As I drive along I-90 from Buffalo to Albany I encounter countless forms of rest stops. The quick pull off for the tired trucker, the mega-stop with an assortment of eateries a gift shop and gas station, and the rare scenic picnic area. I wonder what kind of people take time out of their trip to enjoy a scenic picnic with the sounds of mac trucks and cars barrelling down the road behind them while they eat and enjoy the smells of car exhaust. These areas are very interesting to me because aside from the mega stops that have alternate entrances for non-thruway motorists, the other rest stops are completely cut off from the world outside of the thruway, the people there are all just passers by who may never come by that spot again in their lives. These areas must see the most turnover in terms of people who occupy that space that most places in the country. In these areas you'll usually find a bathroom of some sort, a few picnic tables, a pay phone, and if you're lucky a vending machine or two. One development that I have noticed recently is the addition of wifi to many of these places. I wonder if anyone ever takes the time to just walk around these places and look around, other than sexual deviants I mean.
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