Oprah told her viewers to go to her website within 24 hours and download a max of 4 coupons for free KFC meals that included 2 pieces of grilled chicken, 2 side orders and a biscuit. I’m always up for a free deal so I went to the website, printed 4 coupons and gave 2 to Betty and Ron. The weather was supposed to be warm and sunny on Saturday so the 4 of us made plans to get our chicken on Saturday afternoon and have a picnic at Wallace Marine Park, just a few blocks from our home. Sounds good, huh?
Mike and I laughed when we heard on Friday that a New York City KFC nearly had a riot due to the overwhelming response to the offer and the number of people coming in for the free meal. They had to close the doors. We were sharing this story with Betty and Ron as we approached our local KFC. Imagine our surprise when we got to the door and saw a notice taped to the door…it said something like “We are no longer able to honor Oprah’s grilled chicken coupon, however, you can get a rain check at the counter.” HA!
No problem. We filled out forms for rain checks to be mailed to us and we bought a bucket of chicken with side dishes. And we laughed. The counter person explained that rain checks were being issued nationwide! Wow.
So we went on to the park and enjoyed our picnic. There were many families with their little Weber BBQs grilling lunch and some of the dogs were chasing balls in the Willamette River. It was a beautiful afternoon.
We're ready to dig in!
Busy Sitka...checking out all the other doggies...
Ater all that we still made room for the delish peach pie Betty made earlier in the day!
The Union Street Railroad Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge as seen from the park.
8 comments:
I think that was kind of crazy to do what Oprah did. Common sense would tell you that hordes of people would be printng out the coupons and there would be tons of people and you know how people get when they're hungry. If push comes to shove, they're all for it. The thought was good, but hey I'd rather make my own chicken than wait in line with tons of people who may be coughing and spiting and pushing and saying vulgarities as they wait in line. lolol
WHAT A PARTY POOPER I AM, HUH? LOL Take care and I'm glad you still enjoyed your day. Pie sounds good.
Makes me a tad homesick. I love that park.
What a delightful time talking with our new friends! We have so much in common you would think we were related. We could not have wished for nicer people to share our home with. Thanks for the Chicken Mike and Cynthia. It was a great picnic!
Gloria - Crazy indeed - can you imagine the crowds in NYC??
Steve - You can still come and visit...
Betty - Back to ya!
Cynthia - I'm big on KFC, but Sitka looks GORGEOUS!
Re: Camping - I'm with you. Camping isn't big on my list of "loves". The way we camp is pretty close to being at home. In fact we have all the comforts of home and then some!
That Oprah! She can move mountains when she gets the notion. Almost scary. Looks like you had a wonderful picnic and yes, Sitka does look great.
Sounds like you hade a wonderful time! From Maria (Ron & Betty's Swedish daughter!)
What makes ME laugh? Seeing Sitka TIED DOWN to a tree! After all her walkabouts in Guaymas, I'm glad you're keeping her on a "short leash"!
P.S. Gary & I missed meeting you in the flesh, by thiiiis much. Pulled in to Guaymas on April 2. Still here, many weeks past our intended departure...because life got in the way. You know how that goes. We expect to be back underway & exploring the northern Sea by month's end. Boy is it getting hot, even now.
All the best to you & Mike - especially in health.
- Your cruising friends,
Marianne & Gary
s/v Gallant Fox
currently at Marina Singlar, Guaymas
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