Flying J in Phoenix

Canadian bacon is just ham. But chewy.
Those breakfast things cost to much.
I'd rather eat a BIG AZ burger from the micro wave.

 

Loves on 83 has them on the rollers 24/7

 

@Dave_in_AZ

He knows the proper etiquette for corn dog eating.

 

I realize this original post is ancient, but I want to clear up the misunderstanding about what Valley Fever is.

It is a fungus that you contract simply by inhaling spores. It can also be transmitted through blood donation - if you are a Valley Fever victim, never donate blood. The CDC lists the pandemic range of coccidiodmycosis as Southern California, all of Arizona, bottom half of New Mexico, deep southern West Texas and the Chihuahua Desert of Mexico. Cases have been reported in Utah and Colorado by people who have never been to the above noted places.

There are two main forms of infection.
1. Common respiratory that can be as mild as minor flu symptoms to full on fungal pneumonia. The spores become parasitic and form fungal balls in the lungs causing long term problems. Most people only get a very mild respiratory case that goes away with treatment and is never a problem again.

2. Disseminated Valley Fever. This is where the fungal spores enter the bloodstream and infect your internal organs, joints, spine, brain stem and soft tissue is literally consumed. There is no cure, only treatment during attacks that hopefully beat the fungus into remission. The cases of full disseminated Valley Fever are actually quite rare.

I was infected in September of 2006 near Presidio, Texas and almost died 3 times over the last 12 years. It has sent me into liver and kidney crisis requiring Hospitalization, destroyed my joints, taken 40% of the vision in my right eye, and worse. I function in some level of pain daily. It's now moved to my hip. I was told in 2010 that I would be lucky to live 3 more years.

Valley Fever is a serious enough disease that the US Government attempted to weaponize it in the 50s. Don't take this lightly or assume that it can't really do you permanent harm or kill you. In 2008 I met three other women all diagnosed the same year as me. I'm the only one left alive today.

 

The J, like Nashville and Atlanta, never fails to disappoint.
I'm at the J in Oklahoma City. And yes its exactly what I expected.
The secret is to lower your expectations, and sometimes you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Most times not, though.

 

Are you talking about the Card Readers on the Fuel Pumps? Haven’t had to use one since I returned to OTR in December...

There’s an App for That...
(Well, at Loves & P/FJ anyways)