Howard McEwen, CFA

Yesterday I stood in line at Chipotle’s and watched two moms out together with their two school-aged kids each. The first mom sat down, put the food and drinks in front of herself and her kids and the three began to eat. The second mom had her children sit down then she carefully unwrapped each burrito then got each child their drinks then when one complained about too much ice she went back to the drink fountain and spooned out some of the ice. When she got back her other kid whined about something green in the food and mom began dissecting the burrito pulling out said green thing while hunched over the table. The second mom’s made some complaint about comfort so mom then did some business with their coats I couldn’t figure out. The second mom finally sat down and started to eat. The first mom and her two kids looked to be half through their meal. Second mom then complained about not being able to get anything done.

The moral of this story: If you go to Chipotle at noon you’re gonna wait in line a while.