Buns for lunch!!

The Papa referred to in the title is "Dad" to me, since I am one of his two daughters. As stated in the first post, Dad was a McDonald's owner/operator, first in the Baltimore area (1963-1969) and then in Richmond, which included Farmville, VA (1969 - 1986). I worked for him, first in the office and then in operations, eventually becoming a supervisor.

One of Dad's favorite stories is the day the Farmville store called the office, late in the morning, to say they didn't have enough Big Mac buns to make it through lunch. Being an hour's drive away, it was too late to try to drive to Farmville with the buns. Instead, Dad found that the store across the street from our office had more than enough Big Mac buns, so they could transfer some to Farmville. He called the Farmville store and asked if someone could meet him at the Farmville airport. Then, he got the buns and drove to the Chesterfield County airport. He flew the approximately 20-minute flight to Farmville, as pilot of his Mooney airplane, and delivered the Big Mac buns in time for lunch!! He saved the day (...and the possibility of lost business....)!!!