McDonalds Staff Throw Surprise Party For Elderly Man Who Dines There Daily Out Of Loneliness

If you’re feeling a little sensitive, take this as your word of warning. Harry Scott is an elderly man who dines in his local McDonalds in Workington, Cumbria at least six days a week. Monday to Saturday, Harry takes the opportunity of sitting in the restaurant to have a conversation and take away some of the loneliness he feels since his wife Martha died two years ago. On a Sunday he stops into his goddaughter’s house for dinner. After he became a widower, and having no children of his own, Harry took to stopping in to the chain restaurant and having a happy meal: “The kids who come in here are mine as I don’t have any of my own. It’s company for me.” Images: MetroUK So, when it came to Harry’s birthday celebrations, the staff decided to mark it in a special way. According to Metro UK, the team decorated Harry’s usual table and gifted him with whiskey and shortbread. Oh, and his usual order or a Happy Meal is free for life from now on. Harry was so moved by the gesture he said: “When they threw the surprise party I had to wipe my eyes.” Speaking about their elderly friend, McDonald’s worker Jack Holliday, said: “He’s a one-off. We get regular customers but he’s one that stands out. He’s bubbly and full of life, especially for a 93-year-old.”