Do you park wherever you can at truckstops?

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  1. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    I do. And I don’t feel embarrassed about parking 2-3 deep in non-spots anymore. There’s a parking epidemic now. So if I’m impeding the flow, sue me. There’s no parking! So might as well join in on the madness. Just close the curtains.
     
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  3. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    Sure bub. And screw the rest of us who trip planned, got up early, and ran hard.

    Well thought out excuse
     
  4. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    I feel bad. Really I do. :)
     
  5. 389driver

    389driver Medium Load Member

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    How dare you park in a non designated spot. How rude! See what us poor steering wheel holders have to put up with
     
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  6. aussiejosh

    aussiejosh Road Train Member

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    I often wonder if a driver does block someone in if they ever bother to at least leave there contact phone number if someone needs them to move?
     
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  7. Allow Me.

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    What's really funny is when you park on the end of about 6 non-lined spaces and go to sleep and wake up and the 5 trucks next to you have left and you're sitting there out in the wide open space !All alone !
     
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  8. 389driver

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    No need for a contact number just bang on their door
     
  9. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    I am not blocking anyone or impeding traffic. But there are 4 trucks deep double parked everywhere. At least I’m not the worst of the bunch.
     
  10. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    I like to leave the curtains open while I'm finishing. Lol
    Seriously though as long as your not screwing up the flow personally I couldn't care less.
    I think the ones that cry so much about it just haven't had to park creativity yet.

    It was 20 years before the first time I had to.
     
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  11. ZVar

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    One of the Ohio rest areas on I80 outside Toledo... I pull in at the wee hours of the morning tired enough that I should have stopped a couple hours ago, but no parking. No parking here either, but the over length spots were full of 53's. I pull in lengthwise behind all of them feeling bad but willing to move after a couple hours of rest if someone asked me to..
    Got up after a normal sleep and thee are 4 more trucks next to me lengthwise too. After that, I never felt bad from having to find a spot as long as it didn't block anyone in, or even make getting out harder.
     
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