Riding Through the Drive Through

Teenagers don't always use their heads, and I was a typical teenager so I completed my share of head-scratching activities. One of which included riding Amy through a fast food drive-through one day.

Burger Chef was an early hamburger chain and there was one within a few miles of my home. I was out on a ride and hungry, so I decided to see if I might be able to get something to munch. Of course, that meant riding into town on streets that had active traffic on them. And, when I got there, I didn't want to tie Amy up in the parking lot, so we used the drive-though!

I ordered some food, smiling at the reaction of the employee who had never had to serve someone on horseback. She handed me my order and I headed back home through the traffic and out into the country.

I'm not sure that I ever told my parents what I had done - I think I knew even then that it was risky to ride Amy into town alongside traffic. It was certainly not one of my brighter moments! (But it WAS fun.)