In case you were curious...

[Taylor Martin]

These chili dogs and nachos are gross. Was going to go to the "nicer" Sombrero Restaurant, but it was closed... South of the Border is the strangest friggin place...

Anyways.

No longer a Florida man. Trailer did just fine. Everything is unloaded and I have two of my buddies to help unpack stuff. And above all else, we're home safe.

[Qaaaaa]

@taylor-martin who wraps a chili dog tight in foil? Why, why, why.

[Taylor Martin]

@qaaaaa My dad lived in Cincinnati a while. Was not impressed.

[Tripper]

@qaaaaa Yeah, sog fest. ICK

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@taylor-martin It sounds like The Varsity of whereveritis.

[Qaaaaa]

@taylor-martin lemme get uhhhhh

Four coneys, double cheese double onions, order of fries, and a pibb

[facw]

@taylor-martin I feel like South of the Border can't survive too much longer in an age where racist caricatures and cultural appropriation are frowned upon. On the other hand, I guess everyone likes fireworks and stupid billboards.

[frinesi2]

@facw I'm frankly amazed that it's still around at all.

[JeepOfTheseus]

@Taylor-Martin I have a very common drive that South of the Boarder marks the halfway point of. I swear the billboards make the drive take longer. No one needs to be reminded that they are stuck on I95 and SC's crap pavement for 135 more miles, 134 more miles, 130 more miles.

Can't say that I've ever eaten there though... good luck!

[derp]

@jeepoftheseus speaking of billboards, you should see the drive on I90 from MN to the black hills in SD.

Endless, endless billboards for Wall Drug. And then add the endless semi trailer billboards for My. Rushmore and the Borglum museum.

HE CARVED THE MOUNTAIN

ONLY 257.45 MILES TO WALL DRUG

In the end it's kind of endearing. I wonder how all the little roadside attractions will do as we keep seeing the move away from road trips in general, and more and more things go to electric only and a "get there" mentality. I wonder if there will be another "great die-off" like the small towns along the US Routes experienced when the Interstate system was developed.

Now I'm depressed.

[frinesi2]

@derp oh man those Wall Drug billboards were something else.

[ranwhenparked]

@taylor-martin I've never stopped there, always kind of wanted to, but never wanted to spare the time. My road trips tend to not be especially leisurely, stop 5 minutes every 450 miles to refuel, then back on the road, I want to get there, damnit. Then, when I inevitably get there too early to check in, I'm stuck with nothing to do for a few hours, but whatever.

[Taylor Martin]

@frinesi2 said in In case you were curious...:

@facw I'm frankly amazed that it's still around at all.

You and me both... but it's in the Carolinas so...

[frinesi2]

@taylor-martin heh

[Taylor Martin]

@jeepoftheseus there's one 260 miles from SOB in Georgia... the Carolinas/Virginia are the hardest part of the drive for sure.

[Taylor Martin]

@ranwhenparked It's alluring and confusing. I got gas there once before as it's almost the exact halfway point between MD and FL.

[MattHurting]

@Taylor-Martin You consumed food at South of the Border?!?!? You are a far braver man than I am. Though you might have scurvy now...

[MisterButtercup]

@derp One of my dreams is to try and purchase one of those ghost towns, get the roads repaved, and set it up so people can try to be their own Ken Block.

Would revitalize the town (the none-drift part at least) and would try to keep the pricing reasonable(money is no object) so anyone can go through.
Rates for street racing, solo racing, drifting, drag racing, and anything else people want to do that's irresponsible in vehicles(when moving, anyway).

[Taylor Martin]

@matthurting Suprisingly, no scurvy or even hard poops. Though I do have an iron gullet, Taco Bell has never bothered me like it does some meer mortals lol

[Taylor Martin]

@misterbuttercup Duuude do it! I always thought a cool idea was to build a racetrack experience, kind of like Medival Times if you've ever been there. Have different events, a break for food halfway, and really jazz up things rather than just watching cars go around a track forever.

Also, if I were to build a race track, it'd have two straights right next to each other that could double as a drag strip. So two parallel parts of the track that, whenever the need arises, can be ready for drag cars. That way you don't have to build two stadiums or whatever.

Though that requires money, something I'm not flushed with rn.

[MisterButtercup]

@taylor-martin Same, or I would totally be doing it.

[Mark Tucker]

@misterbuttercup And hire an army of lawyers to draft an iron-clad liability waiver...

[beefchips]

@derp said in In case you were curious...:

I wonder how all the little roadside attractions will do as we keep seeing... more and more things go to electric

Conversely, I wonder if BEVs might lead to a new golden age for the roadside attraction? Gotta charge for 20 minutes, might as well be entertained at the same time!

[Mark Tucker]

@derp Yes indeed. Wall Drug, Tobie's Station (on I-35 halfway between Minneapolis and Duluth), Dixie Trucker's Home (I-55 between Bloomington and Springfield, IL), the World's Largest Thermometer in Baker, CA... I love places like that.

If they embrace the electric revolution, they could actually thrive. If you're forced to spend half an hour or an hour "filling up," you'll be looking for something to do, even if it is a cheesy roadside diner/tourist trap.

[MisterButtercup]

@mark-tucker YES!! "Drive at your own risk" is clear, but needs clarification/firming up. Had thought about that part as well, as well as people who can monitor the cars/races to make sure that if people get stupid they are quickly and safely taken elsewhere before issues/incidents happen because they're upset a small zippy car bruised their ego.