Abbystruckstop
New Member
As a truck stop owner I have come up with a list of questions that maybe someone can answer. First of all, since all of you have to get fuel, why do some truckers insist on blocking the fuel isle while they go in to use the bathroom, take a shower or get something to eat? It makes more sense to get your fuel, move up far enough so other truckers can fuel. It is one thing to come in and pick up your fuel receipt and then move up or park. But it is an entirely different situation if you block the fuel isle while you go in to get your coffee, get something to eat or worse take a shower. Not only is that rude, but it causes an inconvenience to other truckers that just want to get their fuel, get their receipt and keep moving down the road. To exasperate matters some truckers come in and angrily complain to store employees about the situation. Something they have absolutely no control over.
Secondly, can someone explain why when some truckers come in to use the bathroom or shower facilities, a growing number of truckers choose to leave the bathrooms and showers in disarray? I don't understand why when there are plenty of trashcans in the restroom, some of you choose to just throw the paper towels on the floor or just leave them sitting in the sink or countertops. Also, there seems to be a growing number of truckers that seem to get a kick out of stopping up the toilets with excessive toilet paper. Or throwing their used paper on the stall floors. The worse part is when either out of stress, anxiety or whatever reason, some decide it is funny to smear their fecal matter on the walls or toilet seats. When it comes to using the showers, I can find no logical reason why some truckers decide to turn the showers into a water park. I would imagine when you take a shower at home you don't drench the entire floor, splash water all over the mirrors or just basically leave the mess in the shower. The bigger mess you leave. the longer it takes to clean it up and get ready for the next trucker that wants to take a shower. There are several times during the day that there are other truckers having to wait to for showers. A lot of the time it takes longer for them to get their shower is because someone decided to make a huge mess in the shower.
Lastly, I have this to say, you all want to be considered professional drivers, but it's hard to tell when you do not even take into consideration that when you park your truck in the fuel isle while you get something to eat, drink or take a shower you are not being considerate of other truckers. That's not being a professional. When one or more of you decide to leave the bathroom cluttered with leaving paper towels all over the place, leaving the bathroom stall fouled with your fecal matter smeared on the toilet seat or walls or when you decide to stop up a toilet with excessive toilet paper, you are not being considerate to other truckers or being professional. When you make a total mess in the showers, causing it longer to clean up and making other truckers wait for them to be cleaned up, you are not being considerate to other truckers or being professional.
Secondly, can someone explain why when some truckers come in to use the bathroom or shower facilities, a growing number of truckers choose to leave the bathrooms and showers in disarray? I don't understand why when there are plenty of trashcans in the restroom, some of you choose to just throw the paper towels on the floor or just leave them sitting in the sink or countertops. Also, there seems to be a growing number of truckers that seem to get a kick out of stopping up the toilets with excessive toilet paper. Or throwing their used paper on the stall floors. The worse part is when either out of stress, anxiety or whatever reason, some decide it is funny to smear their fecal matter on the walls or toilet seats. When it comes to using the showers, I can find no logical reason why some truckers decide to turn the showers into a water park. I would imagine when you take a shower at home you don't drench the entire floor, splash water all over the mirrors or just basically leave the mess in the shower. The bigger mess you leave. the longer it takes to clean it up and get ready for the next trucker that wants to take a shower. There are several times during the day that there are other truckers having to wait to for showers. A lot of the time it takes longer for them to get their shower is because someone decided to make a huge mess in the shower.
Lastly, I have this to say, you all want to be considered professional drivers, but it's hard to tell when you do not even take into consideration that when you park your truck in the fuel isle while you get something to eat, drink or take a shower you are not being considerate of other truckers. That's not being a professional. When one or more of you decide to leave the bathroom cluttered with leaving paper towels all over the place, leaving the bathroom stall fouled with your fecal matter smeared on the toilet seat or walls or when you decide to stop up a toilet with excessive toilet paper, you are not being considerate to other truckers or being professional. When you make a total mess in the showers, causing it longer to clean up and making other truckers wait for them to be cleaned up, you are not being considerate to other truckers or being professional.