i pulled in to barton truck stop on the A1.
i decided to get a decent meal an a shower.
What can i get you the girl said? Fish chips and peas please.
we’ve only got poached she said.
you mean its stolen?
no she said. its the one without batter.
i gave up and asked for cottage pie, which they had.
then a woman came in. she asked for gammon, pineapple, and chips.
we’ve no pineapple was the reply.
can you do me a side salad please.
yes but we have no lettuce.
later the lad came over to collect my plate. he asked me if i’d like my cup topping up.
i said no i was going to get a shower but i was a bit worried if they had run out of hot water. he completely missed the joke. he ran over to his boss explaining in a panic stricken manner that the showers were broke and that bloke over there told him. at which point i quickly got out of the door and off to the showers.
its not about a truckstop but id just loaded out of macfarlanes and had 5 mins driving left so i went in the office and asked if there was anywhere i could park up for the night.i was told to go and see a chap outside who may be able to help me if there was space.as i got back into my 6 wheeled curtainsided rigid mr hi viz man came over and asked what the problem was.i explained and he said we,re not really meant to let you but you can drop your trailer in the corner over there and park outside the gates!
“erm ok” so i went a plonked myself in the space furthest away and hid behind the trailers for the night!!
limeyphil:
i pulled in to barton truck stop on the A1.
i decided to get a decent meal an a shower.
What can i get you the girl said? Fish chips and peas please.
we’ve only got poached she said.
you mean its stolen?
no she said. its the one without batter.
i gave up and asked for cottage pie, which they had.
then a woman came in. she asked for gammon, pineapple, and chips.
we’ve no pineapple was the reply.
can you do me a side salad please.
yes but we have no lettuce.
later the lad came over to collect my plate. he asked me if i’d like my cup topping up.
i said no i was going to get a shower but i was a bit worried if they had run out of hot water. he completely missed the joke. he ran over to his boss explaining in a panic stricken manner that the showers were broke and that bloke over there told him. at which point i quickly got out of the door and off to the showers.
Anyone else got a good story.
Trouble is its a true reflection of the state of Barton Truckstop nowadays.
The whole site needs a complete refurb and fast.
I was having a breakfast in a layby caravan when a bloke asked for a tea and a bacon sandwich. The girl apologised and said she was waiting for bread, oh, never mind, do me a couple of rounds of toast instead.
This went over the girls head but the driver and me ■■■■■■ ourselves
i consider barton park to be one of the better stops/for regulars u get to know the staff they know you .its not the newest stop but things have improved .
so for being a big mouthed git .against folk that were there trying to do a service .
you think your funny
i asked for a black coffee at a KFC only to be told they didn’t serve black coffee but i could have a white coffee with no milk!!! it made sense to me lol
scania245:
i consider barton park to be one of the better stops/for regulars u get to know the staff they know you .its not the newest stop but things have improved .
so for being a big mouthed git .against folk that were there trying to do a service .
you think your funny
Bought four ice creams at the seaside £1.50 each girl used a calculator to add up price entering £1.50 four times, she then went back to talking about her buisness studies course at college.
scania245:
i consider barton park to be one of the better stops/for regulars u get to know the staff they know you .its not the newest stop but things have improved .
so for being a big mouthed git .against folk that were there trying to do a service .
you think your funny
Years ago i went into Watford Gap…when they had a separate site for drivers, (how long ago was that )
Anyway i asked for a mug of tea, and a sausage sandwich…sorry the old lady said…we dont do sandwiches…so i said …ok, give me 2 slices of bread, and 2 sausages…which she gave me without even smiling…but that was the norm in the service stations then…
scania245:
i consider barton park to be one of the better stops/for regulars u get to know the staff they know you .its not the newest stop but things have improved .
so for being a big mouthed git .against folk that were there trying to do a service .
you think your funny
OP thats nothing new at Barton Park I used to stop there on my way up to birtley,…
Parked up once and went in to order asked for the Fish and chips, no fish… asked for something else they did not have that either asked for something else off the menu and was told they did not have that either so I asked them what they did have and was told to look at the menu, I turned around and walked straight back out never been back to that hole since.
scania245:
i consider barton park to be one of the better stops/for regulars u get to know the staff they know you .its not the newest stop but things have improved .
so for being a big mouthed git .against folk that were there trying to do a service .
you think your funny
scania245:
i consider barton park to be one of the better stops/for regulars u get to know the staff they know you .its not the newest stop but things have improved .
so for being a big mouthed git .against folk that were there trying to do a service .
you think your funny
