Whenever I'm sitting on the crapper in the handicap/luxury stall at the Lenwood Chevron a few thoughts normally go through my head. It kinda goes something like this:
"Thank God for Lenwood."
"How is this bathroom always clean?"
"How is this stall always open?"
"Maybe Fate has blessed my trip."
"I should Yelp this place."
"It's probably huge on Yelp already...wait, i didn't see a sticker on the door."
"Maybe I shouldn't Yelp it, then even more people might come."
Anyway, yeah, I'm a fan. I've been getting off at the Lenwood Rd exit on my Vegas-SoCal journeys for about 10 years. When I was younger, it was for the In-n-Out. Then, the Jack in the Box (I'll Yelp them next). Now, it's mostly for the Chevron.
I'm sure most of you have been in a similar position...you're on a road trip, and suddenly those 3 Chalupas at Taco Bellica are no longer seeming like they were a strategic meal choice. Finally, you make it to the next exit. You park at a pump, hustle to the building, and walk through the automatic doors. You pretend like you're looking around for your preferred snack aisle, but really, you're just trying to find the bathroom without looking like you're just there to use the bathroom. Eureka! There it is. You casually, but quickly, make your way over there. You put your hand on the door, and brace yourself. What horrors await you inside? How bad will the stench be? Will there be a bum taking a bath in the toilet? Maybe you'll just have to crap in the sink. Anything could be on the other side of the flapping door. It could be madness....It could be Sparta. But you aren't in a position to shop around. Finally, you push your way through the entry, and what do you find?
Well my friends, at 2890 Lenwood Rd, you can be pretty confident that you'll find a surprisingly clean & spacious commode for you to do your business. The massive amount of cars outside and people going in & out of the mini-mart belie the quality & cleanliness of the bathroom. From the little lock-operated "OCCUPIED"/"VACANT" on the stall doors to the copious amounts of hand drying equipment, it seems like they've thought of all the things you look for in a shitter when you're on a road trip. Now, it's no Harrods in there, but it doesn't cost you £1 either.
I've never even seen anyone in there cleaning up. Yet, it's always clean. How's it happen? Bathroom gnomes? Those little weird things from the Scrubbing Bubbles commercials? Who knows. However it gets done though, the point is, it gets done. Now I've probably jinxed myself, raving about how great this place is. I'm sure next time I go in there, there's going to be some sort of coprophile convention happening there, but if that's the price I have to pay to share this news with you, then so be it.
Oh yeah, and if you need gas or food, they have that stuff too. read more