As much as I appreciate truck stops all across America, I cannot tolerate their food. Dare I even call it that. Need we fuel our vehicles and our bodies at the same location? I say no, but more and more American drivers are saying yes. Even more ironic? The fact that corn is supplying a greater amount of the fuel in the store and at the pump too. We are what we eat, and grow, and subsidize, and pump these days too. So, being the road food warrior that I am, I take matters into my own hands. This delicious treat of yogurt, granola and raspberries provided me with the necessary energy for my own long haul. Prepared the night before my departure, it was a welcomed sight to the selection at the "Flying J" truck stops plastered along I-70. But, on a warm note, there is one particular truck stop that is a must see. Not because of its food, but its arsenal. White's Truck Stop along I-81 is a classic and offers something that I've never seen at another one anywhere. Seriously, and if you're ever in Virginia; and I hope you are, check it out in person. Or electronically now...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Keep on Truckin'
As much as I appreciate truck stops all across America, I cannot tolerate their food. Dare I even call it that. Need we fuel our vehicles and our bodies at the same location? I say no, but more and more American drivers are saying yes. Even more ironic? The fact that corn is supplying a greater amount of the fuel in the store and at the pump too. We are what we eat, and grow, and subsidize, and pump these days too. So, being the road food warrior that I am, I take matters into my own hands. This delicious treat of yogurt, granola and raspberries provided me with the necessary energy for my own long haul. Prepared the night before my departure, it was a welcomed sight to the selection at the "Flying J" truck stops plastered along I-70. But, on a warm note, there is one particular truck stop that is a must see. Not because of its food, but its arsenal. White's Truck Stop along I-81 is a classic and offers something that I've never seen at another one anywhere. Seriously, and if you're ever in Virginia; and I hope you are, check it out in person. Or electronically now...
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I gotta say, I've eaten at a few truckstops in Louisiana. Tell you what. Biscuits and gravy, chicken fried steak- stick to your ribs kinda shit.
I've always been curious about the showers at truckstops. It has been tempting after driving a 12 hour haul but I never indulged. That "just don't drop the soap" saying kept creeping up in my head.
You can't take those on the plane, Devin! :P
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