Cheap Gas. Beef Jerky And A Handy Dumpster For That Extra Load…read more STIREP Sitting on the outskirts of downtown St. Maries, the St. Joe Oil Co. is nice quick stop before we head back to the Fountain Bay Homestead. THE SETUP St. Joe Oil has the more reasonably gas prices than it's downtown counterparts and so this makes for a more desirable fill-up. The prices are nowhere near as inexpensive as we found in Montana just the day before. Further, this is really a no-frills sort of stop with a bare-bones mini-mart. They do have a band of beef jerky I like, so I do grab that from time to time. DUMPSTER St. Maries has no trash collection to speak of at the outlying residences, which is where Fountain Bay happens to be along the St. Joe River. We have to actually go to the community dumping ground. But when we are "collecting" garbage in our plastic bag in the truck from our stops at various restaurants, stores, coffee shops, etc., it's nice that we don't have to take this back home, wait for a sufficient size load before we take all of that to the dump. St Joe Oil has a great dumpster on it's premises and while we fill up, it makes for a convenient dumping of the kitchen-size bag that we've collected over a few days. THE LOWDOWN Props to St. Joe Oil Co. for having relatively inexpensive gas and other covenient amenities.

They don't deserve a star. I called to get the price of a carton of cigerettes. They said they…read morecouldn't tell me. A "secret "I guess. I stopped by in person to tell them they lost a good customer. They said "oh well". Good customer service huh. I spend hundreds of dollars a year on tobacco, but I'll never spend another penny at BNS. "

This is my jam every morning good people and good coffee. Good beer selection too for after work,…read moreand they just opened a food bar. Looks good

Very upset with Jim's auto body garage in saint Marie's Idaho! I was treated badly by the owners…read moreson Danny he was rude the moment I came in the door. Was unhappy I wasn't leaving my truck. My heater in truck is dead ! I called to schedule a appointment and told them I had to wait because I live a half hour away. Walked in the door and he was snapping at me. I told him I couldn't leave I have no where to go. He said the parts won't be there till later in afternoon so I can wait but it will be a long wait. All while speaking to me with polite rudeness. He asked for my keys and I stood there in shock. So after a 2 min pause i said Do you normally treat customers badly first thing when they walk in the door? I said your snapping at me and you knew I couldn't leave the truck. So I said is this because I wouldn't let you over charge me the first time I came in for a tuneup? He said no but then the father co owner snapped at his son and left the office . Finally Fanny gave me my keys and said good bye. I was so hurt and felt so abused by him and his cruelty. So I drove to fast Eddie's and met. Josh! In sobbing tears he heard what happened and will see if he can fix it for me. Very loving! We are cold and hungry . Woke up at 6 to get to saint Marie's by 8. Haven't had anything to eat and the money I am using to fix this came from family after them knowing I was having no heat in car they came together to help me pay for it. Mitchell says mama blessed are the poor. Jennifer and I are thawing in the shop and praying for patience and hunger pains to pass. God is good so we are optimistic that we will get it fixed Katrina the owner and employee josh are good loving people. Please pray for us and them . Including Danny and his father may they humble themselves and learn from how they hurt others . As Jesus said we are all to love our neighbors but the number one was to love God with our whole heart mind and soul and the second is to love our neighbors as we do ourselves.

Always good service and nice people. Spent an hour tracing out an issue for me, then only charged…read moreme $20 for a part. Another time i brought it in for an expensive repair only to get a call a couple hours later saying they did some digging and it wasn't what i thought and they had fixed the issue for $180 in less than half the time. Good and honest auto shops are few and far between, this place raises the bar.

I have had Robert work on several of my vehicles and just recently my 4 wheeler. Robert took over a…read morejob he didn't start from a different mechanic and fixed our pickup that we waited over a year for from a different mechanic. He has replaced my transmission in a different vehicle. He is now working on a vehicle of ours to replace the fuel pump and distributor. I trust his work. He is an excellent mechanic and communicates with us about how things are going. Solid mechanic and honest

I've been going here for a couple of years, they are always freindly and get the job done. I had…read morethe misfortune of having my only vehicle out of commission and they got me in same day, worked very hard while I waited and I was back on the road! I would recomend if your in the area and need tires or repair check them out.

The car wash is a weekly visit for me, as our fair city goes from "dust to mud" very quickly…read more You pick your level of wash, pay the fee and drive in. The rest is taken care of by a robotic arm, great soaps and cleaners and an air dryer that really works well. They also have the pressure-washer style wands for those who prefer to D-I-Y.. The vacuums are also very powerful and do a great job!

Dammit! I need some clean underwear! NOW!…read more SITREP When we're here at the Fountain Bay ranch in St. Maries, ID, we are dealing with sparse amenities. No bathtubs. No showers. Not even flush toilets - it's outhouse-latrine time! SETUP Fountain Bay is a ranch-work in progress, as we cultivate the surrounding land, work with the livestock, and build a house along the St. Joe river. But that means we get dirty & grimy (& smelly & stinky), and in desperate need of cleaning our clothes. For ourselves, Uncle Gary, Cousin Dale and myself have no problem jumping in the pristine (but FRIGID..*Brrrr!*) St. Joe river and clean ourselves in river-water. However, cleaning clothes requires some more cleaning effort (and drying effort if you don't want your clothes to stay damp). RIVERBEND LAUNDRY This is when we pack up the truck with our (considerable) dirty laundry, our wifi'ing laptops, some drinks & munchies, and make a couple-hour geek fest with the whole laundry experience by heading to Riverbend Laundry. With a multitude of washers, and dryers, and vending machines full of laundry detergents, and softeners, and other food & drink vending machines, we really have all we need to keep up happy. We only wish there were more outlets since we have to position ourselves in some rather awkward ways over laundry tables to do some wifi'ing. But then again, I don't think that was part of the original business plan when this establishment started some years ago either. THE LOWDOWN A great place to do our laundry and then some!

Took 1/2 hr to get water on a slow Sunday, food not good, same for service…read more Loved watching fish though!

Absolutely the best restaurant experience on the south end of Lake CDA. It is a family owned and…read morerun business with multiple generations helping make it a great experience. We haven't missed a Sunday morning breakfast there for several years. It is always great.

great towing service in st Marie's Chad was awesome and went above and beyond in a timely manner,…read morevery quick response. I recommend them for all your towing needs

Chad went on a AAA call for me last Sunday, and he was the nicest guy! Within an hour of the AAA…read morecall he was on the road to get my truck. I felt bad cuz it was going to be a long day for him (like at least 7 hours on my call alone, on a Sunday no less), so a HUGE THANK YOU to Chad! You are AWESOME!