elementary school. If you drive your kids to school, you don’t have to get out of the car to bring them inside, there is somebody standing out there waiting to take them for you.

These are some of the examples of what the drive thru has done for us lazy S.O.B.s who do not look forward to leaving our warm and cozy car, no matter how much we really should.

Here are some more ideas of where the drive-thru technology needs to go.

Drive-thru church
Drive-thru childcare/daycare
Drive-thru Kinkos
Drive-thru post office
Drive thru shoe store

Reply with some of yours … if you don’t, I’ll just assume you’re lazy like the rest of us :)