Rant number 331
There is nothing in the world that people love to exploit more than a captive audience. It's a kind of extension of supply and demand.
No place is this more true than motorway service stations.
We left at around 11 in Perth Scotland headed back home - which is a bloody long way. Because of this, you have no choice but to stop somewhere - and unless you have an encyclopaedic knowledge of decent places located near to motorways that will not cause massive delays in every area - you have to go to the services.
And don't they know it!
Whereas a Burger king might run on average to £4-5 - the same meal will cost you £7-8 pounds in a services - that's some serious increase!
The same can be said for any other restaurant food - even the (always appalling) food that the places prepare themselves. It doesn't seem to matter how hard you try to find something cheap filling and nutritious - you won't.
Even by resorting to packet foods - such as sarnies/pasties etc - run at 2-3 times the going rate - which is a bit bloody rich.
Then there is the general look and feel of service stations. By the advent of what they are - they are always a bit grotty and unclean (except, surprisingly the toilets - which I am generally happy enough with.) They're also almost always quite cavernous and full of people who like you have been sitting in a cramped space for too long and who probably could do with a shower!
Then there are the shops which seem to inexplicably sell just about anything and everything. On the way to somewhere far away - i don't generally think 'I need to buy a camping stool' - but if I did - there would be one to be found at the services no doubt.
They are rubbish!
Rant over.
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