9.14.2004
Me vs. A Mountain Dew Slurpee
Went to 7-Eleven over the weekend for a snack for the drive back from the weekend. We had roughly a 45 minute drive ahead of us, and we always stop for something. Generally it's Vitamin Water and Gummy Bears (mmmmm). Vitamin Water is my new favorite drink. I like it more than KMX, and more than Red Bull, but not more than Dr. Pepper Red Fusion, which I have not been able to find in over a year despite the Dr. Pepper web site not saying it's discontinued. Maybe if I lived in Alabama I could get it there. Anyway, so I got a Slurpee this time for a change. I tasted a couple of flavors and decided on the Mountain Dew one. Figured it would be light and refreshing. Plus the electric yellow color looks cool. While I was filling up my cup, the machine started acting weird. A big burst of air went into the cup, causing the top to explode. The 7-Eleven employees came over wondering what had happened, what had caused the loud pop. I showed the manager the gaping hole in the plastic dome top of my Slurpee. Since we could not find the extra piece of plastic anywhere I was allowed to start a new Slurpee just in case the plastic was embedded in my original one. At this point, it would have been a good idea to leave the Mtn. Dew alone and go for a different flavor. However, I was still of the mind set that the Mtn. Dew flavor was the best choice, so I started filling up my new cup again. This time backing off the nozzle so the pockets of air coming out of the machine would not cause another top explosion. I should have known based on the performance of the filling that this Mountain Dew was not a good idea. I should have known when it looked all liquidy inside the machine that this Mountain Dew was not a good idea. I also should have known when the manager gave me the Slurpee for free because he "could not guarantee the quality based on the way it looks in the machine and came out" that the Mountain Dew was not a good idea. But I was too giddy over the fact that I exploded a Slurpee cup and didn't get a drop on me. Plus it looked normal in the cup. So we head off and I start drinking my Slurpee. OMG is it sweet. It tastes like pure syrup, but cold. I think I understand what the manager meant when he said he could not guarantee the quality. That was ok by me though, I tend to like sickly sweet things. Then I noticed my throat started burning. That's ok, I drank more to let the cold cover up the burning in my throat. When my lips started burning I realized that perhaps it was not a good idea to drink the Slurpee anymore. 15-20 minutes later (into what turned out to be a 1.5 hour drive due to traffic) I started to get sick. At first I figure I just need some air. I'm prone to carsickness. Then after the air deal is not working, I get that feeling where I know it is inevitable that I will throw up, it's just a matter of when. So my husband pulls over and gets a plastic bag for me, and then I threw up a mixture of the Slurpee (90%) and some peanut butter from lunch (10%). Oh boy. Mental note: if the manager of 7-Eleven ever gives you something for free because they "can't guarantee the quality" don't consume it. ¶ 20:38 0 comments : Post a Comment links to this post |
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