Why are fast food places slow?

Do you know the thing I find most distressing about “fast food” restaurants?  It’s not the greasiness of the foods that are served and then subsequently consumed.  Although that can be distressing if you think about it, over and over.
No…the thing I find most distressing is the fact that it is called “fast” and therefore should be ordered, made and handed to the paying customer in minutes.  Not 12 minutes in line, 6 minutes explaining your order that should only take 2 minutes (unless you’re a parent ordering for a flock of hungry kids) and then 7 or more minutes waiting for your food to be put together on a tray or in a bag.  That’s not fast.
You would think in New England where the only thing that happens slowly is the end of winter, fast food restaurants would live up to their name.  Apparently that’s too much to ask.
See what happens when I have lack of creative thoughts for my book.  I complain about something so minor as the length of time it should take to order and receive your food in fast food joints.   Help me!

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