Have you ever gone through a fast food drive through and failed to get what you asked for? Maybe you got BBQ sauce at McDonald's for your Chicken Mcnuggets instead of the spicy mustard you asked for. Or maybe you unwrapped your Sonic burger only to find that they had failed to give you the two strips of bacon you had asked for.
For Jack Mehoff of Great Hemp N.D., unwrapping his crunchy taco and discovering only one shred -- just a single shred -- of cheese atop a heaping mound of lettuce was the last straw. "It was insulting," Mehoff said. "Taco Bell has always skimped on the cheese, but this was ridiculous. It was like the kid who made the taco was being a smart ass because I specifically asked for extra cheese."
Mehoff, an unemployed aspiring business man who someday hopes to meet a nice woman, methodically unwrapped all 10 tacos and counted every shred of cheese. "Only 14 shreds of cheese for 10 tacos," he said, shaking his head. "It was not what I asked for, and certainly not what I paid for." After years of frustration with fast food workers who seemed to always mess up his order, Mehoff finally decided to do something about it. As Mehoff eloquently put it, it was a "call to arms".
Unfortunately, while on his way back to the local Taco Bell with the 14 shreds of cheese in a zip lock baggie, Mehoff's vehicle was hit by a semi truck that he didn't see coming. "At this point, I was consumed by the need to tell the Taco Bell kid how I felt," he said, struggling to hold back his tears. "I was not mentally alert behind the wheel, and it's Taco Bell's fault. If they had put more than 1.4 shreds of cheese on my tacos, I would still be able to walk today."
His attorney, Lawyer Dagget, concurred. "My client has been permanently damaged, both physically and mentally, by Taco Bell's failure to perform its most basic function to the consumer."
Having been confined to a wheel chair since the accident, Mehoff has gained over 300 pounds because the only access to fast food he now has is limited to the local pizza chain. It is the only establishment in his small town which delivers. "It's not fair," Mehoff says, and if things don't go his way, he has sworn that he will take his case to the Supreme Court. "It's not only just about me and Taco Bell, it's about all Americans who are denied the most basic service of fast food."
For Jack Mehoff of Great Hemp N.D., unwrapping his crunchy taco and discovering only one shred -- just a single shred -- of cheese atop a heaping mound of lettuce was the last straw. "It was insulting," Mehoff said. "Taco Bell has always skimped on the cheese, but this was ridiculous. It was like the kid who made the taco was being a smart ass because I specifically asked for extra cheese."
Mehoff, an unemployed aspiring business man who someday hopes to meet a nice woman, methodically unwrapped all 10 tacos and counted every shred of cheese. "Only 14 shreds of cheese for 10 tacos," he said, shaking his head. "It was not what I asked for, and certainly not what I paid for." After years of frustration with fast food workers who seemed to always mess up his order, Mehoff finally decided to do something about it. As Mehoff eloquently put it, it was a "call to arms".
Unfortunately, while on his way back to the local Taco Bell with the 14 shreds of cheese in a zip lock baggie, Mehoff's vehicle was hit by a semi truck that he didn't see coming. "At this point, I was consumed by the need to tell the Taco Bell kid how I felt," he said, struggling to hold back his tears. "I was not mentally alert behind the wheel, and it's Taco Bell's fault. If they had put more than 1.4 shreds of cheese on my tacos, I would still be able to walk today."
His attorney, Lawyer Dagget, concurred. "My client has been permanently damaged, both physically and mentally, by Taco Bell's failure to perform its most basic function to the consumer."
Having been confined to a wheel chair since the accident, Mehoff has gained over 300 pounds because the only access to fast food he now has is limited to the local pizza chain. It is the only establishment in his small town which delivers. "It's not fair," Mehoff says, and if things don't go his way, he has sworn that he will take his case to the Supreme Court. "It's not only just about me and Taco Bell, it's about all Americans who are denied the most basic service of fast food."
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