On the road
There’s something about life on the road, especially if you’re doing a long stretch. What’s different is, I suppose, motorway service areas. These oasis in a desert of tarmac, islands in a sea of traffic, are enchanted places and normal rules do not apply.
The lifting of the laws of economics (bacon sandwich costing more than gold), nature and, above all, common sense dictate that after a long journey, the best food to have is burger and fries. This ensures that you are stoked up with all the vital protein you need for the next stage of your journey and that, in the event of any other entertainment being unavailable, you can battle indigestion for the next 200 miles.
The service I stopped off at was familiar, being as it was the first one the family used to stop at on our annual pilgrimage to Scotland every summer. I could practically taste the sandwiches and flask tea. Good to see other families in the car park carrying on the great tradition of bringing their own, warm, packed lunches and avoiding spending vast sums on food, so having more to spend on bumper summer fun editions of Commando comic!
One notable improvement has to be the coffee. It comes in a paper cup, a BIG paper cup and by christ, it’s delicious. More than any other factor the increase in coffee consumption must be responsible for increased speeds on our roads. Driving at 120mph on the bumper of the car in front - I don’t care, my reaction speeds are superhuman.
Best thing about these places, hands down, is the bridge linking the two service stations on either side of the flow of traffic. Where else can you sand, suspended, over lines of speeding traffic. Otherworldly.
The lifting of the laws of economics (bacon sandwich costing more than gold), nature and, above all, common sense dictate that after a long journey, the best food to have is burger and fries. This ensures that you are stoked up with all the vital protein you need for the next stage of your journey and that, in the event of any other entertainment being unavailable, you can battle indigestion for the next 200 miles.
The service I stopped off at was familiar, being as it was the first one the family used to stop at on our annual pilgrimage to Scotland every summer. I could practically taste the sandwiches and flask tea. Good to see other families in the car park carrying on the great tradition of bringing their own, warm, packed lunches and avoiding spending vast sums on food, so having more to spend on bumper summer fun editions of Commando comic!
One notable improvement has to be the coffee. It comes in a paper cup, a BIG paper cup and by christ, it’s delicious. More than any other factor the increase in coffee consumption must be responsible for increased speeds on our roads. Driving at 120mph on the bumper of the car in front - I don’t care, my reaction speeds are superhuman.
Best thing about these places, hands down, is the bridge linking the two service stations on either side of the flow of traffic. Where else can you sand, suspended, over lines of speeding traffic. Otherworldly.
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