Last week I woke up – Ready to go to work at the local farm
with my cousin Jason and his friend Lester. We did our chores and worked the
ground until it was lunchtime. For lunch – we flew our car to the local
McDonalds. (Just kidding, we drove – there aren’t flying cars in 2070, sorry)
This is what happens in the future at a Drivethru. It’s very
simple and I never knew it used to be so weird until my uncle told me about it.
He told me it was similar to Sonic restaurants except you don’t speak to anyone
and the technology is older. At this McDonalds, our cars application system
(similar to an iPhone app) instantly starts up upon arriving. This lists every
available food options with prices and anyone in the car can order what they
want without anyone waiting behind you. The cars stereo turns instantly to deals and promotions the fast food restaurant is
having upond arrival of the lot, but you can turn this setting off as we have
because we always know what we want. You can pay with either a debit card or
scan your chip, implanted at birth (which started in the 2050’s) commonly in
your left hand. The car’s automated pay system can automatically charge to your
account if you’d like, but we just moved so ours isn’t up to date with our new
account information. Then you wait while the food is cooked, or rather half
assed cooked, and an employee brings you your meal.
But that was last week. Today, I am back in time. How I got
here is a mystery to me. 56 years is a long time and my parents aren’t even
born yet. I simply woke up, soaked from sweat in a cornfield in Southern
Indiana. What happened? I’ll continue research, writing, and figuring this all
out to see how I can get back to my normal life. I always wished I could go
back in time, but, this is too far. 56 years? Figuring out this old technology
is the hardest part, but then again it hasn’t changed as much as one would
think. Not in my small town.
And no, I don’t have any lottery numbers, but, I may know
some Superbowl winners. J
