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02nd May 2016

This guy drove 870 miles and spent £300 to get KFC as an anniversary gift for his wife

Fry a little tenderness

Declan Cashin

Some people have all the cluck.

Sorry, we mean “luck”.

When Canadian man Mike Hovak started thinking about what to get his wife Angela for the 15th wedding anniversary, there was only one thing on top of his list: some finger-lickin’ good chicken from his favourite fast food chain.

Angela had agreed to let Mike have KFC at their wedding reception all those years ago, as she recounted to CBC News.

“Mike ordered 500 pieces,” she said. “Everybody that was invited to the wedding was more excited about the KFC than our wedding.”

Keen to keep the KFC tradition alive, Mike found he had his work cut out for him this year, as their nearest chicken outlet had closed last year.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 17: An employee serves a portion of Kentucky Fried Chicken and chips at the international chain's local franchise February 17, 2006 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Officials are trying to reassure consumers that it is safe to eat well cooked poultry following the discovery of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in swans in Europe. According to the Times newspaper of London, viruses are reportedly destroyed by cooking for at least one minute at 75C (167F) or higher. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

 

Mike said:

“So during March break, me and my son got up early one morning, drove 700 kilometres, picked up 15 buckets of KFC and drove 700 kilometres back — in one day.”

He reckons he clocked up 1,400km (870 miles) worth of petrol, and splashed out $600 (around £320) on the food.

But Mike says it was totally worth the effort. “We have to keep traditions alive. 15 years. Why stop now?”

The good news for the couple is that the Canadian branch of KFC is aware of the deed, as evidenced by this RT:

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Could there be a lifetime supply on its way to them? Or a Nando’s-esque Black Card?

What more is there to say about this story than..

Go Canada!

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