BlueJay, I'll agree with you about the Ronald McDonald House. Living one hour from Children's Hospital in Louisville (the referral hospital for the entire region) I've known two family members and one friend who used the House for staying near the hospital when they had premature babies. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it's usually a large house near the hospital where families of seriously ill children can stay free. There is something very comforting about staying in a "home" atmosphere with other parents of hospitalized children. Since these families are usually many miles from home and have to stay in a strange city for an extended period of time, the savings in living expenses are substantial. I've had some people stay at my house just so others would have room to stay at the Ronald McDonald House.

As far as fast food, we would always park the car between Taco Bell and White Castle so half of us could get tacos (my half) and the other half could get the famous gut burgers. I've been known to take a drink from one restaurant into a different one, but I'm usually sitting with someone who orders something where we are.