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Whammo
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: Gay activity at rest areas |
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| Do I have to be concerned about being propositioned (or worse) when I take a leak? Are truck stops any better? |
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Fredog
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Gay activity at rest areas |
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Whammo wrote: Do I have to be concerned about being propositioned (or worse) when I take a leak? Are truck stops any better?
just dont make eye contact and dont respond when they say " how you doing?" and you should be okay. truck stops are usually better, in them you just get all kinds of sob stories asking for money. I put a big note in my drivers window when I go to sleep. it just says NO. that seems to work, no one has bothered me yet |
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Orangetxguy
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Gay activity at rest areas |
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Fredog wrote: Whammo wrote: Do I have to be concerned about being propositioned (or worse) when I take a leak? Are truck stops any better?
just dont make eye contact and dont respond when they say " how you doing?" and you should be okay. truck stops are usually better, in them you just get all kinds of sob stories asking for money. I put a big note in my drivers window when I go to sleep. it just says NO. that seems to work, no one has bothered me yet
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: You mean...all those times I have responded to that phrase, then kept on walkin...I was being hit on....and didn't know it???? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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Fredog
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Gay activity at rest areas |
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Orangetxguy wrote: Fredog wrote: Whammo wrote: Do I have to be concerned about being propositioned (or worse) when I take a leak? Are truck stops any better?
just dont make eye contact and dont respond when they say " how you doing?" and you should be okay. truck stops are usually better, in them you just get all kinds of sob stories asking for money. I put a big note in my drivers window when I go to sleep. it just says NO. that seems to work, no one has bothered me yet
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: You mean...all those times I have responded to that phrase, then kept on walkin...I was being hit on....and didn't know it???? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
well, it depends on HOW they say it, but I just ignore them all, I feel better that way
I hear they guys really go for big orange guys :D :D |
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Skywalker
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| As a rule...in rest areas or even truck stops....I don't speak to people...unless its necessary. Its not an issue of unfriendliness....its just that I don't engage verbally that often with people I don't know....especially if they approach me unannounced. |
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jedfxg
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| and yet we wonder why truckers get a bad rap...we can't even say hi or good morning to someone...at worst do not respond when someone else says hi or good morning to you...because you are afraid they might be gay. if they are gay and they ask you out simply say no, just like the ugly chick at the bar. at least have the decency to say hi to someone that speaks to you. you guys probably don't say thank you if someone holds the door for you...that may be some kind of gay thing, and they are trying to get you to go have unprotected sex with them. |
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TruckerChris
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I was at a rest area somewhere in Nebraska when a driver in a purple W9 pulling a Sunshine trailer came up to me and we talked for a bit. We were just talking when he suddenly asked if I wanted a back rub... hahaha I left as fast as I could.
So yes, there are some freaks out there :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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Fredog
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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jedfxg wrote: and yet we wonder why truckers get a bad rap...we can't even say hi or good morning to someone...at worst do not respond when someone else says hi or good morning to you...because you are afraid they might be gay. if they are gay and they ask you out simply say no, just like the ugly chick at the bar. at least have the decency to say hi to someone that speaks to you. you guys probably don't say thank you if someone holds the door for you...that may be some kind of gay thing, and they are trying to get you to go have unprotected sex with them.
like I said you can tell by the way they say it, I always say thank you when someone holds the door, and respond when someone says hi in a normal situation, but a rest area bathroom isnt the place. |
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BigWheels
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| So...how you doin'? :shock: :roll: :lol: |
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jedfxg
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| well, i don't talk in the rest room...that is just akward even when you know the guy. but to not speak to people period is a little extreme. i try to be freindly and when walking through a service area or truck stop and you say "morning bud, hows things?" and the guy just looks at ya like you are a space alien..that really gets my goat. just because another man says hi, does not make him gay...he might be but he probably thinks your unshowered fat greasy truck driving ass is ugly, he was just saying morning cause you looked lonely and tired...sometimes someone being friendly for a change might brighten your day. |
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Skywalker
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Fredog wrote: jedfxg wrote: and yet we wonder why truckers get a bad rap...we can't even say hi or good morning to someone...at worst do not respond when someone else says hi or good morning to you...because you are afraid they might be gay. if they are gay and they ask you out simply say no, just like the ugly chick at the bar. at least have the decency to say hi to someone that speaks to you. you guys probably don't say thank you if someone holds the door for you...that may be some kind of gay thing, and they are trying to get you to go have unprotected sex with them.
like I said you can tell by the way they say it, I always say thank you when someone holds the door, and respond when someone says hi in a normal situation, but a rest area bathroom isnt the place.
Ditto. I'm not "antisocial"....I do make eye contact with people, and nod my head or say hello....but I am not inclined to make conversation in the wrong place at the wrong time....not interested. |
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bigtimba
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: > The timing of this . . |
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. . post is nearly remarkable. I'm from Maine and there are a couple of rest areas up that way, ME/NH border and NH/MA border which are notorious for gay cruising. In 4+ years of OTR, I have seen very little of that, nationwide . . until yesterday!
I stopped at the I-40 EB rest area in Muldrow, OK, to read/return a Qualcomm message. There were two guys who were obviously cruising. One very old guy in a maroon Mercury Marquis and another in an older blue/green Corvette. The Corvette guy appeared to be stationary, waiting for people to come to him. The Marquis guy was going out of his way to get in front of everyone to make his presence known.
The Marquis guy reminded me of Senator Craig . . |
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fireman932003
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| You all are so freakin paranoid! lol |
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dle
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| For me, in terms of being bugged, approached etc I would say Rest Areas are the best, then Terminals, then Truck Stops. Most of the Rest Areas I've been to only have people that are wanting to use the bathroom and leave or sleep and leave. I have had only one Lot Lizard at a rest area bug me. |
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Mackman
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TruckerChris wrote: I was at a rest area somewhere in Nebraska when a driver in a purple W9 pulling a Sunshine trailer came up to me and we talked for a bit. We were just talking when he suddenly asked if I wanted a back rub... hahaha I left as fast as I could.
So yes, there are some freaks out there :lol: :lol: :lol: ...
Thats funny. When i drove a honey dipper i went to go pump this guys septic tank out and he said the same thing to me. But the problem is i couldnt run. I told him i leave that up to my girlfriend and he just laughed. He just wanted to offer. LOL i put the pump in high gear, gave him the bill and roll out fast. I want back and told the other driver and he said the same guy did the same thing to him 2 years ago. LOL |
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