Thank You McDonalds!
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21748)
Canada
March 13, 2017 9:20pm CST
We are travelling home from North Carolina.
There is a severe winter storm that could impact the last four hours of our trip!
My data plan does provide me with Internet access in the US.
Every stop included a few minutes at McDonalds....the provide free WiFi.
My husband would grab a coffee, I would pop on the Internet and check the weather forecast for several options for our route.
We hadn't planned to head this fa today, but decided that getting this far today meant we will hopefully only need to deal with about 200 miles of nasty roads and poor visibility.
Tomorrow, we will have one more look at the forecast before we begin the last stage of our trip home.
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36 responses
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
14 Mar 17
Good luck and stay safe! I do hope you will miss most of the nasty weather!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
14 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I was just in the kitchen and the newscaster was talking about problems crossing the border into Canada. I didn't stay to listen to the whole thing though. Wonder what that is all about, do you know?
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I know that we have had a large number of "refugees" walk into Canada in the Manitoba area.
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@LadyDuck (461938)
• Switzerland
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I am glad you arrived at home. We were blocked in a blizzard some years ago, in the middle of a freeway, 12 hours there waiting for the snowplows to remove the snow, remove the trucks and finally allow the cars to move. Since that day we never move when a snow storm is announced.
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@LadyDuck back in 1977 our corner of the world had a blizzard. The temperatures plummeted...some snow fell, but the snow on the frozen lake caused more problems....it bles off the lake with hurricane force wind....stranding people in their cars, homes and places of employment....there were children stranded at school...
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
We arrived home early this afternoon. We've driven through storms that were much worse.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
16 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt Glad you arrived safely. I hear we are getting more snow on Friday. so much for spring 
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
16 Mar 17
@minx267 spring isn't here yet and we often will have a snowstorm in the spring.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
It's still snowing here this morning.....we did arrive home safely yesterday......now I need to head out if town across the marsh (blowing, drifting snow) to take my dad out for a couple of hours.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@carebear29 about the only thing I get regularly at McDonalds is coffee.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49383)
• United States
16 Mar 17
We stop at McDonald's during our road trips too.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
16 Mar 17
Coffee and WiFi....then back on the road.
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@ichchhe_mrityu (1144)
• Bangalore, India
17 Mar 17
McD saved my life almost for a month when I was in Japan. At the very beginning I did not know anything about the restaurants there. And I did not like Japanese food as I don't like fish. And also everything Japanese restaurant was written in their language. So, I used to go to the McD, they had English menu. I used to point out some Chicken burger. I had that same menu at lunch almost for a month. Later I got few friends and found out several Indian, European restaurant.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
17 Mar 17
At least at McDonald's you could always point to the picture. They are the same in any language.
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@1hopefulman (45121)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
Since I read the latest post first, I know how it went. So, your husband is the driver and you are the lookout. 
@1hopefulman (45121)
• Canada
16 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt That is very nice of you and I guess that's why your husband loves so much. 
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
Mostly I just sit there quietly. Offering snacks from time to time.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
No the nasty weather didn't ruin our trip as cause us to make a few adjustments. We are now safely at home.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@Nawsheen my husband and I had a great time. Hopefully I have time to share some of the stories of what we did.
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@Tina30219 (81550)
• Onaway, Michigan
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt Glad to hear it. I bet you are glad to be home.
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@Tina30219 heading to bed...I'm ready to sleep in my own bed.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
14 Mar 17
great that you can access the wi-fi - hope you have a safe journey
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
14 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I look out for free wifi everyhere I go nowadays
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@arthurchappell when we are travelling....I take it into consideration when we stop for a meal, a coffee or the night.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
We really appreciated the free wifi...it gave us opportunities to keep in touch with family and to try to check out our route in advance.
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@DWDavis (25806)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I'm glad you made it home without incident. I know you must be glad to be on the road.
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@DWDavis the goal is always to stay between the ditches and arrive safely at our destination.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
We arrived home around 2 PM. Without any difficulties. There is a nice(?) bit of snow on the ground.
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@Marilynda1225 (80448)
• United States
14 Mar 17
If you're heading this way the weather is horrible. Be safe
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 withe the wind bringing lake effect snow....plus drifting....that was the worst part of the trip. About 50 miles of white outs and poor road conditions.
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
We only covered the piece of Pennsylvannia that touches Lake Erie. The weather there was.....wintry. More about that later.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Mar 17
It is supposed to be bad- is there any way you could delay your driving until it is all clear and safe?
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
We used caution and common sense. Arrived at home without incident at 2 PM this afternoon.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
16 Mar 17
@MarymargII I've used a lot of Tim Hortons wifi, but when travelling in the US there isn't a Timmies on every corner.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
16 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I have also used McDonald's free Internet when we first moved- It was great! Used to go there almost once a day!
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
Free wifi is probably my number one reason for visiting McDonald's. They make a good coffee as well. We have experienced some nasty coffee while travelling. Not at McDonald's.
@paigea (35974)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt Yes, have to have decent coffee while travelling and McDonalds is good.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
@paigea I can write a discussion about the worlds worst coffee...served to us on vacation at a fast food restaurant....not tonight though.
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@youless (112204)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt No, when I go to McDonald's, be sure I will go to have a fastfood meal there. And taking advantage of their wifi is just another good service for me.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
Unlimited free internet access while you are in the restaurant...I'm sure if you never buy anything they would probably ask you to leave.
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@Mike197602 (15489)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar 17
stay safe
hopefully you're home now or have taken advantage of free wifi to respond to me
hopefully you're home now or have taken advantage of free wifi to respond to me@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
We arrived home at 2 PM. We've driven farther through much worse conditions.
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@Mike197602 (15489)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt here in the UK (in my area) we rarely have extreme weather.
When we do it is floods rather than snow as I live by a major UK river that floods often.
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@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
17 Mar 17
We made it safely home. It took an extra hour, but the roads were not as bad as we anticipated.
@Morleyhunt (21748)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
Safely at home....catching up with what happened here today.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt Good to know your safe arrival home :) Enjoy the rest of the day, Ms. Morley. Logging out too :)
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@Happy2BeMe (99376)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
McDonald's is great for that. We use the free WiFi there a lot when we are travelling. Glad you are off the roads now. Safe travels tomorrow.
@Happy2BeMe (99376)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt glad to hear you made it home safely
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@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
19 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt. Yes it is nice to enjoy free wifi as you eat and wait for your order.
