Driving up the turnpike, my SunPass was making some strange noises. I needed gas anyway, so I pulled into one of the rest area/gas stations that occur every 40miles or so. I asked three people (two of whom worked at this particular Citgo, one citizen) and no one could tell me what the strange noise meant. In fact, I had to explain to one of them that the SunPass makes different types of beeps based on the status (the ones I know are OK, balance low, balance refilled, balance zero). I guess she had never paid attention.
They could gouge you for the price of the gasoline, and it is a tad higher than surrounding areas, but given that Citgo has a monopoly along the turnpike, the price of gas is reasonable and in-keeping with the state of local gas prices.
They have one of those cool vacuum ice cream dispenser vending machines. I love these things, as it looks like something out of the original Star Wars, with a hose that dips down and by sucking, dispensing your ice cream. I got the drumstick which wasn't even really a drumstick. Instead of vanilla with a nice chocolate shell, covered in tasty peanuts, it was some kind of knockoff with a stale cone, and ice cream with a few chocolate chips stuck to the scoop. Yuck! read more