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Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather

I made it home this afternoon. I got to spend almost 2 weeks in the Dallas Area, no time for fun stuff sadly. But, I did have some of the best texmex I've ever had :)

This includes trips to at least 4 new bucc-ees. 3 in the Dallas area, and 1 in Missouri. I don't understand the crazy amount of money people spend there -- I mean I see shopping carts FULL of 'stuff' but I guess if that is your thing. I like the BBQ, it's not the best I've ever had, but it is good...

I also got to visit Wally's --- which is an up-and-comer. Currently, there are 2 locations. Northwest of Bloomington, Illinois (Pontiac), and another just west of St. Louis, with a 3'rd coming soon here to Central Indiana -- just northeast of Indianapolis. There are rumors of a Bucees too coming to the south side. I actually think I know exactly where they are looking at -- at one time it was supposed to be a Cabellas before the destruction when Bass Pro bought them.

Wally's is the "Home of the Great American Road trip" -- their mascot is a bear, and a classic Winnebago. The formula is the exactly the same as Bucc-ees - including BBQ, Gourmet Popcorn, and all the swag you can imagine. I stopped at the one in Fenton Missouri, and it was not bad! The 'Q was similar to Bucc-ee's, so I call it a win.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Of course, going from a daytime high of 75 to a daytime high of 30 is making me question my life choices...but you've got to take the good with the bad!
 
Sweeney said:
I made it home this afternoon. I got to spend almost 2 weeks in the Dallas Area, no time for fun stuff sadly. But, I did have some of the best texmex I've ever had :)

This includes trips to at least 4 new bucc-ees. 3 in the Dallas area, and 1 in Missouri. I don't understand the crazy amount of money people spend there -- I mean I see shopping carts FULL of 'stuff' but I guess if that is your thing. I like the BBQ, it's not the best I've ever had, but it is good...

I also got to visit Wally's --- which is an up-and-comer. Currently, there are 2 locations. Northwest of Bloomington, Illinois (Pontiac), and another just west of St. Louis, with a 3'rd coming soon here to Central Indiana -- just northeast of Indianapolis. There are rumors of a Bucees too coming to the south side. I actually think I know exactly where they are looking at -- at one time it was supposed to be a Cabellas before the destruction when Bass Pro bought them.

Wally's is the "Home of the Great American Road trip" -- their mascot is a bear, and a classic Winnebago. The formula is the exactly the same as Bucc-ees - including BBQ, Gourmet Popcorn, and all the swag you can imagine. I stopped at the one in Fenton Missouri, and it was not bad! The 'Q was similar to Bucc-ee's, so I call it a win.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Of course, going from a daytime high of 75 to a daytime high of 30 is making me question my life choices...but you've got to take the good with the bad!
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They're building a Bucc-ee's about 10 miles from our AZ home. Kinda anxious for it to open and see what all the fuss is about.
 
Sweeney said:
I made it home this afternoon. I got to spend almost 2 weeks in the Dallas Area, no time for fun stuff sadly. But, I did have some of the best texmex I've ever had :)

This includes trips to at least 4 new bucc-ees. 3 in the Dallas area, and 1 in Missouri. I don't understand the crazy amount of money people spend there -- I mean I see shopping carts FULL of 'stuff' but I guess if that is your thing. I like the BBQ, it's not the best I've ever had, but it is good...

I also got to visit Wally's --- which is an up-and-comer. Currently, there are 2 locations. Northwest of Bloomington, Illinois (Pontiac), and another just west of St. Louis, with a 3'rd coming soon here to Central Indiana -- just northeast of Indianapolis. There are rumors of a Bucees too coming to the south side. I actually think I know exactly where they are looking at -- at one time it was supposed to be a Cabellas before the destruction when Bass Pro bought them.

Wally's is the "Home of the Great American Road trip" -- their mascot is a bear, and a classic Winnebago. The formula is the exactly the same as Bucc-ees - including BBQ, Gourmet Popcorn, and all the swag you can imagine. I stopped at the one in Fenton Missouri, and it was not bad! The 'Q was similar to Bucc-ee's, so I call it a win.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Of course, going from a daytime high of 75 to a daytime high of 30 is making me question my life choices...but you've got to take the good with the bad!
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For awhile we thought a Buc-ees would be built in my county in SC. The state and company could not work out how and who was going to pay to upgrade exit 21 on I-85 to handle the traffic increase, so it died.
 
Tour 931 said:
Kwik Trip beats Bucc-ees by a country mile. There is a sign on I-29 that announces Buck-we 762 miles ahead. I don’t remember the exact miles but it’s something ridiculously funny.
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We have a Kwik trip in our MN town, and like it. Kinda miss it here in AZ sometimes, maybe Bucc-ees will have to be our distant cousin substitute down here.
 
Van_and_Terri said:
We have 2 Bucc-ees (Daytona & St.Augustine) within 30 miles of us. Both are always crowded and I’ve seen an accident around the gas pumps on every visit. I try to avoid them now.
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The one in Florence, SC is dangerous on I-95. People are diving for the exit at the last second to get there. We decided on our New Mexico trip to not try one while towing the camper.
 
Warren Mary Ellen said:
For awhile we thought a Buc-ees would be built in my county in SC. The state and company could not work out how and who was going to pay to upgrade exit 21 on I-85 to handle the traffic increase, so it died.
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Greenwood has been wooing something like this for a long time -- they built the intersection I anticipate this going for a cabellas that never happened -- but the intersection appears to be capable from my observation. We'll see if it happens. The Wally's is a done deal, the buildin gis well under way. There are 2 existing locations as I stated above and its scope is slightly smaller -- its about as big as the smaller buc-ee's.

What I find interesting is the original Bucees just outside of Houston (I think) is still there --- it's just about the size of an old school 7-11. I'm not sure when they became the 400 pump mega-stations that they are today.


Van_and_Terri said:
We have 2 Bucc-ees (Daytona & St.Augustine) within 30 miles of us. Both are always crowded and I’ve seen an accident around the gas pumps on every visit. I try to avoid them now.
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That one is new - They all are busy. Though the around Dallas area there are probably a half dozen or more -- they are the big ones. And the crowds are much less -- I suspect unless you're in a tourist area like you are, or, up by Gatlinburg the novelty wears off and things return to something resembling normal. You may never get there becuase of tourists from all around the country/world that have only heard of this mystic place.


Tour 931 said:
Kwik Trip beats Bucc-ees by a country mile. There is a sign on I-29 that announces Buck-we 762 miles ahead. I don’t remember the exact miles but it’s something ridiculously funny.
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HAHAHAHA....why am I not surprised to hear you say that! LOL -- 215 or so is about the closest for me, ironically that same mileage within 10% is the same for two locations in Kentuky. The Wally's in Illinois is about the same distance. We're just 200 miles from everything at the moment!

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Right now, my body aches from 13+ hours in a Chevy Express 2500 van -- with vinyl seats and plastic floor. My shouldes and back hurtin' really bad today. The 50 degree temperature swing isn't helping. Time to light the fireplace.
 
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