Snake oil at East St Louis Pilot (exit 4 i70 illinois)

I think it's simply a matter of their being understaffed and over worked as it is.

Some of the truck stops that hire contract security do more about that kinda thing.

 

Those kind of places are where I exercise my consumer right to not frequent their establishment.

 

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(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
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Maverick has a yard right down the street from there. I would grab fuel at that pilot sometimes. Not exactly my favorite pilot... I never minded staying at our yard.

 

HEY NOW - You shouldn't never try to come between a cop and his donuts, don'tcha know!

 

Some of the panhandlers are very aggressive. I had one climb up on my truck asking for "gas money...just some spare change..." AJ jumped into my lap to see what was going on and I held him back like I was afraid he'd bite the guy. Guy got off my truck in a big hurry. I've probably heard every story that can be thought up by now. One guy was taking a 2-3 year old kid around with him in the hot sun. Said they were stranded, but I watched him get into a car not too long after that and drive away. Most times now, I just wave them away.

The worst, though, was the guy in Santa Rosa at the TA who was selling...yes, you read that right selling a five or six-year-old girl for use as a lizard. He even said, "She knows what to do..." when I heard him talking to the driver in the next truck. The driver didn't buy, but I heard the guy had his clock cleaned later and then the police called on him.

 

Try this: when you park go to the fuel desk and ask for the phone #, then inform them that if anyone knocks on your truck that you will be calling them. do not engage the person knocking in any manner. I always do this in Memphis, W. Memphis, E. St. Louis, Jackson, Houston, Dallas, Reno etc. They never come back later.

 

gotta suck if there's a line at the fuel desk..