Kingy said:

Because of the health issue today, we had to head hospitalwards rapidly, and the only chance either of us had to eat something was at the servo on the way, from the choke&puke, sorry, the chew&spew, err, bain-marie that likely kept the same food warm for months.

They had an enticing collection of bacteria fungus fresh dehydrated cornjacks, dubious pies, a sausage roll that should have retired from active use last century, and something that resembled actual food in a small packet in the chocolate aisle.

It was a bit sad because that was one servo that used to have edible food.

I et a chicko roll from there today. Not sure if I’m going to make it to tomorrow alive.

I don’t have a boat but captain_spalding can have my REO.

Coincidence! Chiko Roll was mentioned on a program about fast food on Radio National yesterday.

You’re starving, it’s been a long day, and you just want something hot and ready to eat, right now. Turns out, that craving is nothing new. Two thousand years ago, Romans were lining up at stone counters in the streets of Pompeii for exactly the same thing — though what was on the menu might surprise you. From ancient Rome to the hawker stalls of Singapore to a pie cart on the Parramatta River, we trace fast food’s deep history across empires and oceans, long before the first drive-thru.

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