MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — When you want a nearly-perfect chicken sandwich, you call in the pros at Chick-fil-A.
When you want to unsnarl traffic at a COVID-19 vaccine site, you call in the pros at... Chick-fil-A.
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While the chain offers delicious fast-food, it has also made a name for itself by getting the food to its drive-thru customers quickly and efficiently.
When massive traffic from a software glitch plagued a COVID-19 vaccine site in South Carolina over the weekend, the city's mayor knew exactly who to call when the going got real tough.
Chic Fil A manager Jerry Walkowiak donating his professional drive thru experience to help our vaccination program in Mt Pleasant today. When you need help, call the pros. pic.twitter.com/63RvcVR8KJ
— Will Haynie (@willhaynie) January 22, 2021
Mayor Will Haynie of Mount Pleasant wasn't happy to see traffic at a site backed up for an hour, so he phoned Jerry Walkowiak, the local Chick-fil-A manager, knowing he could do wonders with the long lines.
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Bringing his Chick-fil-A know-how with him, Walkowiak arrived on the scene and quickly reduced the hour-long traffic wait to just 15 minutes, WTVT reports.
Haynie thanked Walkowiak for his services in a tweet, saying that "when you need help, call the pros."
