i think we can sum it up by realizing that if the truckstop is dirty then this equates to poor managment. Don't blame it on the truckers because the majority of them/us were raised right and are clean people.

a) This further extrapolates to: If the driver is a slob, then maybe the parents didn't do such a good job----or were non-existant?

b) Through previous janitorial/custodial experience i can confirm that slobs come in all professions/walks of life----AND GENDERS!

c) There is no way that airports, grocery stores, and department stores (i.e., walmart) recieve less traffic than a truckstop, yet their restrooms remain cleaner than the average truckstop's. Thus confirming that poor conditions at truckstops equal poor managment.

d) Yes, there are some inconsiderate drivers but i feel that they are actually in the minority and they themselves should not be completely to blame if the truckstop is dirty.

I agree. Infact in most cases when a truck stop lot was filthy, it was because the truckstop management either placed NO trash cans around the lot for drivers to use, OR their "maintenance" of these cans was sporadic or nonexistent. A good example of this:
I stopped at a TA for fuel one Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania on my way east. All of the trash cans at the fuel island were full and overflowing. In fact ALL the other trash cans in the parking lot were too. When I paid for my fuel, I spoke to the fuel clerk (no manager on Sunday...go figure) and complained. Three days later, I stopped on my way west. SAME THING, not only were all the trash overflowing as they were before, but the trash that had accumulated over the past three days was blowing around the parking lot.

This time I spoke to the manager. His EXCUSE for the trash was "the guy who picks up our trash left work last friday and hasn't come back to work yet". He sure didn't like what I said to him. I told him: "As a 'Manager', it is YOUR job to make sure that every body's job gets done. If they aren't there to do it, you assign someone else to do it, or you do it your self. This is unacceptable."
I used to manage the "Bonanza" restaurant in Cheyenne Wyo in 1976. I worked my way UP from "Frys and Sets" in 6 months.

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