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WEBVTT WMUR'S JENNIFER CROMPTON WITHHER STORY TONIGHT.JENNIFER: THE HOTTEST ITEM INTHE MCDONALD'S IN EXETER ISN'TON THE MENU.IT'S LEE SMART, WHO STARTEDWORKING NIGHTS HERE 32 YEARS AGOWHEN HER KIDS WERE YOUNG, THENSWITCHED TO MORNINGS.>> SOME DAYS I AM IN FOR FOUR.SOME DAYS FOR FIVE.JENNIFER: STILL FULL TIME.>> IF YOU SAY EXETER MCDONALD'SANYWHERE IN TOWN HERE, LEE SMARTWOULD BE THE ONE YOU THINK OF.JENNIFER: THAT ERA COMING TO ANEND FRIDAY, WITH LEE RETIRING TOSPEND TIME WITH FAMILY.SO MANY DROPPING IN TO SAYGOODBYE.>> IT'S WEIRD, BECAUSE THE NEXTTIME YOU COME AND SHE WON'T BEIN THE DRIVE-THROUGH.>> THIS IS REAL.JENNIFER: RECALLING STORIES,SOME OF THE BEST FROM THEDRIVE-THRU. >> WE HAD A MARRIED COUPLE COMETHROUGH.DIGGING THROUGH IN THE DRESSINGTUXEDO.JENNIFER: SHE'S HAD OVER A DOZENMANAGERS, BEEN A MENTOR TO YOUNGWORKERS, INCLUDING THIS ONE.>> YOU ARE HER BOSS, AND YOUWERE 10 YEARS OLD WHEN SHESTARTED WORKING HERE.JENNIFER: TRUTH IS, SHE'S AGREAT SPOKESPERSON.>> I NEEDED EVERY DAY.AND I'M HEALTHY.JENNIFER: HER SECRET TOHAPPINESS?LOVING WHAT YOU DO AND WHOYOU'RE WITH.>> SOMETIMES YOU GET A LITTLEATTACHED.THAT'S PART OF LIKE.

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Most people think of hamburgers or fries when they hear the word "McDonald's," but for people in Exeter, that word has become synonymous with one person: Lee Smart.Smart, 70, started working nights at the restaurant 32 years ago, when her children were young, and then switched to mornings."Some days I'm in at 4, some days I'm in at 5," she said. "It's the 3 o'clock thing that kills you."Smart, known as the Queen of Exeter McDonald's, is still working full-time at age 70."If you were to say 'Exeter McDonald's' anywhere in town here, Lee Smart would be the one everyone would think of first," manager Gina Warner said.But that era is coming to an end Friday, when Smart will retire to spend time with family. Many customers stopped by to say goodbye."It's weird, because the next time we come in, she won't be in the drive-thru going, 'Hey kiddo!'" customer Sue Hills said.Smart recalled her favorite stories. Some of the best were from the drive-thru."We had a married couple that came through in their wedding dress and tuxedo," she said.Smart has had more than a dozen managers and mentored many young workers."I eat McDonald's every day," Smart said. "And I'm healthy, knock on wood."Her secret to happiness is loving what you do and those you're with."Sometimes you get a little too attached to them, but that's part of life," Smart said. "And I love them, and that's what I'll miss most, is my customers."