Howdy! First pulling in on our way north on I-25 I thought I may have to put my truck in 4x4 mode to reach the gas pumps. The approach and parking lot were in terrible shape with deep pot holes full of muddy water after a rain. I don't understand why the employees at this store are so surly: my niece went to order something from the kitchen, and was met with rudeness from an older woman that waddled around behind the counter. My niece is young but after being rebuked had enough sense to see her request was more than the old girl could handle...and left.
Meanwhile I put my card in the pump's reader twice and got about $85 worth of gas. It took so long that my 4 passengers had been in the store, used the restrooms, bought some snacks and returned to the truck. I went in, used the restroom (I swear they hadn't been touched since this station was built decades ago) and bought a hot dog (the younger gal behind the counter was nice). I walked outside and noticed a man and woman employee leaned up against the wall in a cloud of cigarette smoke. I started to wolf my hot dog and was almost finished when the male walked up to me (like he had something to do with the station somehow) and asked me when I was going to move my truck I assume, because he thought I was blocking customers.
I looked at the half-empty pump lanes, saw my wife shaking her head in my truck because she could just about figure trouble was near. I was irritated about his comment, but measured my response. I held the hot dog up like a specimen and told him I'm one bite away from leaving. He huffed away and I said 'you didn't mind my truck sitting there when I was pumping $85 worth of gas and spending $25 inside the store'. He didn't respond...just stood back by the woman and lit another cigarette.
Coming back south 4 days later I was talking with my passengers about finding a restroom. In this part of WY on I-25 you can go a loooong way between the ultra-rare rest stops and a gas station for some reason, and when you do they leave a lot to be desired. Funny how I-80 has plenty of nice stores and rest areas, but I regress. Of course when I had to go we were approaching this Glendo station. Every one, especially my wife, said don't even think about it...but they didn't have to go. So I held on until Wheatland.
That's the impression this dump left with us. Being jerks cost them another $100, but I got the impression they could care less as long as they had cigarette money. The inside of this place looks like a menagerie with two weird little seating areas and folding chairs that looked like they came from 15 different garage sales. I couldn't make heads or tails of what they had in there. If you are reading this while planning your trip, just keep going past Howard's Sinclair in Glendo WY...unless you're looking for trouble! read more
