They still *cough* allow smoking indoors *wheeze* in Texas

[Tobin S.]

I just had dinner in a little truck stop out in rural Texas and almost everybody in the joint was smoking. First time I've run across that in a while. Makes me glad I quit.

I was at a receiver for almost 11 hours today waiting for them to unload about 1/3 of the freight on my trailer. Guess who? It was at a Walmart distribution center. I didn't know I was going there until the shit was already on my truck. I'm going to do what I can to keep from going there again. I should be in Dallas right now, but those fuckers held me so long the people at my second stop in Houston went home before I could get there. Ah, well, that's what trucking is like sometimes.

[MajorChode]

1. I stopped at a truck stop in MS and thought I was going to die of ptomaine just stepping inside

It was in McComb, Mississippi and it was the dirtiest, nastiest place I have seen in decades. There was plenty of smoking going on, but that was the least of my worries. I hope for your sake there aren't too many more like that one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Tobin!

Ah, rolling with the punches! I hope you won't find too many places where you'll have to breathe second-hand smoke...

Thanks for checking in!

:hi:

[raccoon]

3. I feel your pain. I live in a tobacco-growing state and we lag behind in banning smoking. nt

[bigwillq]

4. As a smoker

I like the non-smoking ban we have in CT. It doesn't bother me.

[auntAgonist]

5. gag! I hate being anywhere close to a smoking section

in a restaurant.

Times like that I was always glad for my bar fridge in the sleeper! Do you have room for one? Maybe stock up on stuff that is nutritious.

:)
aA
kesha

[Tobin S.]

16. I have a refrigerated cooler

But so far the only thing I keep in there is pop. Haven't been able to make it to a grocery store yet and I didn't think to before heading out.

[seabeyond]

6. hm... living in texas, i have yet to see one restaurant or bar for that matter,

that i can smoke in. not that i would. i have no desire to mess with smoking in public. god forbid

[WolverineDG]

7. *SOME* places still do

most places I go in Texas (& considering I live here, that includes a lot of places) have non-smoking ordinances. So much so that when I'm asked "smoking or non-smoking," it's a bit shocking.

dg

[knownothing]

8. Same in KY

I like to try and hit the non-smoking places only, but a considerable amount still allow smoking. Ugh!

[MiddleFingerMom]

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[Arugula Latte]

10. That is horrible. I can't take it.

[snooper2]

11. It's even worse, we smoke in a non-smoking bar in Dallas

Oh NOOES!!!!

Early afternoon and the place is about empty but a small group of folks I play pool with are usually there.

We grab a little red cup and go back to the back where the 9' table is and smoke away... Oh NOES!

It's on Coit road south of 190 a ways if you are interested :P


FYI, been following your threads and congrats on getting going with your trucking business...Nice to be your own boss eh? :)

[hippywife]

12. When I was a load planner/dispatcher

I hated, hated, hated to have to call WM and beg for a much needed slot on a multiple stop frozen LTL delivery. Almost always ended up calling the buyer to have him call them and make them take it when my truck needed to be there. I had to turn my guys and gals around in less than a week with as many as a dozen stops from OK to the east coast and WM was always the fly in the ointment.

[In_The_Wind]

13. and

you thought reefer was bad

at-least with oversize you know it's slow going

:hi:

[david13]

14. Nevada is like that too. I hate cigarettes. dc

[rug]

15. They should make them smoke outside near the idling diesels.

[Tobin S.]

17. Fuck, it got up to 104 here today

Good thing I get paid a fuel surcharge. :yoiks: