[Mick]

The West Coast's favorite fast food chain.  I'll say.

My sons and I used to stop at the Kettleman's City In-N-Out during the return drive of our quarterly trips to Southern California volleyball tournaments.  They were usually ousted early in gold round on the last day, so we'd hit the KC In N Out by around 1:00 and load up on burgers.  Great memories.

I moved out to Detroit a year ago.  We had a big event with a number of private equity types in Laguna Niguel in March, and our Detroit-based partner (who'd been to this event many years in a row) told us that a highlight for him was the In N Out burgers that they served at this event.  Based on the burgers I've had in Detroit, I'd say he's right as rain on that score.

Finally, my family and I once had a horrible meal at a Chili's, now owned by Brinker's.  When my wife and I were dating in the early 1980s, you used to have to wait an hour to get a seat.  Brinker's squeezed the fun and flavor out of the place.  It just makes me sad now.  Anyway, they completely screwed up both the first meal and the replacement meal.  I paid for the meals, put the family in the car, headed down the road to In N Out and for $25 had a great meeal for four. 

I sent the receipts to the head of Brinker's and Esther Snyder, Lynsi's grandmother.  I got a letter of thanks from Esther (by the look of it typed by her) and a form letter of apology from the Brinker's muck de muck.  Received $50 in coupons from In N Out and $75 in Chile's coupons from Brinker.

I used the In N Out coupons that night.  I still have the Chile's coupons.

[Mick]

The West Coast's favorite fast food chain.  I'll say.

My sons and I used to stop at the Kettleman's City In-N-Out during the return drive of our quarterly trips to Southern California volleyball tournaments.  They were usually ousted early in gold round on the last day, so we'd hit the KC In N Out by around 1:00 and load up on burgers.  Great memories.

I moved out to Detroit a year ago.  We had a big event with a number of private equity types in Laguna Niguel in March, and our Detroit-based partner (who'd been to this event many years in a row) told us that a highlight for him was the In N Out burgers that they served at this event.  Based on the burgers I've had in Detroit, I'd say he's right as rain on that score.

Finally, my family and I once had a horrible meal at a Chili's, now owned by Brinker's.  When my wife and I were dating in the early 1980s, you used to have to wait an hour to get a seat.  Brinker's squeezed the fun and flavor out of the place.  It just makes me sad now.  Anyway, they completely screwed up both the first meal and the replacement meal.  I paid for the meals, put the family in the car, headed down the road to In N Out and for $25 had a great meeal for four. 

I sent the receipts to the head of Brinker's and Esther Snyder, Lynsi's grandmother.  I got a letter of thanks from Esther (by the look of it typed by her) and a form letter of apology from the Brinker's muck de muck.  Received $50 in coupons from In N Out and $75 in Chile's coupons from Brinker.

I used the In N Out coupons that night.  I still have the Chile's coupons.