I was driving back from a job late last night and stopped at a truck stop for gas. It was a huge facility. They had 24 gas pumps and at least 14 bays for trucks to refuel. Inside they had two fast food restaurants, a sit-down restaurant, a convenience store and a repair shop for the big rigs. They also had a variety of trucker oriented services like phones, showers, a lounge and... a tattoo parlor!

At first I thought this was a crazy idea. As I was driving home was thinking about it (it was very late!) and decided it was genius! Who would/could complain about a tattoo they got at a truck stop? Who has more time to think of what to tell his wife as to why he has another womans name tattooed on his arm? Truckers drive all over North America. Who knows, he might actually find a school named "Notar Dime!"

I work on the logistics side of the trucking industry, the **** is fascinating. Truckers are truly a breed of their own.

i was 21 years old and my dudes and i were going to mississippi for some backpacking and then n'awlins for new year's eve. this was pre katrina if that means anything. it probably gives you an idea of when we went on this trip. we stop at a rest area, the welcome to mississippi spot. we get out and go to piss. i was finishing a cigarette while my buddies went inside. i arrive at the urinal and a post it note is stuck to the top of the urinal and it reads, "tap foot for bj." i look down and a foot is protruding from under the stall next to me. i peed and told my friends about the note. they said, "yeah, we saw that too. if you weren't back in 20 minutes we were going after you."