On the road, there are a few options in having some comforts of home. One would be getting a hotel room, working my way down the list:
1. Hotel Room
2. Motel Room
3. Cheep Motel Room
4. KOA Camp Ground
5. Independent Camp Ground
Then comes the Truck Stop, which more or less equals sleeping in the car/truck/van/camper, though a little know secret to these commerce service centers is, you get a shower relatively cheep. I've heard the jokes, "Don't Bend over if you drop the soap," and other comments, and unfounded. Here is how it works:
1. Pay a fee, usually 8.00 - 12.00
2. Take the receipt and wait for your customer number to be called and posted on the monitor.
3. When called, it will indicate to which shower you should report.
4. Much like a self service car wash, one punches in a code, which unlocks the shower door.
Inside the shower room, you will find what one might compare to an ultra small hotel room. There is a toilet, mirror, sink, bench, a clean wash cloth and towel, a new bar of soap, and the shower. There are no time limits, so one can spend as long as you might like in nice hot water, works wonders out of muscles sore after a many miles ride, or in my case, sleeping on a third bench seat in the back of a van.
1. Hotel Room
2. Motel Room
3. Cheep Motel Room
4. KOA Camp Ground
5. Independent Camp Ground
Then comes the Truck Stop, which more or less equals sleeping in the car/truck/van/camper, though a little know secret to these commerce service centers is, you get a shower relatively cheep. I've heard the jokes, "Don't Bend over if you drop the soap," and other comments, and unfounded. Here is how it works:
1. Pay a fee, usually 8.00 - 12.00
2. Take the receipt and wait for your customer number to be called and posted on the monitor.
3. When called, it will indicate to which shower you should report.
4. Much like a self service car wash, one punches in a code, which unlocks the shower door.
Inside the shower room, you will find what one might compare to an ultra small hotel room. There is a toilet, mirror, sink, bench, a clean wash cloth and towel, a new bar of soap, and the shower. There are no time limits, so one can spend as long as you might like in nice hot water, works wonders out of muscles sore after a many miles ride, or in my case, sleeping on a third bench seat in the back of a van.
This is great! I had no idea that truckstop showers worked this way. Keep up the awesome posts and add pictures please? Love you!
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