Anybody following the information just lately is probably going conscious that Hurricane Ian arrived in Florida as a Class 4 storm earlier than shedding energy. Authorities companies, together with the Nationwide Climate Service, stated the state noticed “historic” quantities of rain and flooding (through Orlando Sentinel). Ian left huge destruction in its wake. Based on WESH, in Fort Myers alone, there had already been someplace round 1,100 rescues by 7 a.m. on Saturday with extra on the way in which. There have been additionally widespread energy outages.
However the damaging storm wasn’t sufficient to discourage some hungry clients. TikToker @tricklamb posted a video of individuals attempting to order from McDonald’s in the course of the hurricane. Within the feedback, the poster stated it occurred in Lakeland, Florida. Supposedly, employees forgot to show off the automated greeting for the drive-thru. Clients have been allegedly misled by the message and lined up within the drive-thru lane regardless of the placement being closed.
The TikToker continued to doc the scene, noting that individuals have been nonetheless lining up hours later. Nobody had advised them that the restaurant was closed. Some drivers appeared to catch on and take off. And @tricklamb stated they tried to tell would-be clients as nicely. Some TikTok commenters thought clients ought to have caught that “there is not a single automotive parked within the parking zone” or assumed “every little thing is closed” because of the storm. Nevertheless, a distinct commenter claimed that “this has occurred to me a number of instances mcd must get it collectively.”