You deserve a break today…..

Last month a McDonald's in Houston (and in my former beat) has a sign telling young men to pull their pants up before walking in or to not come in. For the most part, the feedback has been positive as this is an effort to keep problem children out of the restaurant. Well another McDonald's is trying something else.

McDonald's restaurant turns to opera to drive out loitering teenagers

A McDonald's outlet in Australia has begun playing classical musical and opera late at night to deter young people from loitering around the restaurant.

Fed up with their outlet's nocturnal transformation into an unofficial youth club, the store adopted the tactic a few weeks ago and says it has significantly reduced the number of loiterers, particularly around the car park. The strategy has reportedly been tried before by a local council at a car park in Australia, though previous efforts involved blaring songs by Barry Manilow.

Matthew Watson, the operations manager at the Mt Annan McDonald's on the outskirts of Sydney, said the music had been a successful deterrent.

"We've noticed a reduction in the number of young people hanging around, but we'll have to reassess it properly in a couple of weeks," the store's operations manager, Matthew Watson, told the Macarthur Chronicle newspaper.

"We play a range of classical and opera music and so far it seems to be working..."

Great way to keep the problem away from your business. Great work Mr. Watson.