So I parked at the far quiet end of the truckstop.....

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  1. Busasamurai

    Busasamurai Light Load Member

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    I kid you not I woke up Saturday morning about 5am in Haines Florida Pilot went and fueled and there was a truck pulled through the fuel island and his curtains was pulled and windows fogged up. I fueled ,weighted,parked went in and got my coffee and receipts asked the cashier about the truck and she said it had been there for a couple of hours...
     
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  3. Jorihe84

    Jorihe84 Road Train Member

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    On a side note, pilot really didn't think the parking layout thoroughly at that place.
     
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  4. Busasamurai

    Busasamurai Light Load Member

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    That is for sure. Have seen lots of bad layouts and would have to say this ranks in the top 10....
     
  5. Smaggs

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    Pilot. Erie, PA. Bad.
     
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  6. Jorihe84

    Jorihe84 Road Train Member

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    Pilot.... Medley FL... Easily the worst.
     
  7. Smaggs

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    I'll have to check it out. The one in Erie, which happens to be my hometown, is SMALL... you have to cross a narrow bridge to get to the rear over a creek. The fuel island is tiny. I stopped there for the first time a few weeks ago. I'll never fuel or park there again. It was like a trucker rookie demolition derby all up in that joint! The parking spaces are all jacked up, so it's quite difficult to set up to back into a hole.

    I don't know about the rest of you, but I prefer to back against a curb. I hate parking back to back with another rig in the middle of a lot!
     
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  8. PackRatTDI

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    The Pilot in Meridian, MS is one of the worst. Took me 45 min to get out once and all I did was stop to get a drink and use the restroom!
     
  9. Smaggs

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    I've run into places like that... I started packing my own drinks and food just to avoid that kind of stop. Now that I've been OTR for a while, I've learned where I can stop and not waste time!
     
  10. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    I pack my own stuff too but sometimes you just gotta have a fountain drink!
     
  11. CertifiedSweetie

    CertifiedSweetie Road Train Member

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    Those fountain drink are tempting. I usually only try and get them when pilot has the 44oz for $1.

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