WEED

Weed is one of my regular overnight stops. My go-to parking spot is the side street between Taco Bell and the Dollar store. Wake up early and head across the street and fuel up while I do my business inside. The walk from the fuel island to the truck stop is miserable in winter when it's windy and below freezing. If Weed is crowded my back up spots are either the rest stop in north Weed or Pollard Flat south of weed. Cool little diner with truck parking if you're in the area.

 

Pretty much everything on the I-5 has been that way since the ELD mandate kicked in. All of the truck stops and rest areas from the bay area up to Seattle are packed by 5:30 pm. That's why I start by 4 am and shut down by 5 pm every day I'm out. It's usually busier in the summer, but this year is just nuts.

 

I haven't been north in a few weeks so I haven't had the pleasure yet of dealing with that. Sounds like a real hoot.

 

You sound like my 84 year old mom. Although she can barely walk and falls frequently, she still hobbles outside onto her back porch every night at 2AM to feed a group of cats, raccoons and skunks that she has been feeding for years. They all play nice together and wait their turn.

 

Still dealing with weed. Would have thought you’d moved on.