About That Mobil Station on the CA/OR border
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I have posted about our epic road trip in celebration of my dear Lisa’s retirement …. trains, planes and a rented mustang convertible - Highway One up the coast.
With so many new moments packed into a week, some memorable experiences have run the risk of getting lost in the ether of time and memory.
Sooooo… About That Mobil Station on the CA/OR border.
Closing in on the conclusion of this road trip after 10 days in motion, we pressed on up the highway toward Eugene. Some 2 hours from the city, we needed to pull over for gas and bodily functions after morning coffee, juice & water in the car.
It was a big station - sparkly clean with two long bays - 4 pumps each. Pulled our ‘Stang to the front pump on the outer bay.
Ever courteous, I urged Lisa to use the facilities first while I gassed up. We were looking to avoid raising the convertible roof and preferred taking turns in the rest rooms over locking up the car.
But … when I exited the bucket seat and stood up, was greeted with the urgent and primal need to pee RIGHT NOW. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, dry pants or dignity. Red lights flashing….
Not quite to the level of Rubic’s Cube, but It was a Tom Cruise Mission Impossible moment. McGyver, even.
Evaluating options, with no one around me or my pump - peeing on the pavement was the worst ‘nuclear option’, to be avoided if at all possible.
There were no truly good options…..
IN the urgent moment …. making my move before bursting - I chose the bucket in the photo below:
Lisa: “Didn’t you have to pee?”
Don: “I’ll explain when we’re back on the highway….”
IF it had been you, and you were busted in the act, got any suggested one liners?
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: billionyearoldcarbon
You peed in the window washer
You peed in the window washer bucket? Do I have that right? Sounds cool to me. Sterile urine never hurt anyone. Better than wet pants or a big puddle for someone to step and slip on.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: donster
Gunkman .... had forgotten
Gunkman .... had forgotten that urine is sterile. I feel a bit better now.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
it's ashland, maaaan
it's ashland, maaaan
That washer bin is actually the cheapest spot around to fill a water bottle...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline
That's a classic Don....Isn't
That's a classic Don....Isn't it great getting older?? Beats the alternative I guess.
You could have had the wife call the station as you were driving away:
"I strongly recommend you change the water bucket at pump 4..."
If that had me a cop would have driven up right then.....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
If you were on the Oregon
If you were on the Oregon side, they wouldn't have let you pump your own gas, and you could have just gone and took a whizz.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: donster
Bss I always thought that
Bss I always thought that that blue washer fluid would look better if green....
Wish I'd thought of that LocalCounty
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: dimethyllovebeam
You did what had to be done.
You did what had to be done. Resourcefulness is a virtue, but I'll l never look at gas station washer fluid the same again :)
Lol....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: (~)};)StealYourFace
LOL
LOL
Did you wipe errr squeegee afterwards?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Dave, the law changed; we can
Dave, the law changed; we can pump our own gas in Oregon now.
Excellent solution to a pressing problem, Don.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: donster
Joe - just avoid the green
Joe - just avoid the green buckets....
Hysterical WALSTIB .... that got me doing a google search : Squegee AND penis:
result? The Human Penis as "Anatomical Squeegee"
https://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2007/02/12/the-human-penis-as-anat...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
These days video cameras are
These days video cameras are everywhere.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
Gatorade bottles. One of my
Great story. I understand. Gatorade bottles. One of my favorite traveling accessories. Great for camping, too. Don't even have to get out of the sleeping bag.
I told my doc about that and she replied "Wide mouth, of course." We cracked up.
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Slickrock .... I returned
Slickrock .... I returned from vacation to Newark Airport 20 years ago (with my dawg) to find that a) I had left the headlights on, b) the battery was bone dry c) it was 1:30AM.
Triple AAA tow driver analyzed the situation but neither of us had any water and his shift ended at 2am.
Trusty Gatorade bottle allowed me fill that battery with urine. Battery finally took a charge and we were off.
AAA guy was properly amused ...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
Damn Don. That takes the art
Damn Don. That takes the art of sink pissing to the next level.
>>>>Trusty Gatorade bottle allowed me fill that battery with urine. Battery finally took a charge and we were off.
Ha. That's too funny. In the 1980s classic film Red Dawn, piss in the radiator saved the day.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alan R
Strangest thing. Ever since I
Strangest thing. Ever since I stopped at that gas station. everywhere I look has a golden tone to it..
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline
I want to drive cross country
I want to drive cross country with Don.....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: donster
Alan ... I laughed literally
Alan ... I laughed literally out loud
It could happen, LocalCounty - Will You Marry Me and then retire?
I like the left side with 3 pillows.... and I pee in public washer fluid bins Are we cool?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline
Of course Don! Hahahaha
Of course Don! Hahahaha
I have a bit of Extra Baggage to bring along though.....
The "battery fluid" story sold me......
Your wife found a good one!
Thanks for this thread, good laughing.....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
His wife is a good one, too!
His wife is a good one, too!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: cultivate kindness
You people are savages, and I
You people are savages, and I love you unconditionally because of that.
Strangely enough, this thread reminds me of the children's rhyme This Little Piggy, and specifically the fifth little piggy who is best known for having gone wee, wee, wee all the way home.
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Thanks, Judit .... think I'll
Thanks, Judit .... think I'll keep her!
mikeedwardsetc, looked into the research: https://www.ics.org/Abstracts/Publish/44/000318.pdf
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Just when I thought this
Just when I thought this thread couldn't get any stranger. Thanks, Don.
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Ha ha ha, ha ha ha (peeing)
Ha ha ha, ha ha ha (peeing) all the way home.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: donster
Judit .... no Mobil stations
Judit .... no Mobil stations on your route? :->
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Nope, none. I'm on my own.
Nope, none. I'm on my own.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>DUMBASS >>>V
>>>>>>>>>>>>DUMBASS >>>V
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: dimethyllovebeam
In urine, there's a small
In urine, there's a small amount of ammonia,, which is an effective glass cleaning ingredient.
That was very kind of you Don to be thinking of other's safety, and who knows how many lives you may have saved from that selfless act.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: donster
joe: Pee ... FOR THE PEOPLE!
joe:
Pee ... FOR THE PEOPLE!