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AmandaRuth

(3,105 posts)
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 10:25 PM Feb 2017

a taco truck on every interstate

lurk quite a bit, but do not post much, just thought this was so awesome..... big bad accident on our states major interstate today, both ways were blocked for hours, and a smart food purveyor took advantage, and just pulled his taco wagon right on the interstate and started feeding the tired stressed commuters. Almost made me a little jealous i wasn't in that backup. Almost.

http://q13fox.com/2017/02/27/tacos-el-tajin-taco-truck-feeds-drivers-stuck-in-long-i-5-backup/

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a taco truck on every interstate (Original Post) AmandaRuth Feb 2017 OP
Good man shenmue Feb 2017 #1
Aw that's awesome Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #2
That's kind of how "south of the border" got started fNord Feb 2017 #3
awesome story AmandaRuth Feb 2017 #4
1970's?!? Try 1950, and it is at the NC/SC line, so quite a bit more than "just south" A HERETIC I AM Feb 2017 #5
Damn generational grapevine........ fNord Feb 2017 #6
I apologize if I was a bit pithy A HERETIC I AM Feb 2017 #7
Lol....... fNord Feb 2017 #8
Also, yeah, south of North Carolina..... fNord Feb 2017 #9

fNord

(1,756 posts)
3. That's kind of how "south of the border" got started
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:17 AM
Feb 2017

Now it's the place just south of the VA state line, where you can buy cheap cigarettes, fireworks, etc, but allegedly, it began with a Mexican hitchhiker selling a ham sandwich to a traffic laden motorist for 5bucks back in the early 70s. He thought to himself, shit, if someone will pay me that for basically nothing, this seem like a good spot to sell anything........


I still stop there any time I pass through

A HERETIC I AM

(24,320 posts)
5. 1970's?!? Try 1950, and it is at the NC/SC line, so quite a bit more than "just south"
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 01:58 AM
Feb 2017

Of Virginia!

My family lived in the D.C. Area in the late 60's and traveled to South Florida back before I95 was constructed. US 301 was one of the primary roads south along the eastern seaboard back then and I remember the billboards that still exist every mile or so, starting at least 150 miles north and south of the attraction.

And no, it didn't start by a Mexican guy selling a sandwich

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_the_Border_(attraction)

fNord

(1,756 posts)
6. Damn generational grapevine........
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 02:31 AM
Feb 2017

Appreciate the education.....I knew that story was a bit off, that "Pedro" wile not being able to catch a ride, happened upon a motorist who was so hungry he paid an exorbitant amount for his sandwich, which gave him the idea to start a food vending spot, and that was the start of the attraction....but I guess that's just an urban myth they tell gringos.....

A HERETIC I AM

(24,320 posts)
7. I apologize if I was a bit pithy
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 02:58 AM
Feb 2017

But "SOB" is sort of a cherished part of my childhood! I've been through there numerous times as a kid and dozens more as a trucker.

As hard as we looked, we were never able to find "Pedro", much less a Dillon resident that had a Mexican accent!

fNord

(1,756 posts)
9. Also, yeah, south of North Carolina.....
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 03:36 AM
Feb 2017

I don't drive for a living, or even much drive.....my boyfriend does most of that.....but we travel a lot... road numbers kinda blur as doe states, like days of the week. He just bitched me out asking "seriously? You can't remember what state South of the Border is in......"

My sincere apologies

But I'm sticking by the fact I've been told that urban myth................

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