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Oriental Redneck |
http://start.att.net/news/read...n_sunday_for-rhearst Chick-Fil-A Broke Tradition And Opened On Sunday For The Nicest Reason After a power outage at one of the country's biggest airports cancelled hundreds of flights and left thousands stranded on Sunday, an unlikely hero stepped in. Chick-fil-A, famously known for being closed on Sundays, broke their own rules and served more than 5,000 sandwiches to passengers traveling through the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last night. An underground fire at an electrical facility wreaked havoc on the airport Sunday, shutting off power for hours starting around 1 p.m. Planes were grounded for much of the day, and food supplies began to run low both on planes stuck on the tarmac and in the airport where restaurants had closed, CNN reports. Just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, the official City of Atlanta Twitter account tweeted that the city's convention center would be used to house those without a place to go overnight, and that Chick-fil-A would be providing food. Around the same time, Chick-fil-A had received a call from Atlanta's mayor and sprung into action. "The mayor called about 10 p.m. and asked for assistance," a Chick-fil-A spokesperson said in a statement. "We immediately mobilized operators, staff and team members who live and work near the airport, and they began hand preparing sandwiches offsite and personally delivering them to the EOC (emergency operations center)." "City and airport officials then distributed sandwiches to passengers who were stranded due to the power outage," Chick-fil-A said. "In all, 5,302 sandwiches were donated." People were quick to praise the fast food chain on social media, as well as joke about how lucky passengers were to get a free chicken sandwich on the day of rest. Chick-fil-A is closed every Sunday to give employees time "to rest and worship if they choose." In a few emergency situations, though - including after the horrific attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando - the chain has lifted its Sunday policy in order to deliver food to those in need. Q | ||
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Chilihead and Barbeque Aficionado |
Chick-fil-A rocks. God bless them. _________________________ 2nd Amendment Defender The Second Amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting. | |||
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Cynic |
I always support the location close to me. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
Yet it has been run out of town, so to speak, hassled, protested against, at certain institutions supposedly built upon and honoring “free speech.” I may have to drive over to get a chicken sandwich tomorrow. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
I remember a snowstorm, Chick-Fil-A workers were tramping along the highway, handing out food to stranded motorists. That was on a Sunday. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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I'll use the Red Key |
Awesome job Chick-Fil-A. We enjoy going there on Saturdays, good food and all their employees are extremely pleasant. Donald Trump is not a politician, he is a leader, politicians are a dime a dozen, leaders are priceless. | |||
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"Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?" ____________________ | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
Guess where I'm going to go for lunch tomorrow  ...two thumbs up Chick-Fil-A!******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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| Knows too little about too much  |
Excellent firm and great people! They get it done! RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Member |
CFA puts everyone else to shame. ——————————————— The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 14:1 | |||
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| Oriental Redneck |
Practice what the Lord Jesus Christ taught, don't they? Q | |||
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| Save an Elephant Kill a Poacher  |
They have the best Chicken Tortilla Soup. And great employees. 'I am the danger'...Hiesenberg NRA Certified Pistol Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Life Member | |||
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| Knows too little about too much |
Let's have a unicorn and butterfly dream: What if Chick-fil-A ran this country? Wouldn't that be something? RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Except everything would be closed on Sunday 
...let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one. Luke 22:35-36 NAV "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves." Matthew 10:16 NASV | |||
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I remember a time when almost everything was closed on Sunday. | |||
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| Oriental Redneck |
And, life was good. Q | |||
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| Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Indeed! Which reminds me that I am late getting my sandwich! Take care of that tomorrow. Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
They're building one down the street from us. Can't wait for them to open. Love the food, love the company. The only reason I can think to be whatsoever at them is that the traffic through town is going to royally suck forever now. ______________________________________________ “There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.” | |||
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Yep, me too. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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I really never get tired of hearing the good things Chick Fil A is doing. The locations near me are filled with friendly smiling staff. Never met a CFA employee with a bad attitude. The food tastes pretty good as well, which never hurts. | |||
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