Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The City of Springfield, Illinois wants the money from truckers, but then they gotta leave town!

YUP, check out this photo I took today of the signs posted at every fuel island pole at the Road Ranger/Pilot truckstop on Interstate 55, exit 90.  You have three hours before you have to leave their city!  Say What? Seriously? Yup. That is the message I get from reading their signs anyway! I was told it is not the truckstops policy or signs, but rather, the City that is demanding truckers leave after three hours.  Ain't that something? I just spent more than $500 in this city, and they tell me I have to "Now get out!"

7 comments:

Peggy said...

Something is just not right about that. And if you leave and not legal they will site you for over hours. Hmmmmmm they are just not right about this,

Anonymous said...

That is just sick. So perhaps they don't want trucking companies delivering to their "fine" city? How are they gonna get their stuff? I think it would be really interesting if carriers decided that going there was just too much of a hassle and the rates to convince them to deliver there went through the roof.... driving the cost of their food, retail items, supplies, and fuel through the roof too....

But then... maybe it's me who is being unreasonable. Maybe the city is right. I mean, after all, who wants dirty smelly trucks and dirty truck drivers wandering around on the streets of that city, right? Truckers should be glad to just have the opportunity to deliver their needed supplies and fuel there. It's a privilege.... right?

;-)

kayak1 said...

Sure hope I never have to buy anything there, will bypass if at all possible...

Anonymous said...

Exactly. I'll never buy anything, including fuel, chewing gum, water, etc in that city.

Peggy said...

You should come back into OHIO with warmer weather and clear sunny skies, No rain and no gusty winds. Well thats what the weatherman said at 6:00,

Have a great trip and be safe
Hugggggggggggggs to you

Anonymous said...

e=mc "whoops"!
hey, hoo put muy kommit owt of plase? ai doan beeleb it waz me!
anywayz ai rote to springfield silly counsil and tellz dem to adoptz a "beh nice" policy.
dey promised tu sendz me a round thing offa teh milk jug *bat bat bat*

Anonymous said...

Bad kitty!!! ;-)

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