Screw Flying J. The only two I have ever enjoyed were the ones in Baytown, Texas, and Lordsburg, NM.
I pulled into the hook in Lodi, California last week, and parked up front (where just about EVERY expediter does). It was late, and my bride was sawing logs. I shut off the truck, and turn on the APU and A/C. While I concede, it's a Carrier, and a tad loud, it's not horrible. There's a real expensive RV two slots over, and I see one of the occupants get up and head toward the store.
I get out, and start talking to the driver of the other FDCC truck on the other side of me. Soon as I do, the store manager's knocking on my truck door. I asked him what he wanted, and he asks if I can please limit the use of my generator, so that the other people parked up front can sleep.
I'm thinking a couple of things: I spent almost $80k in diesel fuel last year. While I admit that little of it was at a P/FJ, there will even be less of it this year. I'm going in to liberate water from their RV islands and little else. Next, is there really that much business from the RV crowd? Yeah, I understand that they have to buy fuel somewhere, but if they can afford to buy a $250k home on wheels, you mean to tell me they can't afford to pay for a rented slot for the night?
P/FJ's priorities are way outta whack. While some of the TA's are still dumps, they're mostly tolerable.
Screw Flying J. Hope I wasn't unclear.
I pulled into the hook in Lodi, California last week, and parked up front (where just about EVERY expediter does). It was late, and my bride was sawing logs. I shut off the truck, and turn on the APU and A/C. While I concede, it's a Carrier, and a tad loud, it's not horrible. There's a real expensive RV two slots over, and I see one of the occupants get up and head toward the store.
I get out, and start talking to the driver of the other FDCC truck on the other side of me. Soon as I do, the store manager's knocking on my truck door. I asked him what he wanted, and he asks if I can please limit the use of my generator, so that the other people parked up front can sleep.
I'm thinking a couple of things: I spent almost $80k in diesel fuel last year. While I admit that little of it was at a P/FJ, there will even be less of it this year. I'm going in to liberate water from their RV islands and little else. Next, is there really that much business from the RV crowd? Yeah, I understand that they have to buy fuel somewhere, but if they can afford to buy a $250k home on wheels, you mean to tell me they can't afford to pay for a rented slot for the night?
P/FJ's priorities are way outta whack. While some of the TA's are still dumps, they're mostly tolerable.
Screw Flying J. Hope I wasn't unclear.
