My friend in the U.S. asked me to come out for a drive with him as he had to run a few errands - and at the end of the drive, I wasn't surprised at why the U.S. tops the obesity charts. Right through the trip, the only parts of his body that moved were his hands to steer the car and one foot on the pedal. (There's no work for the other foot because all cars there are automatic!) Oh yes! He signed a few charge slips!
Let me describe my ride. Our first stop was the pharmacy (not surprised) and he pulls into a drive-in pharmacy where the window opened up and the phar
macist took the prescription and credit card from my friend. In a jiffy, the package and the charge slip came out of the window and off we went to the next spot.
macist took the prescription and credit card from my friend. In a jiffy, the package and the charge slip came out of the window and off we went to the next spot. 
This time, it was to fill gas! We pull up and an enthusiastic gas attendant fills the tank, cleans the windows and swipes the card while both of us are sitting in the car!
It was time for some coffee and we pull up at a drive-in McDonalds - car wind
ow comes down, order placed, take away cups collected, little Toyota detailed slots in the car hold the coffee while we continue to drive!
ow comes down, order placed, take away cups collected, little Toyota detailed slots in the car hold the coffee while we continue to drive! 
Our next stop was the bank. I wasn't surprised at the drive-in ATM but what surprised me was the fact that this was a full service ATM where you could do any type of bank transaction while sitting in the car.
Our last stop was to pick up the kids from school. As he pulled up at the school, I was almost expecting to drive up to a chute where the kids would slide right into the car - but thankfully, NO! It was good to see, for the first time, my friend get off the car and use his limbs and physically pick up his children.
There is still some hope!
