James Pearl Thinks Blogging is Dead
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BUC-EE'S
I think this "establishment" deserves a discussion on its own. We ran across this on Sunday when driving from Savannah to Richmond. The litany of billboards along the way made me hate this stupid beaver, or whatever it is, well in advance of actually getting there. But as we got close, we needed to get gas and I wanted to see what the hoopla was all about. As we pulled off the exit, you could see the compound from a distance. Massive is a word I would use.
When you pull up to the pumps, there are more than you can make sense of. We gassed up and I went in to find a chocolate bar. To my great surprise, they had a Lindt dark chocolate (72%) for $3.30 or something - totally reasonable given then location. But the sheer absurdity of this establishment when I walked in made me pause and ask myself the following question: "What in the shit is going on here?"
It was not merely mobbed. It was mobbed as if a mob crashed into another mob, and both mobs fell onto a 3rd, unsuspecting mob. I'm not sure how they manage to draw this many travelers into the same spot at the same time, but I'll be damned if they didn't pull it off. It's quite a site to see.
Shortly after leaving, we passed South of the Border, which many of you probably remember from our childhood. I think maybe I stopped there once as a kid, but it stands now as a ghost town of what once was. I think the evolution here is interesting. A long time ago, the rest stop on the way to Florida was a traveler's mini theme park on the side of the highway, where you could do all sorts of things both inside & out, many of which could be classified as "active." Now it's been replaced by Buc-ees, which is just a place to eat and shit.
Or as JDurk so accurately says:
I think this "establishment" deserves a discussion on its own. We ran across this on Sunday when driving from Savannah to Richmond. The litany of billboards along the way made me hate this stupid beaver, or whatever it is, well in advance of actually getting there. But as we got close, we needed to get gas and I wanted to see what the hoopla was all about. As we pulled off the exit, you could see the compound from a distance. Massive is a word I would use.
When you pull up to the pumps, there are more than you can make sense of. We gassed up and I went in to find a chocolate bar. To my great surprise, they had a Lindt dark chocolate (72%) for $3.30 or something - totally reasonable given then location. But the sheer absurdity of this establishment when I walked in made me pause and ask myself the following question: "What in the shit is going on here?"
It was not merely mobbed. It was mobbed as if a mob crashed into another mob, and both mobs fell onto a 3rd, unsuspecting mob. I'm not sure how they manage to draw this many travelers into the same spot at the same time, but I'll be damned if they didn't pull it off. It's quite a site to see.
Shortly after leaving, we passed South of the Border, which many of you probably remember from our childhood. I think maybe I stopped there once as a kid, but it stands now as a ghost town of what once was. I think the evolution here is interesting. A long time ago, the rest stop on the way to Florida was a traveler's mini theme park on the side of the highway, where you could do all sorts of things both inside & out, many of which could be classified as "active." Now it's been replaced by Buc-ees, which is just a place to eat and shit.
Or as JDurk so accurately says:
Progress
pibbles
Well-Known Member
Didnt try the coffee?
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
We’re road tripping to Lake Norman NC this year, and sadly it does not seem like we will pass a bucees. Apparently there’s one under construction on 81 in VA but I’m not hopeful it will be done by August. I think the original plan to stop at a trampoline place will be better 🤣
Sadly, I don’t know when I’ll have another potential brush with bucees.
Sadly, I don’t know when I’ll have another potential brush with bucees.
ekuhn
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With all that chaos - You would be shocked at how clean the bathrooms are. Sad you didn't entertain the brisket sandwich.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
This is surprising
Assistant General Manager
Overview $125,000 Join our Team – Great Opportunities to Grow Your Career! The Assistant General Manager provides and promotes a Clean, Friendly, and In-Stock experience for every customer. Assistant General Manager provides passion about leading a store team to uphold Buc-ee’s standards in the...
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Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
what amazed me about bucees is there is so many people running around, how could you just not walk out with a drink and a chicken sandwich? whos going to notice? the sheer amount of people could overthrow that place if they wanted to. shit made me uneasy, mandi was so stressed out she had to go stand outside while i took the kids to the bathroom lol
JDurk
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Wow, wife and I said the same thing about being stressed while walking around inside. We got back in the car heading north and were like WTF did we just experience?
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
So what you guys are saying is the massive sensory overload of this place is not going to be a good break for the massive sensory overload of road tripping with 2 young kids in the car?
This is surprising
Assistant General Manager
Overview $125,000 Join our Team – Great Opportunities to Grow Your Career! The Assistant General Manager provides and promotes a Clean, Friendly, and In-Stock experience for every customer. Assistant General Manager provides passion about leading a store team to uphold Buc-ee’s standards in the...cfr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
Retail/service industry management is incredibly stressful, they're getting every $ out of that person, I promise.
My mental health has greatly improved since leaving that industry.
I am imagining a Sheetz would be a better description than a Wawa. I've seen some shit at Sheetz.