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Remember when?

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by PackRatTDI, Jul 8, 2014.

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  1. Jul 8, 2014 #11
    LGarrison

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    Oh the lies I heard at that table
     
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  3. Jul 8, 2014 #12
    ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    and a few bucks left over to pitch~~ quarters w/the younger lumpers...got pretty good back in the day.....usually could get 1/2 unlodin money back! lmao
     
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  4. Jul 8, 2014 #13
    PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    Recently I went out to long island and back and my bridge and turnpike tolls were almost $300. :(
     
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  5. Jul 8, 2014 #14
    stevep1977

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    Funny thing is the state of New York is still flat broke.
     
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  7. Jul 8, 2014 #15
    Chinatown

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    Pantyhose Junction Truck Stop - Dunnigan, CA

    Naked City Truck Stop - Roselawn, IN (naked waitresses)

    Remember when the Petro's had Oriental Massage rooms? One dollar a minute, unless you know a little Mandarin; Xièxie nĭ de kuăn dài!
     
    Chinatown, Jul 8, 2014
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  8. Jul 8, 2014 #16
    mtoo

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    Some of us remember when trucking was fun. Even if we had to do it with phone rooms and paper maps.
     
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  9. Jul 8, 2014 #17
    PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    I remember having to use one at the old TA in Atlanta to cancel all my credit cards when I lost my wallet.

    that's also the location of my dancing lot lizard story.
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2014 #18
    kemosabi49

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    TA in New Braunfels, Tx on I35 north of the Alamo was a Rip Griffins too. Pilot screwed up a lot of good truckstops. especially the Giant in Nm.
     
    kemosabi49, Jul 8, 2014
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  11. Jul 8, 2014 #19
    REO6205

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    Dudley and Petty in Corning, Ca. Shotgun Creek Cafe on I-5 between Dunsmuir and Redding. Pollard Flat when they still had the female mannequin in the bathtub.

    The Buffalo Burger 76 on the north end of Bend, Or.

    Blueberry Hill on 99.


    Yeah, I'm old. :biggrin_255:
     
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  12. Jul 9, 2014 #20
    KE5WDP

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    Remember when Carl's Corner had a girlie bar?
     
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