Sept 2025 all topic thread
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From: Mts. S. of San Francisco
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They have a good marketing schematic. Turning a gas station into a destination. There are people who go there, just to go there. My X was one of those people. It was where she wanted to go, after a day at Gilroy outlets. Myself, on the other hand, did not get as much amusement out of the road trip.
She loved buying the produce and stuff from the gift shop. In my mind, it was overpriced. I never bought anything there. Not even the gas. Because I thought that the gas was overpriced.
It is a neat rest stop. A change of scenery for someone like me who is more used to truck stops with prostitutes. From what I recall, the food in the restaurant was acceptable. There was nothing to complain about. I would stop there if I'm passing through. But it's not a destination for me.
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Happy Saturday No-Cal.
Nothing exciting going on here.
Just enjoying the cooler weather.
Wednesday night it rained, so I took the truck to church that night and let the Lord wash it for me. Gave me a chance to use that $108 light bar too.
Jim
Nothing exciting going on here.
Just enjoying the cooler weather.
Wednesday night it rained, so I took the truck to church that night and let the Lord wash it for me. Gave me a chance to use that $108 light bar too.
Jim
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From: North Central Washington
Howdy Jim and friends!
They say 84° today, 72° and rain tomorrow morning and mid 70s the rest the week. I love the fall weather!
They say 84° today, 72° and rain tomorrow morning and mid 70s the rest the week. I love the fall weather!
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I should load up my whole house and go to a flea market. Or open a thrift store.
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From: Mts. S. of San Francisco
We typically tip 20% in places where we think the service was really good, but we base the tip on the base amount of the bill, which was $111. So 20% of that is $22 (plus change). Looks like they're including the SF fee (whatever that is) in their tip calculations.
My SO likes to go to 22% because she is more easily influenced than me.
We don't tip at all at McDonalds or Burger King or Jack-in-the-Box or Taco Bell.
My SO likes to go to 22% because she is more easily influenced than me.
We don't tip at all at McDonalds or Burger King or Jack-in-the-Box or Taco Bell.