u/dannigar8

For context, I live in CO. It is illegal to even touch your phone while your vehicle is on or in gear, which makes sense. I usually order sonic impulsively so it’s not like I order ahead often. Because you can’t put in a quick mobile order at the red light, I just pull in, park, and order on the app real quick (so I can use coupons and rewards).

Two times now I have be parked and ordering on the app, and an employee has come out and asked me if I am going to place an order/have I placed an order and that I shouldn’t just be parked. I was parked for less than 5 minutes, probably closer to 3. Literally just enough time to open the app, scroll the menu, and add my breakfast to the cart.

It is just strange to me. There have literally only been two other cars, so it’s not like I’m taking up space or preventing other customers from ordering. I would have been parked the same amount of time if I ordered with the red button and was just perusing the menu. It’s just weird that it’s happened twice now. Are we not allowed to sit for a minute and look at the menu/order?

Hopefully this is the right place for this, but I need some advice about what to do. I have a friend who just had a late term loss. I know she is devastated and I certainly don't want to make anything worse. At the beginning of the pregnancy, she said she didn't really want or need gifts, so I asked about making her baby a blanket and doll (I knit and crochet). She agreed and seemed excited about those items. I have both items completed and was literally about to reach out this week to give them to her, but we were notified of the loss before I reached out.

I don't want to gift the items to someone else. They were made for her and her baby, and I would like her to have them. However, I don't want to trigger her or make her grief process worse. I am a nurse, though I don't work mother/baby, and I know that the nurses will sometimes make a weighted doll for women who had a loss and make it the same weight as their baby. I could weight the doll I knit if that would be meaningful. I am also totally willing to just keep the items if having them would hurt her. I am not a super close friend, so I just don't know what to do. Any advice would be helpful!