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TA shower

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by Blackshack46, Sep 9, 2015.

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  1. Sep 9, 2015 #1
    Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

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    I used the facilities at the TA in Greencastle, Pa I81 exit 5. It was one of the better experiences I've had. Aside from the minimal amount of petro in the water and slightly small space, that shower head had POWER!

    I'm half tempted to bring my tractor in here and wash the frame. Like ####. It was good and hot and felt like a pressure washer. Thumbs up on this one TA. Now just work on your prices to match the quality of everything else and you might be good yet.
     
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  3. Sep 10, 2015 #2
    truckon

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    Another reminder why OTR sucks.
     
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  4. Sep 10, 2015 #3
    Flashdrive7

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    Good deal. I usually shower at Pilot or Flying J which are my regular fuel stops. Ocasionally I get one at TA but have to pay. I like their towels, nice and fluffy and clean. And they provide you with plenty of them. Good sized rooms too.
     
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  5. Sep 10, 2015 #4
    RustyBolt

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    I haven't been OTR for several years now. How pricey are those showers? I ask only because when I stop at a TS to use the bathroom, there are always one or two guys trying to bathe in the sinks. Did they quit giving away free showers with 50 gallons or more, or what?
     
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  7. Sep 10, 2015 #5
    brsims

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    Free w/50 gal. Purchase,
    $13 otherwise.
     
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  8. Sep 10, 2015 #6
    Skate-Board

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    Yup, good pressure. I don't even have to use soap. Like a power washer.
     
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  9. Sep 10, 2015 #7
    SHO-TYME

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    They wouldn't have to run their prices up so high if the megas weren't bending them over on fuel prices. A
     
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  10. Sep 11, 2015 #8
    Blackshack46

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    Fuel has been slightly less these past weeks. A sandwich with a fake egg questionable meat and processed cheese still cost 2.50 at pilot. Fuel prices have nothing to do with it. They still make profit off everything
     
    Blackshack46, Sep 11, 2015
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  11. Sep 15, 2015 #9
    ErikN

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    It's what happens when you have a captive market.

    OTR drivers can't hardly park at the grocery store or a regular restuarant, and those places don't have showers.

    Unless it's an independent stop trying to compete most truck stops have higher prices on everything.

    When I did OTR I foudj the two grocery stores on I-5 that let me stop there and bought nothing but showers and coffee from pilot
     
    ErikN, Sep 15, 2015
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  12. Sep 15, 2015 #10
    Bakerman

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    I see guys trying to shower in the sink, wonder if these are the same guys trying to wash their truck in the fuel island with the squeegee?
     
    Bakerman, Sep 15, 2015
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