MQT residents line up for tacos outside the Dia de los Tacos truck during a snow storm (Brice Burge)
By John LaPine
MQT Social Scene News Corespondent
Last week's late snowstorm, which left a number of MQT area residents without power Friday, may have not been a surprise for one local business. The Taco Bell of MQT hired Mother Nature to slow down other taco-based businesses in Marquette, according to the police.
Police arrested Mother Nature, who faces a number of charges, including fifty-two counts of determent of taco enjoyment, as well as two counts of precipitating while intoxicated, early Tuesday morning.
MQT Social Scene News Corespondent
Last week's late snowstorm, which left a number of MQT area residents without power Friday, may have not been a surprise for one local business. The Taco Bell of MQT hired Mother Nature to slow down other taco-based businesses in Marquette, according to the police.
Police arrested Mother Nature, who faces a number of charges, including fifty-two counts of determent of taco enjoyment, as well as two counts of precipitating while intoxicated, early Tuesday morning.
Taco Bell, located on US Highway 41, has faced stiff competition since the expansion of the MQT Mexican Restaurant Bubble of 2013. In an attempt to gain an advantage, the fast food chain paid an unknown sum of money to sway the forces of nature, said police. Restaurants such as Dia de los Tacos and Ron's Tacos were among the targets.
“We received an anonymous tip that a couple higher-ups at the Taco Bell put in some calls to Mother Nature last month,” said MQT Police Chief Brett Aalto. “The calls led right back to Mother Nature, who had a history of this sort of thing, so we put two and two together and booked her,” said Aalto.
"She appeared to be heavily intoxicated, and started cussing, threatening a mid-July polar vortex, and hail the size of golf carts," said Aalto.
Dia de los Tacos owner Mark Walkman said that taco truck sales did not suffer from the storm.
“The taco industry has become more and more cutthroat,” said Walkman. “Just last week, someone tried to sabotage our spices. Our customers are fearless though, no how many raccoons are released into our truck.”
Mother Nature was arrested in August 2012 after an unlikely earthquake shook the city of Ishpeming, but was released when she promised to cut the 2013 winter short. She is currently held at the MQT County Jail, and could not be reached for questioning.
John LaPine is a new writer for MQT Social Scene. He can be reached through our contact page.
Editor's note: Feliz Abril uno
“We received an anonymous tip that a couple higher-ups at the Taco Bell put in some calls to Mother Nature last month,” said MQT Police Chief Brett Aalto. “The calls led right back to Mother Nature, who had a history of this sort of thing, so we put two and two together and booked her,” said Aalto.
"She appeared to be heavily intoxicated, and started cussing, threatening a mid-July polar vortex, and hail the size of golf carts," said Aalto.
Dia de los Tacos owner Mark Walkman said that taco truck sales did not suffer from the storm.
“The taco industry has become more and more cutthroat,” said Walkman. “Just last week, someone tried to sabotage our spices. Our customers are fearless though, no how many raccoons are released into our truck.”
Mother Nature was arrested in August 2012 after an unlikely earthquake shook the city of Ishpeming, but was released when she promised to cut the 2013 winter short. She is currently held at the MQT County Jail, and could not be reached for questioning.
John LaPine is a new writer for MQT Social Scene. He can be reached through our contact page.
Editor's note: Feliz Abril uno
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