Truckin' Up!

        An alternative to the truck stop is the rest area. Generally referred to as a "Pickle Park", the average rest area has little more than a parking place, a bathroom, telephone and vending machines. We've encountered a few homeless people at some of these Pickle Parks. One young couple whose car had broke down had camped out at the rest area. We watched as the young woman dressed in a tight pair of short shorts walked over to a water spigot with her towel and shampoo in hand. She bent over holding her head under the water. I watched several drivers in nearby trucks pressing their noses against their windshields as she bent low with her back to them. It was as though she was deliberately putting on a show for those drivers. After a few minutes, one of the drivers walked up to the young woman and began talking to her. A short time later, they both walked back to his truck. "I guess she was advertising wasn't she?" I asked. Don just nodded.