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Edit: I made a little over 6hr (6hr 30min to be exact) trip last night. During that time I ate a salad from Wendy’s, some French fries, handful of almonds, consumed 40oz of water, and about 4-5 sticks of gum. I used the restroom after I reached my destination.
and is your car messy inside?
i can count on one hand the times i've eaten a burger or other food in the car (vs. just something like a candy bar or power bar, etc).
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Ugh, I have to drive to Rochester this Friday, 6 hour drive and I’m not looking forward to it. I hope to stop only once for a quick bathroom break since I just like to get to my destination as soon as I can.
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wow, i don't get it. it's not a race. i like to get out and stretch every hour or two. and yeah, visit the facilities usually.
i really doubt that's good for your bladder, but you're gonna do you.
and is your car messy inside?
i can count on one hand the times i've eaten a burger or other food in the car (vs. just something like a candy bar or power bar, etc).
i really doubt that's good for your bladder, but you're gonna do you.
and is your car messy inside?
i can count on one hand the times i've eaten a burger or other food in the car (vs. just something like a candy bar or power bar, etc).
Cars stay clean. Wife keeps a mini vac in her SUV and every other vehicle except track car has a mini trash bin. Track car has never seen a road trip unless it was being hauled.
My traveling snack of choice is a bag of almonds. Haven’t had a fast food burger since 2020…including in car, in store, at home.
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It is what it is, it's where my in-laws are. The drive is lonnnng, but you can do it in a day. For example, leave at 6AM you'll be there by dinner time. As long as you have a nice comfy car it could be a lot worse.
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Right... Yeah it's about 11.5 hours from me, but figure 12 unless you're in a big hurry. I don't want to deal with getting tickets.
It is what it is, it's where my in-laws are. The drive is lonnnng, but you can do it in a day. For example, leave at 6AM you'll be there by dinner time. As long as you have a nice comfy car it could be a lot worse.
It is what it is, it's where my in-laws are. The drive is lonnnng, but you can do it in a day. For example, leave at 6AM you'll be there by dinner time. As long as you have a nice comfy car it could be a lot worse.
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For those people in ICE vehicles who take 20-30 minutes inside the convenience store, what % of them stay parked at the pump though? We have a word for those people and I won't use it here out of respect for the mods. 
If I'm going to go in to the store after pumping gas, I always pull up to a parking spot so that I'm not the SOB that's blocking a gas pump that somebody could be using.
If I'm going to go in to the store after pumping gas, I always pull up to a parking spot so that I'm not the SOB that's blocking a gas pump that somebody could be using.
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. The Rove model I see as a small niche thing, but not a lot of them on every corner, the stand alone EV “stations” is what this is all about anyways, the business case of going into the establishment and chilling and buying all these food items doesn’t work IMO from a business case
POV. Current gas stations are an impulse buy as it is. I don’t see that changing.
POV. Current gas stations are an impulse buy as it is. I don’t see that changing.
Last edited by geko29; Oct 7, 2024 at 04:23 AM.
Right, but the post you were quoting was about Buc-ees. Since you also specifcally mentioned Buc-ees in your response, I assume you were not meaning to suggest that your corner 8-pump gas station would need 400 EV chargers. People DO tend to treat Buc-ees like a destination and stay/shop/eat a while.
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For those people in ICE vehicles who take 20-30 minutes inside the convenience store, what % of them stay parked at the pump though? We have a word for those people and I won't use it here out of respect for the mods.
If I'm going to go in to the store after pumping gas, I always pull up to a parking spot so that I'm not the SOB that's blocking a gas pump that somebody could be using.
If I'm going to go in to the store after pumping gas, I always pull up to a parking spot so that I'm not the SOB that's blocking a gas pump that somebody could be using.
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For those people in ICE vehicles who take 20-30 minutes inside the convenience store, what % of them stay parked at the pump though? We have a word for those people and I won't use it here out of respect for the mods.
If I'm going to go in to the store after pumping gas, I always pull up to a parking spot so that I'm not the SOB that's blocking a gas pump that somebody could be using.
If I'm going to go in to the store after pumping gas, I always pull up to a parking spot so that I'm not the SOB that's blocking a gas pump that somebody could be using.
Like you, we hate people who use charging spots as parking spaces