A few days ago, I was driving from Ames to MSP, with a fairly challenging snow storm in-between. As I was getting closer to the Airport, I judged it was time to fill up the rental car and make sure that there would be no fuel surcharge when I dropped it off at Budget.
I could say that I picked this particular service station because I was a former Shell Oil employee and had a fuel saver account. In reality, this place was located at the right place (just off the highway) and the right time. The fueling part was as expected and the bathroom was a bit of a throwback in that the entrance was from the outside and vending machines were available for certain physical needs. On that point, I was just passing through and don't want to know. read more