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McDonald's every day for 17 years?
10:17am Thursday 16th August 2007
Fast food fanatics Lee and Mary Humphrey are really Lovin' It at McDonald's - eating at their local branch every day for the past 17 YEARS.
The pair have scoffed the same meal - a double hamburger each with a shared large fries - more than 4,500 times and have vowed NEVER to dine out anywhere else.
The chicken McNuts couple, both 84, even have their own table at the high street eaterie in Eastbourne and moved house two years ago so they could be within walking distance of the restaurant - which they go to at 11am every day without fail.
Mary said: "The staff all know us and have our food waiting when we come in.
"We both order a double hamburger with one portion of chips between us, Lee has a cup of coffee and I give him one of my hamburgers, so I have one burger and he has three.
"I did once try a Deli sandwich but that was way too much for me, I could barely move."
She added: "We call McDonald's the office' now and our relatives will ask us how the office is and joke about it.
"We never go to any other restaurants, you'll never see us anywhere else."
At current prices, the couple have splashed out the equivalent of £18,000 on burgers and fries in the past 17 years.
Lee, a retired coach company manager, said: "McDonald's has always been very pleasant and the people who work and go there every day are always very polite and friendly.
"We've never had a cross word from anybody."
The couple admit Ronald McDonald supplies the bulk of their diet.
Mary said: "We don't eat big when we come home. We like to sit down in the afternoon and watch Deal or No Deal with a Magnum chocolate covered ice cream.
"Lee will have a bowl of cereal in the morning and and I'll make him a pre-cooked roast beef meal at the weekend."
Despite there being a gutbusting 13g of fat in the 320 calorie cheeseburger and 26g and 540 calories in the fries - the couple claim they are fit for their age and walk three miles every day.
Mrs Humphrey, of Arundel Road, Eastbourne, said: "McDonald's is pretty much all I eat all day.
"It's all we need and we're never ill, in fact I'd say we're fighting fit."
And the couple - who have two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren back in Canada - say they will continue to feast on fast-food for the rest of their lives.
Mrs Humphrey added: "I think it's the best restaurant in the world, and we would never go anywhere else.
"I think their food is delicious and we were here every day throughout the BSE scare, it didn't put us off beef one bit."
McDonald's branch manager Sarah Wright said: "Mary and Lee are our best customers, they always have a chat with us and it wouldn't be the same here without them.
"We always have their food ready for them and if they don't come in on time we wonder where they are. They're a pleasure to have here."
Have you dined in the same cafe or restaurant religiously over a long period of time? Tell us about it below.
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shambles, brighton says...
10:56am Thu 16 Aug 07
I'd rather drink a pint of my own than go to McDonalds!!! What does this say about the people of Eastbourne?
Obviously haven't visited Eastbourne Darren. McDonalds is the nearest they get to a deli over there...
darren stuart, Brighton says...
11:14am Thu 16 Aug 07
shambles wrote:Eastbourne...where old people go to...get older!!! The smell of Werthers Originals takes your breathe away. And I thought Bournemouth was bad!!!
I'd rather drink a pint of my own than go to McDonalds!!! What does this say about the people of Eastbourne?Obviously haven't visited Eastbourne Darren. McDonalds is the nearest they get to a deli over there...
Better wait for the backlash now!!!
Louis, says...
11:20am Thu 16 Aug 07
What a waste of life not to experiment with all manner of food.
McFatty, Brighton says...
11:35am Thu 16 Aug 07
Louis wrote:Louis, there are specialist websites, I believe, that cater for your interest in experimenting with food.
It has already been in the national press. It was in yesterday\\\'s Guardian. What a waste of life not to experiment with all manner of food.
Ben, Dieppe/Brighton says...
11:38am Thu 16 Aug 07
Louis wrote:Yeah, well, as long as they are happy. I wouldn't dream of going to Mac Donalds every day, but it seems to satisfy them and they don't think it's a wast of life. I find it quite cute, even though so many things taste better than a hamburger! Then again, my point of view, not their's!
It has already been in the national press. It was in yesterday's Guardian.
What a waste of life not to experiment with all manner of food.
Brin, Hove says...
12:16pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Viz-a-Viz, hove says...
12:37pm Thu 16 Aug 07
An elderly couple are treated with courtesy by restaurant staff whilst tucking into their MacDonalds lunch.
When I recently attempted to enjoy my MacDonalds, I was rudely asked to leave the Hotel Du Vin Restaurant.
So yet again, its one rule for the elderly of Eastbourne, and another for me!
John Quincy Wydell, Hove says...
12:41pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Brin wrote:Careful what you say about Elvis Aaron Presley - AKA The King.
They should be careful just look what happened to Elvis.
Harry Cripps, Eastbourne says...
1:12pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Brian, Hove says...
1:44pm Thu 16 Aug 07
John Quincy Wydell wrote:Why? Whats liable to happen to me? Let's all live in the real world eh?
Brin wrote:Careful what you say about Elvis Aaron Presley - AKA The King.
They should be careful just look what happened to Elvis.
Cornelius, Lewes says...
1:53pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Let that be a warning to the old and infrim of Eastbourne.
It would have been a huge waste of talent had the porky songster actuallly had any to begin with.
Mr Mayor, Hove says...
2:27pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Paul, Worthing says...
2:32pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Let those who like hamburgers, eat them. Let those who don't, don't. Let each respect the decision of the other. Sorted.
pete, brighton says...
3:56pm Thu 16 Aug 07
sm, lappin up a BK Bacon dbl cheese says...
5:05pm Thu 16 Aug 07
pete wrote:Now THAT is pitiful.
Excellent. My wife and I love McDs and we always take a picture of every McDs we visit around the World. Keep up the good work I say - excellent food and great value ...
Annabel Johnson, Brighton says...
5:14pm Thu 16 Aug 07
pete wrote:How utterly sad. Sweet lord I think that's one of the most pathetic things I have read.
Excellent. My wife and I love McDs and we always take a picture of every McDs we visit around the World. Keep up the good work I say - excellent food and great value ...
ex plod, says...
5:34pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Annabel Johnson wrote:imagine it, "Look darlin' there's the Trevi Fountain" "F*** that, look at that fanTASTIC Maccy D's' ! utterly s**t, scummers.
pete wrote:How utterly sad. Sweet lord I think that\'s one of the most pathetic things I have read.
Excellent. My wife and I love McDs and we always take a picture of every McDs we visit around the World. Keep up the good work I say - excellent food and great value ...
Saddo, Sadsville says...
7:17pm Thu 16 Aug 07
pete wrote:Good god, that is sad
Excellent. My wife and I love McDs and we always take a picture of every McDs we visit around the World. Keep up the good work I say - excellent food and great value ...
Kelly, Brighton says...
8:07pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Barbara Mathieson, US says...
8:56pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Paul, Brighton Seafront says...
11:46pm Thu 16 Aug 07
Kelly wrote:They won't if they continue eating at the same establishment. Perhaps it reminds them of the slops served up during WWII.
For god sake they\'re 84 they can\'t have that much longer to go, if they like the food who are we to argue!
x=y, says...
11:58pm Thu 16 Aug 07
pete wrote:Which one's been your favourite so far?
Excellent. My wife and I love McDs and we always take a picture of every McDs we visit around the World. Keep up the good work I say - excellent food and great value ...
Mine's the one in Saline, Arkansas - it's a design classic.
Hugo Jinks, Hove says...
12:01am Fri 17 Aug 07
Saddo wrote:Damned right - it's got to be KFC or nothing.
pete wrote: Excellent. My wife and I love McDs and we always take a picture of every McDs we visit around the World. Keep up the good work I say - excellent food and great value ...Good god, that is sad
greyrun, Hove says...
7:31am Fri 17 Aug 07
Louis wrote:What a waste of life reading the Guardian.
It has already been in the national press. It was in yesterday's Guardian. What a waste of life not to experiment with all manner of food.
Bored of drivvle, Palookaville says...
9:06am Fri 17 Aug 07
greyrun wrote:Tit.
Louis wrote: It has already been in the national press. It was in yesterday's Guardian. What a waste of life not to experiment with all manner of food.What a waste of life reading the Guardian.
greyrun, Hove says...
10:43am Fri 17 Aug 07
Bored of drivvle wrote:Drivvel,do you mean drivel no wonder you express yourself in three letter words.
greyrun wrote:Tit.Louis wrote: It has already been in the national press. It was in yesterday\'s Guardian. What a waste of life not to experiment with all manner of food.What a waste of life reading the Guardian.
arfer mo, greaselands { not a spelling mistake } says...
12:50pm Fri 17 Aug 07
John Quincy Wydell wrote:I did post before about the fat man and his outsized diapers, but the argus erased it! A threat from the King of the afterworld perhaps, or is the old song true? 'there's a guy works down our chip shop swears he's Elvis'! We'll never know if porky died through food abuse or was bumped off by a rival fast food chain!
Brin wrote: They should be careful just look what happened to Elvis.Careful what you say about Elvis Aaron Presley - AKA The King.
Lucy, Hove says...
5:30pm Fri 17 Aug 07
Luke is cool, brighton - YAY! says...
11:47pm Sat 18 Aug 07
Stroller, Hove says...
10:01am Sun 19 Aug 07
DJ_K666, says...
9:07am Thu 23 Aug 07
But if it`s what they like best leave them to it, after all, I`m not the one eating it... I can`t actually taste anything when I go to Mc Donalds so i go to the smaller charcoal grill places cos at least you can taste the meat
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