Who pays the bills?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by rollnrock, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. Snowman&Fred

    Snowman&Fred Light Load Member

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    or what about a local swimming pool, or even better yet, a nice lake off the interstate. Kinda reminds me of that scene in Happy Gilmore where his caddy/the bum would bathe in the pond...and clean his underwear in the golf ball cleaner. :biggrin_2559:
     
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  3. Biker

    Biker Medium Load Member

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    Yeah, but if it ain't clean water in the ball washer, the dirt may chafe...
     
  4. Snowman&Fred

    Snowman&Fred Light Load Member

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    Say, what does a shower run at a truck stop anyways?? I have been attending the Indianapolis 500 since 1999. I'd get there the night or two before the race, and in 2007 i did something for the first time EVER that weekend.....i took a shower there. This guy owned a trailer decked out in individual shower stalls...you paid $5 for a 5 min shower, and it was run kinda like a car wash, pop the coins in, and you get a timer. These showers like that? I've seen them, never looked inside one, for fear of what i would see that would scar me for life. :)
     
  5. doubledragon5

    doubledragon5 Road Train Member

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    There is one in Oklahoma off the us 69 I believe, cant remember the name. But I can say this it is the best place to take a shower out off all the TS I have been to..
     
  6. AfterShock

    AfterShock Road Train Member

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    Anywhere near Atoka or Stringtown?
     
  7. Lurchgs

    Lurchgs Road Train Member

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    Truck stop showers run anywhere from $3 to $20

    Never been in one that limited water/time

    Been in one that could use a few squirts of Tilex, though

    Been in one that could use cleaning, never been in one that NEEDED cleaning.
     
  8. driver4015

    driver4015 Medium Load Member

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    :yes2557:I guess I'm just lucky!!!! The company I work for would rather pay for a motel than have me idle the truck. after two back to back "turn and burns" to phoenix las week, I turned in five recipts for motels at the companys request. And the math works at current fuel prices it is cheaper to get a motel than burn ten gallons of fuel a nite(or day) too bad everyone can't work here. It is kind of a pain having to fold blankets in a 120 degree trailer but doable
     
  9. AfterShock

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    Man-0-Man!
    I sure can identify with THAT, amigo! :yes2557:
    I spent a whole week, one day in Florida --
    foldin' pads in the back of the trailer.
    About 100 degrees ambient temperature, who knows how much hotter in the trailer.

    And, wouldn't you know it, it started to rain.
    But it didn't cool off much at, if at, all.
    Luckily I ONLY had around 350 pads to fold after dropping off a load of high-val furniture.
    Because I was parked downhill, I had to close the doors to prevent flooding the trailer floor on which my pads were laying, providing an oven effect.
    ONLY took me about 5 or 6 hours.
    SOMEbody!
    Stick a fork in me, ----
    I'm done! :biggrin_25523:
     
  10. Lurchgs

    Lurchgs Road Train Member

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    most companies aren't so enlightened... while we have a fairly liberal idling policy the company still gets grumpy about it.
     
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