thoughts on parking

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by sbaumann14, Nov 18, 2013.

  1. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    yep, youre right . it is so easy to do the right thing, it takes much more effort to be a hole
     
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  3. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    dang it man, its apparent you never had a class in logic and analytical analysis
     
  4. rank

    rank Road Train Member

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    Yeah but if someone is too cheap to pay for the last parking spot in the lot, then I'm, guessing that fella is not eating in the restaraunt.
     
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  5. dannythetrucker

    dannythetrucker Road Train Member

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    I generally try to avoid places that fill up unless I'm getting there in the early afternoon or morning.

    I've gotten the tax-deductible spaces before though. Like at TA-Florence, KY. I figured I'd burn up $12 in fuel and time hovering the parking lot or going looking for a spot.
     
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  6. paul 1052

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    Similar to the Way Mart truck stop crowd...why does anyone owe you a place to park on private property?
     
  7. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    ^^^^ What he said. Pulled an OD load out of Mississippi this week. Was routed up i59, us45 to Tennessee, to 45alt, us70,i40, TN840, i40,i640,i40,i81. I had planned to stop at the Petro in Knoxville, but I got out a bit later than planned. Checked my times in route and had a problem. I could stop before 840 at the Hook, or one of the other truckstops an hour and a half early (which may have put me in jeopardy of not being able to make a Friday delivery) OR hammer down and get to Lebanon Tennessee a minute or so after curfew. I decided to hammer towards Lebanon.

    Sun's going down, time is against you...you have 1 shot to get parked...do you try the Peelot or bypass the Peelot and go straight to Uncle Pete's? What are the odds of finding a spot for a 12'6 wide in a Peelot after dark? Not too good.

    I went into Uncle Pete's, found plenty of parking ( it didn't fill up til almost midnight), went inside and ate at the restaurant, even had a cute waitress with a nice economy size swing on the back porch.
     
  8. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    uncle petes is the real deal. the country ham breakfast with the sliced fried potatoes , biscuit and gravy, sliced tomatoes, eggs, and grits is the worlds best.
     
  9. MJ1657

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    If I couldn't park at Walmarts I think I would give up trucking.
     
  10. dirtyrabbit

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    I do like them Walmarts, but I usually ask the first time at that store. Some times their just as bad a truck stop, fill up early and too many litterbugs.
     
  11. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    The man is talking food! Real food! Not that rubbery stuff they serve at Denny's.

    I asked the waitress there, " You ever hear the saying that men are dogs?" She said, "Yes, they are dogs." I said, "Feed me, pet me and tell me how good I am."
     
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