The other day I stopped for fuel at the Flying J in Gretna. I was so impressed with the shiny new trash cans, all done up in the "J" colors, with the Flying J logo, that I couldn't wait to throw some trash in one. Unfortunately I had no trash in my van. I threw it all out the window while going up the exit ramp, not knowing that spanking new trash cans awaited me at the gas island.
No problem, my glass needed a good cleaning and I could test out the new trash receptacles with dirty paper towels. I grabbed the squeegee/washer and noticed it looked almost new. The holder was full of washer fluid that looked more blue than dirty white and it appeared that whoever filled it didn't get all crazy while adding the soap. I hate that soapy residue on my windshield. Wow, this is truly my lucky night! I look around for paper towels. No paper towels. This certainly is no great surprise. I felt fortunate to have clean fresh washer fluid and a near new squeegee/washer thing, thoughts of hitting the trifecta never entered my mind. This is a Flying J after all and 2 out of 3 is a winner!
What did surprise me was that there were no paper towel dispensers on the fuel island I was using or on the other 3 islands. No dispensers mounted on the canopy support posts. No dispensers mounted on the pumps. And no dispensers built into the shiny, spanking new trash cans all done up with the Flying J colors and logo.
I paid at the pump, but went in for a coffee. I couldn't resist asking the nice cashier lady about the lack of paper towel dispensers. She rolled her eyes and let out a practiced laugh. Apparently I wasn't the first customer to ask this question. She explained that "corporate" sent out the new trash cans to replace the old ones with the built-in towel dispensers. Her manager was still trying to figure out how and where to mount new towel dispensers.
No problem, my glass needed a good cleaning and I could test out the new trash receptacles with dirty paper towels. I grabbed the squeegee/washer and noticed it looked almost new. The holder was full of washer fluid that looked more blue than dirty white and it appeared that whoever filled it didn't get all crazy while adding the soap. I hate that soapy residue on my windshield. Wow, this is truly my lucky night! I look around for paper towels. No paper towels. This certainly is no great surprise. I felt fortunate to have clean fresh washer fluid and a near new squeegee/washer thing, thoughts of hitting the trifecta never entered my mind. This is a Flying J after all and 2 out of 3 is a winner!
What did surprise me was that there were no paper towel dispensers on the fuel island I was using or on the other 3 islands. No dispensers mounted on the canopy support posts. No dispensers mounted on the pumps. And no dispensers built into the shiny, spanking new trash cans all done up with the Flying J colors and logo.
I paid at the pump, but went in for a coffee. I couldn't resist asking the nice cashier lady about the lack of paper towel dispensers. She rolled her eyes and let out a practiced laugh. Apparently I wasn't the first customer to ask this question. She explained that "corporate" sent out the new trash cans to replace the old ones with the built-in towel dispensers. Her manager was still trying to figure out how and where to mount new towel dispensers.
Phil wanted to know if you logged all that work??
