mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Wow, pretty trick story thanks for that and yes, I have been on iron way further than that right on the same page….. 5060 miles lots of times as long as you’re on snowpack you can go quite a ways without even scratching any of them once you hit the wet pavement ok now they start wearing out. And yes, 40 miles is a long way. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 and yes, I am glad I’m over them never have to touch a single chain ever again and yes, I have had way more than enough of them frankly I’ve had way more than enough of the whole racket ha ha I’m sure you can understand the good old days are all gone My wife keeps preaching on there old man you’re almost to the end of the race 12 more weeks you got this 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 50-60 miles on a snow packed road, just to go get some clam strips and fries??? Now thats dedication.. How'd I do Bob?? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Pretty much the same deal here Bubba got to fly all the way to New England for a full bellies. We can get them here in a few places, but they’re not as big as they are back there and they’re kind of tough. I don’t know what’s up with that Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 we thought it was toughen up. You have to walk a mile for a camel fly 3000 miles for seafood… lobster is really good out here. I’ve had it numerous times and I’ve always been pretty impressed. I don’t know what the deal is with the clams. Maybe there’s just not really a big call for them out here. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Oh wait a minute Joey I think you’re too young to remember that TV commercial about the camel cigarettes Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I'd walk a mile for a camel? I know the phrase.. of course if i smoked a camel cig. I wouldnt be able to walk another mile to get another one, just sayin 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Still off track here Bob, Now lets get back to deliscious truck stop food.. 🤣 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Well, getting back to the main subject here- I only chained up once in my life. A guy gave me a set of chains that fit my Ford Ranger pickup because he didn't need them anymore. We had a pretty deep snow one time, 6 or 8 inches anyway, and I put them on pretty much just to try them out. Drove out the driveway and over to the beer store and back, no problem. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Joey Mack said: Still off track here Bob, Now lets get back to deliscious truck stop food.. 🤣 Well, I’m not sure about that. Joey. Good luck finding it two big truckstops we had right here had fabulous food. I used to eat at both of them all the time. I probably mentioned it now neither one of them. I wouldn’t send anybody there either and yes, I smoke camel cigarettes For about 15 years then somewhere around 1990 cigarettes in my area took a real huge jump and price and I started smoking generic brands and they did not offer nonfilters so I had to lower myself and start using the condom type ha ha Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Anybody remember "Arlene's" In Battle Creek, MI? Used to make a Friday night pot roast to die for! about a mile or so off the Interstate on the old US hiway. I'm sure gone or sold to new owners by now. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Waiting for a bus I have to go pick up the old ladies explorer downtown and very fortunate. The bus stops almost right in front of my house and stops right in front of the repair shop downtown Buck 50 can’t beat it. A taxi would probably be about 40 bucks or more. Yes now I’m way up Joey help me out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Geoff Weeks said: Anybody remember "Arlene's" In Battle Creek, MI? Used to make a Friday night pot roast to die for! about a mile or so off the Interstate on the old US hiway. I'm sure gone or sold to new owners by now. Arlene's IS Still there Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Yes, but how’s the food Bubba? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Back in the 90's "Arlene" was in her 80's, but every or every other Friday she made a all day long cooked pot roast with the veggies. It was popular with the locals and us truckers. I know the "stop" was re-modeled sometime in the 2000's but don't know if it changed hands. Anyway you look at it, I doubt the cooking has remained the same. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Probably not bud not only they can’t find anybody to work these days. Hard to find cooks that are proud in thier trade. These days plus I heard most travel centers these days order of frozen food. They just throw it in the nuker hand you a hot plate of boring food Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I guess they figure most of these folks are just passing through and they will never see them again. Well, they will certainly never see me again ha ha Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Not sure if you guys have Olive Garden out there I don’t really care for the place because their food is very boring and that’s what a girl told me that used to work there most of their shit comes in frozen they just heat it up and serve it and their commercial say when you’re here your family yeah whatever man I’d rather take a chance Burger King 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Yes Reno it’s really hard to find Italian food here. Also fried chicken seafood, Chinese and China food good luck believe it or not the best China food I’ve had here was at a supermarket China express. At raleys I’m sure you fellas never heard of it. It’s an expensive supermarket, chain northern Nevada. And northern California. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 By the late "20 teens" most of the places with a non chain restaurant were struggling if not closing or being bought out by the big chains. Covid put the nail in the coffin of those that were trying to hang on. Those that do manage must be good enough to bring in the locals on a consistent basis. I made sure during covid to tell the places that made the effort that their efforts were appreciated, and would tip them with a large tip. Most of these were not truckstops but restaurant that were near by a place I could park a truck. I tended to 2 lanes and the older "Mom and Pop" places that were much more common in the 80's. If the money isn't there, the place will not survive and fast food will take over. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 We went back to our favorite Mexican restaurant after Covid. We left $100 tip to the waitress. It was worth the bread to see the chick chasing us out the door and couldn’t thank us enough. We told her it wasn’t anything at all you need it we do not neither one of us miss any work at all and the old lady never missed 10 minutes of work during that and in fact my wife was working for bicycle supply warehouse and they were beating her to death with overtime essential business. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 as I mentioned, Geoff truckstops are all different now all they want is kids food and that’s all anybody wants nowadays most of them. Just stop there to piss in their parking lot and keep on rolling. of course it doesn’t matter to me anymore anyway, I really don’t need them now myself. I do all meets and turns with Fedex. And even that will be ending soon. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 Yeah I'm not sure who owns Arlene's now but It did come highly recommended from some locals Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Thought I’d throw this in hadda chain my car to get home a couple of times I usually drive the pickup if I think it’s going to snow but couple times I must’ve missed the forecast Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted June 12 Popular Post Share Posted June 12 A stop for some more whole belly clams and we're out of here. Finally- seems like we've been here a month! Now onward to Macungie! 2 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74234-native-pride-truckstop/page/3/#findComment-553616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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