. >> reporter: a few years back, our dear friend, bill geist, found drive-through weddings, drive-throughuch more. >> here is one a lot of people can't even believe. >> can i help you? >> bourbon and water and a martini straight up with a twist. >> reporter: it seems that there is no business that can't be done out of a drive-through window. >> thanks very much. >> seeing drive you through confessions for churches, drive-through animal adoption centers. >> reporter: adam chandler is the author of "drive through dreams." >> it doesn't exist the way it does here anywhere else in the world. >> reporter: the drive yodrive-through is uniquely american? >> yes. and with flavor. >> reporter: and that flavor sells. fast food restaurants take in about 70% of their income through that little window, and now the pandemic has made it the only game in town. >> drive-throughs are how hospital workers and truckers and families are getting fed right now. and so it is actually how the country is continuing to move. and that's important to note, too. >> reporter: but whether you're selling burgers or booze