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Re: What is a "truck stop"? - chopper - 10-17-2008
Also, little known fact: there is free wireless at most Iowa hiway rest areas.
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - Mac1337 - 10-17-2008
They look like fun places to hang out. Oops, bad example. I mean, ...never mind.
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - djroga3 - 10-17-2008
A comment on older truck stops...some are still around. Traveled to a northern state, pulled off the highway into (shall remain nameless) because we needed gas. Odd feeling began as the clerk started to watch us with binoculars as we pulled up to a self serve pump, went inside to pay (credit swipe "out of orederr" according to sign). Clerk wearing unzipped pants and a gun belt(no visible weapon in either case)...decided to drive on and left on the fumes in our tank...two guys came out of stop and stood there and waved...kind of a northern version of "Deliverance".....yes, this happened in 2008.
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - Greg the dogsitter - 10-17-2008
A place to buy really warm quilted shirts for cheap.
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - Robert M - 10-17-2008
Dakota,
The big truck stops don't resemble gas stations at all. Rather, they're like mini-metropolis'. Many even have special systems to provide truckers access to the TV and the Internet right in their cabs. I saw a demo of the system a couple of weeks ago and it was truly amazing. Factor in the sheer number of other services provided at the truck stop and it'll literally blow your mind.
Robert
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - lafinfil - 10-17-2008
Remember back in pre-cell days they had separate dining areas for "professional drivers" that had phones in the booths.
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - OWC Jamie - 10-17-2008
some have rather subtle visual clues
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - mjgkramer - 10-17-2008
I don't think anyone has mentioned that, in addition to all the merchandise and the tall clearance at the pumps, truck stops have high flow rate pumps with a pump on each side of the fueling bay. I recently filled our diesel pusher RV from a "normal" diesel pump and it seemed like it took all day to dispense the 50 or so gallons it took to fill the tank.
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - Filliam H. Muffman - 10-17-2008
Greg the dogsitter wrote:
A place to buy really warm quilted shirts for cheap.
You should submit that tip to Dealflannel.com!
Re: What is a "truck stop"? - Racer X - 10-18-2008
chopper wrote:
Also, little known fact: there is free wireless at most Iowa hiway rest areas.
and Washington State as well.