marijuana munchies??? :? :P

 

It is a shame the chain franchises are taking over. Most of the oasis rest areas are all McDonalds or some fast food franchise. I miss the days of the diner restaurant. It's a lot like what happened to milk shakes. I love a good milk shake. Diners waitress would scoop ice cream into the metal glass. They would add milk. As the blender spinned the outside of the metal glass would get icy. The waitress would then pour the milk shake from the metal glass into a real glass and leave the extra milk shake they made at the table. Then comes some real whipped cream on top. Compare that to McDonalds milkshake which is water and high fructose corn syrup and coloring and flavoring. McDonalds milkshake is everything except milk and ice cream.



versus...



I guess I should pack a ham sandwhich and stop looking for good home cooked meals.

 

I did, tasted pretty good and was filling for awhile, later I was filling something else after it had taken the express route.

 

this you could take out and feed to your horse before he pulled your wagon to the next stop

 

When I finally found one I bought a malt maker just like they had at the soda fountain when I was a kid. Dollar bill green in color and holds 3 of the metal cups. I love using that thing to this day.

 

I'll be right over, make mine strawberry please.. no... banana... wait.. oh just surprise me

 

OMG, those Big dogs are delicious :lol:
It's a Johnsonville hotdog inside there. I can only eat 3/4 of it at a time :wink:

 

$9.09 for the buffet breakfast at FJ. Plus tip and you gotta beg for coffee.
$5.99 at a restuarant buys a better meal, coffee refills and clean dishes.

 

$9 bucks is on the expensive side for breakfast. How much does an egg and toast cost? I've had breakfast at Dennys for $5 and the waitresses are good with refills. Denny's has good hash browns covered in gravy and they custom cook eggs to each order. I have a friend who loves sunny side up and runny so he can dip his toast in the egg yolks, and Denny's makes it right. Add bacon and sausage, and a plate of pancakes and it's a good start to the day. My only complaint is sometimes the amount of food is low. The pancakes are small. They only give 2 strips of bacon. But it's good.

 

I can't complain about truck stops. When I need a place to park and I don't have the time or energy to search for an alternative, a truck stop is a pretty good default.

As for truck stop quality and prices? What's the parking spot worth? What's the convenience worth? What's the truck specific engineering worth? If I deduct the value of the parking spot from the cost of anything I buy, pretty much every truck stop is a good value. The less I buy, the better the value.

I'm 100% reimbursed for showers, even if I use one just to avoid a filthy mensroom. I rarely buy packaged food unless my onboard inventory is low and it's a brand I know and trust. Hot food is always a crapshoot (literally and figuratively), breakfast is the safest bet . . but not the buffet. I love coffee and I have no idea why. On the rare days I can't get it, I don't really miss it but if I'm near a Pilot, I'll run over Grandma to get it.

The worst thing about an F-ing J is the hot (blech) food case. I can't fuel at a J, so whatever I'm there for, I'm trying to make it quick and the one thing that's sure to slow me down is the freakin' cashier trying to sell that crap to everyone in line.

I bought an aircard for my laptop. I should have done it long ago. $150 for the card and $60/month for the service . . I no longer need a truck stop to get online to search for things I don't want to buy at a truck stop. Long live COSTCO or a Walmart Supercenter.