McDonalds Lovelock Nevada is always a welcome stop on a cross desert journey.
Posted by thud at October 2, 2009 12:51 AMUmm? Colour me unimpressed - this is simply a map of population density. I wonder why that would be...
Posted by Cleanthes at October 2, 2009 9:17 AMWhen traveling long distances through the American West, the sight of those Golden Arches is a welcome sight indeed. Especially when you have two young kids in the back. It means the odds of finding your little tax deductions something to eat they won't fuss over, and a clean bathroom just went up.
Posted by Larry Anderson at October 2, 2009 2:19 PMCleanthes shares my opinion.
It's a cute map, but it is indistinguishable from any other map representing any measure of population density: traffic lights, post offices, veterinary clinics, etc.
If I eat an Egg McMuffin in Meadow at 8am and drive at the speed limit, they'll still be serving breakfast at the McDonald's in Glad Valley at 10am. I'd have to wait another hour and a half for a Big Mac.
According to this data, the maximum distance from a stationary, inhabited spot to any McDonalds is half that distance: 72.5 miles. If one gets a Big Mac Attack, you could get there in under an hour. That's far less time than it took for Harold and Kumar to satisfy their craving for White Castle.
Posted by POWinCA at October 4, 2009 4:47 AMInterestingly enough, a similar map of gun shops would reveal precisely the opposite geography...
Posted by Kim du Toit at October 4, 2009 7:46 PMKim wins this round.
However....
We can ponder also that this map is accurate for any measure of crime, drugs, etc etc
Are you THAT deeply concerned that people will use their free will.
Posted by Joe at October 5, 2009 9:18 PMMcDonald's milkshakes are superb. Unless you have driven the trackless wastes of Northern Nevada, southern Wyoming and Northern AZ, you will have no idea how welcome those Golden Arches look.
We used to say that the scenery in Wyoming improved either at night or when it snowed.