The ‘Burger King Rock’ In Gastonia Is Both Hilarious And Ridiculous
Gastonia has been my home for many years. I was born here, went to middle school and high school here, and currently I live here. Folks in North Carolina often make fun of Gastonia, and those of us that live here usually aren’t offended. There are a lot of crazy things that happen here. One of the most hilarious and ridiculous things in G-town is the ‘Burger King Rock’ on Union Road.
My apartment isn’t too far from the Burger King on Union Road. It’s close to the CVS I go to, and the Aldi and Lidl I frequent. Fast food isn’t my go-to, and I’m not even sure that I’ve eaten at the BK on Union, but the ‘rock’ is now so popular it has its own Facebook page. The ‘rock’ has over 2,000 followers!
The restaurant is on the corner of Union Road and Hudson Road in Gastonia. When you go through the drive-thru, there’s a concrete median on the right-hand side. When you’re leaving the drive-thru, the median area has a large rock at the end of it. For whatever reason, numerous drivers that are turning right out of the drive-thru into the parking lot area get stuck on this rock. It’s happening so often that the restaurant painted the rock a bright yellow, so that folks will see it.
Sadly, the bright yellow rock isn’t standing out to some folks. How they aren’t seeing it, I have no idea. But the rock seems to be ‘attacking’ many cars. People driving are getting their cars stuck ON the rock! Numerous photos on social media are showing different cars stuck on top of the rock. Looking at the pictures, it’s hard to understand how folks aren’t seeing it, but they’re not!
Scrolling through the ‘rock’s’ Facebook page, you see lots of different vehicles actually stuck on top of the rock! Many of the vehicles seem to be small SUV’s. Now, I don’t want to throw my self under the bus here, but I’ll admit that I’ve hit a curb while driving my small SUV/hatchback car. As a short person, I can only see so much while driving! LOL! I think I’ve hit a curb twice in the last few years. However, I haven’t hit the ‘Burger King rock’.
Hitting the curb is one thing but hitting the infamous ‘rock’ is another! Folks ending up on top of the rock are getting a tow-truck has to come and help them remove their cars. It’s too funny! In addition to the funny pictures, the comments on the ‘rocks’ Facebook page are classic! People just don’t understand how this keeps happening.
As dumb as it is, you can’t help looking at all the different cars that are ‘victims’ of the rock. If you need a giggle and a break from work, check out the Facebook page. Good stuff!
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