Scottish guy goes to America's CRAZIEST Gas Station (BUC-EE'S)

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  • @shaunvlog
    @shaunvlog  Рік тому +47

    Thanks for watching folks - not sure if you saw, but I went to the largest gas station in the world in Texas as well - watch that video here: ua-cam.com/video/aphPHFoycio/v-deo.html

    • @karldammann
      @karldammann Рік тому +2

      I thought you had already been to Buc-ee's but saw your comment and realized this is the one I was thinking of. Your videos are so much fun and you and your girl are very personable, you make ordinary American things seem better just because we are seeing them through your eyes. Thank you so much.

    • @broken4096
      @broken4096 Рік тому +2

      Wait, they let you back in ? LOL you rock man.

    • @AzraelThanatos
      @AzraelThanatos Рік тому

      Pretty much the only place I'd say is better than a Buc-ee's is Wall Market near the Black Hills...between Mt Rushmore and the Badlands...

    • @TonyM132
      @TonyM132 Рік тому +1

      @@AzraelThanatos Wall Market?? I think you mean Wall Drug, in Wall, SD.

    • @AzraelThanatos
      @AzraelThanatos Рік тому

      @@TonyM132 Yep...I'll redirect to look through things there every time I'm in the area...unfortunately, haven't been out that way recently.

  • @jeffhampton2767
    @jeffhampton2767 Рік тому +221

    Shaun, it was a common thunderstorm it was nothing. We get them all the time from heat and humidity buildup.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +43

      It was pretty cool - we don’t really get anything like that so you can imagine my amusement

    • @jeffhampton2767
      @jeffhampton2767 Рік тому +19

      @@shaunvlog Yes probably because Scotland is in a cooler part of the planet. You don't get the heat and humidity buildup. I live in Pennsylvania and even here today we had a small thunderstorm lasted maybe 15 minutes it was no big deal I completely ignored it. They freshen it up and cool it down.

    • @chrismaverick9828
      @chrismaverick9828 Рік тому +28

      @@jeffhampton2767 Unless they don't freshen and cool. Then they just make things hot, sticky, and miserable. Midwestern life.

    • @angelcartagena2375
      @angelcartagena2375 Рік тому +6

      Just a regular Tuesday.

    • @SherriLyle80s
      @SherriLyle80s Рік тому +14

      We get T-Storms everyday in Florida. No biggie.

  • @adoxartist1258
    @adoxartist1258 Рік тому +112

    Holy cow, Shaun, those tires! I would call the rental place and demand they deliver a safe vehicle to wherever I am as soon as I saw those tires. That's life and death right there.

    • @rg20322
      @rg20322 Рік тому +20

      Yup - totally agree with that statement! Those tires would not pass an inspection and are dangerous as h3ll!

    • @shawnb4938
      @shawnb4938 Рік тому +8

      They barely have the minimum amount of tred on them. The bolt, that could have happened since you rented it. Pulling to one side, probably not the bolt, more likely the tires being worn more on one side that the other. The wheels aren't aligned.
      There was a car rental business called Rent A Wreck, I think you found them.

    • @bighand1530
      @bighand1530 Рік тому

      John 3:16.

    • @deanfirnatine7814
      @deanfirnatine7814 Рік тому +9

      Yep that is crazy, no way I would accept a car in that condition, get you killed

    • @SuziSellsSound
      @SuziSellsSound 5 місяців тому

      Driving in the rain on those bald tires?

  • @rettawhinnery
    @rettawhinnery Рік тому +96

    If you're ever in a tornado, do not stay in your car. It could get thrown around and blown over. You need to be on the ground, in a low spot, not under any trees. You were just in a thunderstorm.

    • @judykeown
      @judykeown Рік тому +12

      And not under an overpass.

    • @kimberlygabaldon3260
      @kimberlygabaldon3260 Рік тому +9

      @@judykeown Right - not an underpass, and low ground if there is no shelter available, but put something over yourself; some kind of thick padding to protect yourself from flying debris. Keep your head covered, especially.
      There is usually some store or business around that will let you wait it out inside the building. It's always safest to find shelter, and people who live & work in tornado areas understand that people get caught out by surprise in dangerous storms. Tornadoes often come with large hail, and there is usually lots of flying debris, so shelter inside of a building is by far the safest. Stay away from windows. If you hear a civil defense, ("air raid") siren, start looking for the nearest shelter.
      Here's an example of a tornado siren:
      ua-cam.com/users/shorts0G5XXEbMPwU?feature=share

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 Рік тому

      When did they stop saying right up under the overpass, where it meets the ground? (Haven't lived in tornado country in 25 years, they're almost nonexistent here)

    • @judykeown
      @judykeown Рік тому +2

      @@LindaC616 You can get sucked out. They say to lie flat in a low area.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 Рік тому

      @@judykeown if there's a ditch, but then you can still get sucked out or have something land on you....I'd always heard right up under that corner was safer...yikes

  • @rhiahlMT
    @rhiahlMT Рік тому +52

    It's a pet peeve of mine to go to a car rental place and they give me a vehicle with bald tires. I go right back in and tell them it's unsafe and I'm not accepting the vehicle. They will either change the tires quickly or give me another vehicle. No problems ever with the exchange, they are pretty good about it. Other than at times I've gotten an upgrade because they can't make the change or, I'll take a downgrade to a smaller vehicle. Either way, they will usually accommodate it.

  • @scottmatthew3101
    @scottmatthew3101 Рік тому +8

    I'm sure someone has already explained the map quirk of leaving Tennessee briefly only to reenter. But just in case, since it happens just outside my town, I'll explain it simply. The state line goes across the top of a mountain. The freeway loops around the base of the mountain. Putting up extra "welcome to..." signs was cheaper than a tunnel. Glad you're enjoying the road trip!

  • @kateg7298
    @kateg7298 Рік тому +87

    Shaun, I laughed when you said "I love this store so much!". I feel you. You aren't a Texan if you haven't done emergency last minute Christmas shopping in Buc-ee's on Christmas Eve. If you're uploading this in real time I highly recommend their breakfast tacos and Reuben sandwiches.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +22

      Buc-ees is quite a place - didn’t know people did emergency Christmas shopping there 😅

    • @caulkins69
      @caulkins69 Рік тому +8

      _"You aren't a Texan if you haven't done emergency last minute Christmas shopping in Buc-ee's on Christmas Eve."_
      I guess folks in West Texas and the Panhandle aren't Texans, then. There is no Buc-ee's anywhere near El Paso or Lubbock. There's going to be one in Amarillo, but it hasn't been built yet.

    • @kateg7298
      @kateg7298 Рік тому +5

      @@caulkins69 Oh man, sorry! I used to live in Amarillo between 92-95 and had no idea that Buc-ee's wasn't Texas wide by now. Especially Lubbock!

    • @dianneepps2268
      @dianneepps2268 Рік тому +1

      I live 7 miles from a Buccees

    • @sallyatticum
      @sallyatticum Рік тому +2

      Heh, It is a bit far to drive to Bucc-ees from Austin just for last minute shopping. It's a nice pit stop on the way to Houston or Dallas...

  • @kevindunn5650
    @kevindunn5650 Рік тому +27

    "Loves" is more for truckers. They have gas, food, gift shop and showers. They have a large parking lot for trucks. Most of the big trucks have beds in them so the truckers can park for the night and sleep there.

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 Рік тому +1

      Yep!

    • @hopegoodwin2728
      @hopegoodwin2728 Рік тому

      Love's have the best cleanest restrooms

    • @alexandramiles-lasseter8263
      @alexandramiles-lasseter8263 Рік тому +1

      Yep, Buc-ees does not allow big trucks--☹️

    • @waynepurcell6058
      @waynepurcell6058 Рік тому +1

      @@ritadyer9295 You ought to be at a new opening. My wife and I went to the new Buc-ees in Sevierville Tenn. She asked if we were "really" going to get something to eat. I told her "HELL NO, we'd die to death of starvation before even seeing the counter".
      We snagged two shirts and got the eff out of there. It was like being in a sardine tin full of sweaty people. We may go back later when it's cold and travel slacks off, but right now? NOOoo.

  • @-EchoesIntoEternity-
    @-EchoesIntoEternity- Рік тому +25

    6:01 Loves is a truck stop for proper 18 wheelers. Buc-ees does not allow cargo trucks, only cars and such.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +4

      Ahh good to know the difference

    • @MegaAlexis92
      @MegaAlexis92 Рік тому +2

      The reason why is because truckers are known to be very messy and not clean. Buc-ee’s is very clean and not messy and they are trying to keep it that way.

    • @nancy9478
      @nancy9478 Рік тому

      ​​beyond that stereotype, trucks take up more space in the parking lots, and staying there for hours while the driver rests takes spots that can be used by cars that are in and out fast. Just one reason. I have been in rest areas that filthy, and truck stops that are immaculate. Hubby drove trucks and I would ride along, so I should know. Woman are worse than men when it comes to filthy restrooms.

  • @FuzzyMarineVet
    @FuzzyMarineVet Рік тому +24

    Good to see you again, Shaun.
    That's the kind of storm Americans refer to as a "gully washer" because so much water falls in a short period of time that the gullies get literally rinsed out.
    You must have been driving Interstate Highway 24 out of Chattanooga.

  • @theeyesehaveit
    @theeyesehaveit Рік тому +24

    That WELCOME to TN Service plaza is one of the best. Feels like a little log cabin complete with a couple of rocking chairs inside where the brochures are. Buc-ees Beaver Nuggets are addictive.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +3

      It was a great stop - couldn’t remember the name so thanks for letting me know :)

    • @lejeanmesser5669
      @lejeanmesser5669 Рік тому

      It’s actually not a service station, it’s a state welcome station/rest stop, so yes they’re promoting that you’ve entered TN. It’s been a year or two since I was by there but I think the only food items you can purchase are from vending machines. That’s a giveaway that it’s a state sponsored rest stop.

  • @paulinesoares3594
    @paulinesoares3594 Рік тому +22

    It’s just a little thunder storm. Nothing to worry about. Happens all the time in the summer. We call them summer showers.

  • @sunflowerbrown5823
    @sunflowerbrown5823 Рік тому +39

    Love watching you loving the U.S. and seeing it through your eyes! I loved visiting Scotland so I kind of get how you felt when you were here!

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +5

      Thank you - so glad you enjoyed here 😊

  • @ElephantsRock19
    @ElephantsRock19 Рік тому +12

    What @rhiahlMT said: Y'all PLEASE be careful in that car, better yet if you can stop by the rental and show them those horrid tires and demand a different car or better (new?) tires it'd make this Texas lady very happy! Y'all didn't pay for a road hazard and that's exactly what you've got! Especially in thunderstorms, bad traction!
    Be safe, have fun & happy trails to you both! 🤠🕊️🙏❤️🕯️

  • @jennifergarrett6809
    @jennifergarrett6809 Рік тому +68

    Your adoption as a Texan is complete. When you're excited to find a Buc Ees in another state then that means that you are Texan through and through.

    • @brianl8481
      @brianl8481 Рік тому +3

      I’m no longer in Virginia, but I’m excited they will be getting a Buc-ee’s.

    • @MegaAlexis92
      @MegaAlexis92 Рік тому +2

      I’m not even a Texan but I love me some Buc-ee’s. Their chopped brisket sandwich is the best brisket you will ever have. Plus also I am making it a mission in life to visit every Buc-ee’s that there is.

    • @brianl8481
      @brianl8481 Рік тому +2

      @@MegaAlexis92 When you get to Texas, find some small town BBQ place and get the brisket. I’m not saying Buc-ee’s brisket is bad, there’s just better.

    • @jennifergarrett6809
      @jennifergarrett6809 Рік тому

      @@MegaAlexis92 lots to visit so have fun.

    • @mala3isity
      @mala3isity Рік тому

      LOL

  • @brandi_with_an_i
    @brandi_with_an_i Рік тому +33

    I would have loved to have run into y'all during your trip through Georgia. Definitely need to come back and visit North Georgia. And yes, the Georgia/TN line is a tricky one. That part of the interstate through that small portion in and out of both states. However, in the early 1800s, a surveyor marked the 35th latitude line too far to the south, taking away a lot of land that belonged to Georgia. Georgia and TN still fight about it today because of water rights. There are a lot more people in Georgia than in TN and Georgia would have benefited from access to the Tennessee River which was initially in part of Georgia. Looking forward to more videos!!

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +8

      Thanks Brandi and for letting me know - interesting about the land disputes

    • @AzraelThanatos
      @AzraelThanatos Рік тому +3

      @@shaunvlog Though that's still less of a thing in history than Michigan and Ohio's boundary dispute...the only place where two states started a war with each other there

    • @lorireed8046
      @lorireed8046 Рік тому

      ​@@shaunvlogDid you ever visit Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN?

  • @a1scooter1
    @a1scooter1 Рік тому +9

    I was at the one in Georgia. I asked the manager how many employees he had. I couldn't believe his answer.... 400 employees. He said every single one was needed. By the way, he was proud to say that he had a bunch of good, hard working people working for him.

    • @AmikaofMan
      @AmikaofMan Рік тому

      From what I understand, Bucees takes care of their employees.

  • @Dee-743
    @Dee-743 Рік тому +12

    I have watched your channel for several years. You were about ten minutes from my house in Tennessee. You drove from Tennessee into Georgia, (Dade County) a corner of Georgia, then back into Tennessee. We call that service station you stopped at right down the road a welcome center. Enjoy that lovely Atlanta traffic (sarcasm intended) and the hot and humid southern weather and the storms which come with it.

    • @bighand1530
      @bighand1530 Рік тому

      I wish I found out about this channel sooner.

  • @invisigoth510
    @invisigoth510 Рік тому +2

    Next time you find yourself in the Atlanta area I recommend the Holiday Inn Express in Fairburn. It’s just outside the city limits to the south of Atlanta at 7905 Senoia road.
    It’s clean, it’s reasonably priced, & they have an excellent breakfast You’re not going to pay as much as the downtown Sheridan was charging you (& you’ll have a refrigerator & microwave in the room)
    I stay there whenever I’m passing through

  • @jeffhampton2767
    @jeffhampton2767 Рік тому +10

    Before Buc-ee's was Stuckeys. We used to stop at Stuckey's in the 1960s and 70s. When my parents would travel to Virginia and Florida. Stuckey's was founded in 1937 and Buc-ee's was founded in 1982.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +3

      Oh wow I had no idea

    • @jeffhampton2767
      @jeffhampton2767 Рік тому +2

      @@shaunvlog Yes Stuckey's was the place to go and was founded in 1937 and Buc-ee's was not founded until 1982. Stuckey's were everywhere all over the South. To this day there are still more Stuckey's than there are Buc-ee's.

    • @CharlesKS
      @CharlesKS Рік тому +1

      Here in the Midwest we also had Nickerson Farms, a combination restaurant, gift shop and gas station. And most of them had bee hives that produced honey for purchase. I loved it when we would stop there in the 1970s. The franchise ended in the early 1980s.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 Рік тому +1

      ​@@jeffhampton2767they're trying to revive the Stuckey's. So if you see the pecan rolls anywhere (not that great, IMO), sales of those are funding the reopening. I'm from MI, and vaguely remember them

    • @dalemoore8582
      @dalemoore8582 Рік тому +4

      @@LindaC616 yes Stucky was once America bathroom and pecan turtles store!!

  • @richb313
    @richb313 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for taking us along.

  • @flashkirby101
    @flashkirby101 Рік тому +1

    That's a gas station?! That is absolutely nutty man! Never seen such a crazy station in my life.

  • @goddrib3354
    @goddrib3354 Рік тому +8

    If you ever go back through Chattanooga, stop and grab some fried chicken at Champy’s. Really good southern fried chicken, and the fried green tomatoes are amazing. The tamales are really good with a soda cracker and a dab of hot sauce. Safe travels to you and the misses.

  • @magicdinsmore3107
    @magicdinsmore3107 Рік тому +2

    The sun was up when you went in. It was pitch black when you came out... 🤣

  • @carlj95
    @carlj95 Рік тому +9

    I've not seen very many of those drive thru at a gas station. Finding a random Buc-cee's you didn't know about I call that a win! Looking forward to seeing what you find to do in Atlanta. I've never been there.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Carl - we had a great time

  • @rongenung
    @rongenung Рік тому +2

    If there was a tornado in the area, you would know. You won't get hit suddenly by a tornado while dashing in to buy a Red Bull. I am an American (out west) and I have never heard of Buc-ees! I just discovered you can order their Beaver Nuggets on-line, so happy eating.

  • @ginnyedmister3717
    @ginnyedmister3717 Рік тому +12

    I was happy to see this video. I didn’t know you were back in the states. Please be careful downtown in some of the big cities.
    I live in Texas so I’m a big fan of Buc-ee’s! Be sure to try the Caramel Sea salt Beaver Nuggets! They’re my favorite!

  • @joane5777
    @joane5777 Рік тому +1

    That's summer in New Jersey with the t-storms too!! 😊❤😊

  • @kennethmiller2333
    @kennethmiller2333 Рік тому +7

    To be fair, that Loves probably gets plenty of love from two groups:
    1. People who need to get in and get out in less than the six hours needed to exit a Buc-ee's parking lot.
    2. Truckers who need the facilities that a truck stop offers (showers, laundry, rig hook-ups, scales...).
    My melon is 7 5/8, so I feel your pain.
    If you like the Buc-ee's slogans, you have to take I-95 near the NC-SC border and stop at South of the Border. Make sure to get enough interstate time to read all the billboards. If you think Buc-ee's is crazy... you ain't seen nothing yet.
    As for the stink - the south has mildew. You can't get that much humidity and avoid it.

    • @stormyjlb
      @stormyjlb Рік тому

      LOVE South of the Border! Campy and retro, but I still get excited every time I drive by!

  • @19580822
    @19580822 Рік тому +5

    Shaun, if you are heading south on Interstate 75 towards Florida, you will come upon another Buc-cee's approximately 100 miles south of Atlanta near the city of Warner Robins. It is the newer of the two. My son lives nearby in the town of Byron. He took my wife and I there a few months ago and we spent about an hour in there. There are no words....😳

    • @19580822
      @19580822 Рік тому

      @ShaunTakesAmerica_ ???

  • @Sparkle_Ninja
    @Sparkle_Ninja Рік тому +3

    I think in Tennessee you were at the welcome center. Every state has a welcome center when you first enter the state on major highway. They have brochures and paper maps about neat things to do in that state. Along with restrooms, vending machines, and picnic tables and grass areas designated to walk your dogs.

  • @RebelCowboysRVs
    @RebelCowboysRVs Рік тому +1

    The river at 3:14 is the Tn River at Hale town Tn. The mountain to the left in that shot is Sand Mountain where I live. The Northern tip closest to the camera is referred to as lads mtn. The 4th deer in my latest video was me riding my motorcycle over that ridge. I24 crosses the river, here near where a Cherokee named Turtle at Home ran a ferry service. I24 runs in to Georgia between Sand Mountain an Atna Mountain then turns northeast back in to Tn to go around Lookout Mountain. It then goes through down town Chattanooga an joins I75 south out of the mountains.

  • @TimSmith-uc4pk
    @TimSmith-uc4pk Рік тому +2

    There is a Buc-ees in St.Augustine and Daytona Beach. They just opened one Sevierville TN. The Nashville area. And we will be getting one here in Ocala on the west side of Fla.

  • @BerdosReactions
    @BerdosReactions Рік тому +3

    I've been to Buc-ees in Florida and South Carolina. I saw in the news that they're planning to build one about 30 minutes from me in North Carolina. I'm so ready and excited for that!

    • @fourliltadpoles
      @fourliltadpoles Рік тому +1

      Oooh! Where? I’m in NC too and I drove to the one in SC for my birthday! lol

    • @cruellad407
      @cruellad407 Рік тому

      Mebane

  • @robinoconnor553
    @robinoconnor553 Рік тому +2

    Pretty much every Buc-Ees is unique to its area. Some have really big gift shops. Some have a really big grocery department. Some have huge hunting/fishing sections. Each one is its own jewel.

  • @DG62able
    @DG62able Рік тому +1

    Luvs is a truck stop. My husband is a truck driver and he stops at Luvs sometimes.

  • @RealzFoSho
    @RealzFoSho Рік тому +2

    That jumping between states happens by Chattanooga TN, right on the border. I-24 dips into GA for a few miles on the west side of Chattanooga. I drove that plenty of times years back and GA State Police seemed to love sitting in that little stretch of I-24 to catch people speeding as they come down that big hill.

  • @mikhailabunidal9146
    @mikhailabunidal9146 Рік тому +9

    @🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Shaun Missed you Shaun, hope your trip around this country is going well for you & and your wife

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +2

      Great to see you back here my friend hope you are keeping well??

  • @ElainetheGARugrat8815
    @ElainetheGARugrat8815 Рік тому +1

    When I lived in Chattanooga, I loved going into and out of Georgia. I've been to that Buc-ee's and it's GREAT!!!

  • @LotsofWhatever
    @LotsofWhatever Рік тому +2

    I saw the Piggly Wiggly in the background at the beginning and I miss those.....😢

  • @georgemcgowanfl
    @georgemcgowanfl 5 місяців тому +2

    Not a map quirk, but a road quirk. West of Chattanooga, I-24 dips into Georgia for a few miles and then goes back into Tennessee.

  • @pennythomas9401
    @pennythomas9401 Рік тому +1

    Don’t know when you filmed this, but I live just south of Atlanta, unfortunately off of 85, not 75, so out of your path. We were in that Buckeyes a couple of weeks ago on our way home from a road trip to Scottsboro Alabama, a place you need to see. It has the unclaimed baggage store - unclaimed airline baggage from all over the world, and lots of really great deals. Another place you should see is Warm Springs, GA and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Little White House, where he passed away in 1943. We went there just last week. There is another Buckeyes south of Atlanta near Byron, GA, and another in Daytona Beach. One year ago this week, I was in Scotland, making a tour of Outlander sites, and it is a beautiful country.

  • @sister7465
    @sister7465 Рік тому +3

    My parents traveled to a Buc ees for their anniversary one time. Mom heard about how crazy they were and so they just had to check it out. Lol

  • @judyowen2360
    @judyowen2360 5 місяців тому +2

    Shaun just apologized for misspelling your name last time 🫣You’re not in Scotland anymore are you - we have everything you can think of to see and buy . Glad you’re enjoying seeing the USA 🇺🇸

  • @kevinfeldman5100
    @kevinfeldman5100 Рік тому +1

    At Buc-ee's, no big trucks are allowed. That is why Luvs is across the road.

  • @bethgandy4173
    @bethgandy4173 Рік тому

    I am a grown adult from NJ and get excited when we go south and I get very to visit a Buc-ees!!

  • @melissas4874
    @melissas4874 Рік тому +1

    Love's is mainly for truckers. My son drives across the country as a trucker and his employer has a contract with Loves. He says they have showers and many of them have little rooms to sleep in. Buccee's was built for the rest of us and I don't know of any that actually allow the big trucks to visit them.

  • @KG-xt4oq
    @KG-xt4oq Рік тому +1

    My brother moved to Calhoun (where that Buc-ee's is) about 15 years ago; he teaches criminal justice at NW Georgia Community College, then he moved to Cartersville 4 years ago and just recently moved to Ringgold (near the TN border) 2 months ago, so I know that stretch of I-75 very well even though I live in NC...lol.

  • @juliayoung537
    @juliayoung537 Рік тому +4

    😂 I knew when you said y'all were going from Nashville to Atlanta it was going to be a long day 😥

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому

      Especially since we didn’t leave Nashville till after 4pm 😅

  • @aaronlopez492
    @aaronlopez492 Рік тому +1

    Buc-ees is a Texan take on the Truck stop, it's huge and it has everything you could ever need.

  • @BluBlu777
    @BluBlu777 Рік тому +1

    Shaun, you were obviously driving on I24 past the Tennessee river. My wife and I used to live in Grundy county and drove that way into Chattanooga all the time.

  • @goodegiggles
    @goodegiggles Рік тому

    I live about 30 mins from that stop you got your Red Bull from at the beginning. You were also very near Jack Daniels from my town as well! Glad you made it through that rain on Mt. Eagle !

  • @dalemoore8582
    @dalemoore8582 Рік тому +1

    That storm was not that bad. Just a southern summer shower. You were not that far from my home, Huntsville Alabama. We have a Bucees here.

  • @tinahairston6383
    @tinahairston6383 Рік тому +1

    OMG! Those tires are terrible!! Thunderstorms here especially in the South can be treacherous to drive in when you're in a car that's well maintained. Glad you got to your destination as safe as you did. I've never been in BUC-EE's and so want to but my life is boring and I don't travel anywhere close to one...one day, lol.

  • @nathanrood865
    @nathanrood865 Рік тому

    Love Buc-ees! It's a must stop everytime we pass the one in TN

  • @dereknolin5986
    @dereknolin5986 Рік тому

    I'm so glad you inserted that screen shot of "The Amish Hippie" because I rewound that like five times trying to understand what the eff you were saying!

  • @sharonsmith583
    @sharonsmith583 Рік тому +1

    So excited you went to Bucees! Can't wait until you have a video about Atlanta! The first Bucees in Georgia is in my hometown of Warner Robins. There are only 2 so far in GA but i believe they are building more.

  • @Armyaunt73
    @Armyaunt73 Рік тому +2

    I was in a tornado when I was 12yrs & spending the summer in Ohiobwith my aunt. It freaked me out cause we had to pick up my uncle at work & driving home in a tornado. We all spent the night in the basement & thank God we did, cause a giant tree crashed three the house right in the bedroom I would have been in if we didn't go to the basement. Safe travels ❤

  • @Super-J10
    @Super-J10 Рік тому +1

    7:10 photo bomb is epic 😂

  • @dougbowers4415
    @dougbowers4415 Рік тому +2

    You said your hotel stinks. You didn’t say what the smell was. My best guess is mildew which you get in the humid south. You kill it with Lysol but that smells bad too.

  • @nathanbeard513
    @nathanbeard513 Рік тому +1

    I have made that same trip several times, and half the time I get weather just like that as I’m headed down I75 through Chattanooga.

  • @causticchameleon7861
    @causticchameleon7861 Рік тому +2

    Not surprised the hotel stinks. It’s not in a great area of Atlanta. Yes, it’s near world of Coca Cola and Mercedes’ Benz stadium but it’s a sketchy part of downtown.

  • @winstonmitchell5605
    @winstonmitchell5605 5 місяців тому

    Hi y'all! 👋You are in my neck of the woods now. I live in Chattanooga Tennessee, and I have been to that particular Buckee's several times, I love it.

  • @janicenixon3242
    @janicenixon3242 Рік тому

    There's also another Bucees south of Atlanta in Fort Valley, GA off I-75.

  • @mohhughes4870
    @mohhughes4870 5 місяців тому

    Driving down I-85 from Charlotte, you get the "Buc-ee's! Only 189 Miles!" sign right after entering Georgia. The only problem:
    1) I-85 verges with I-75 in Atlanta, about 100 miles away. So that means that the Buc-ee's could be another 85 miles south on I-85, or 85 miles on either I-75n or I-75S.
    2) BUT... in Atlanta, 75/85 intersects with I-20, which runs East/West, so now it could be either way on that part of the Interstate as well.
    Turns out, there is a Buc-ee's in Moody, Alabama, just outside of metropolitan Birmingham and about 90 miles west of the 75/85-20 interchange. My brother drives 20 miles to piump gas there, and probably burns the savings driving back home in Birmingham. But he does love their brisket - and that's a very fine compliment to the "restaurant?" I think all of my family are barbecue prudes (please don't confuse grilling with barbecue).
    Atlanta: As a former resident, I will bet you didn't see the best parts, because they are not downtown. I lived within a mile from Zoo Atlanta - well worth the visit, as is Grant Park where it resides (designed by the planner who developed Central Park in New York). Lot of history there, but a lot of the historical buildings were destroyed by Gen. Sherman during the Civil War, and later by development. Stone Mountain is a must though.

  • @KI4ASK
    @KI4ASK Рік тому +1

    Welcome to Atlanta, my home city.

  • @olpossum
    @olpossum Рік тому +2

    I loved that you showed how big Buc-ee's is. A lot of people just show a few products. Thanks for that!! If you haven't tried them yet, the cinnamon nuggets are amazing!

    • @tinabean713
      @tinabean713 Рік тому

      I always get the peach & jalapeno jelly (for home) and my son loves their brisket sandwiches.

  • @Kristina-jf4hd
    @Kristina-jf4hd 5 місяців тому

    Missouri finally got a Buc-Ees! Unfortunately it’s on the opposite side of the state from me……about a 3.5-4 hour drive. However, I drive 1,150 miles from Missouri to FtMyers, Florida twice a year. I go through Georgia along I-75 and stop at buc-Ees every time. Cleanest public bathrooms (I despise public bathrooms). I also travel I-24 through Tennessee and the first time I drive through I was so confused how I went from TN to GA to TN to GA in only a couple miles. Hope you enjoy/enjoyed your trip!!!

  • @sandybrooks8018
    @sandybrooks8018 Рік тому +1

    That’s pretty much an every day occurrence in Florida and most of Georgia

  • @katieviney9644
    @katieviney9644 Рік тому +1

    Great content! Love seeing you so close to my neck of the woods. Im in Tn near that rest stop. Bucees is awesome! We stop at that one every time we travel to ATL. Cool thing, the city of Calhoun was named for our 7th vice president, whose grandfather was Scotch-Irish from County Donegal.

  • @bridgetbrooks2504
    @bridgetbrooks2504 Рік тому +2

    Shaun, here is the history of marketing road signs in the U.S. : Burma-Shave was an American brand of brushless shaving cream, famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small sequential highway roadside signs. Every saying ended with.....Burma-Shave. Cute how much you both love Buckies♥

  • @davidcopple8071
    @davidcopple8071 Рік тому +1

    Love's is a good truck stop. Geared towards serving the particular needs of commercial truck drivers. But the public is welcome as well. Where as Buccees is for the public and commercial trucks are not allowed.

  • @jeannieluna3009
    @jeannieluna3009 Рік тому +1

    I was smiling the entire time. Thank you.
    Safe journey & for Pete’s sake … get those tires changed.

  • @LyleFrancisDelp
    @LyleFrancisDelp Рік тому +3

    Buc-ee’s coffee is really very good. I would just as soon have that as Starbucks. And yes, their brisket is quite respectable.

  • @debc4542
    @debc4542 Рік тому +1

    Loves gets the truck drivers because bucees doesn’t allow the big rigs on their property. I stop at that bucees most every time I travel to Nashville from Atlanta. Love bucees

  • @Khromeos
    @Khromeos Рік тому

    That's crazy I was just at that same Bucees a few weeks ago on our vacation
    Much love from Missouri

  • @jodydarby
    @jodydarby Рік тому

    Welcome to Calhoun, GA-my hometown! We love our Bucees!

  • @lauraallison-slacum7022
    @lauraallison-slacum7022 Рік тому

    Oh goodness, we follow that route when we travel between Georgia and West Virginia. First time I ever heard rolling thunder was when I moved to Georgia! we LOVE Buc-ees!

  • @elizml4502
    @elizml4502 Рік тому +1

    While in Atlanta try The Varsity to eat and tour the Chik Fil A back stage. Can also see the wall Hank Aaron hit many of his homeruns over....in a parking lot! Lol

  • @emilywhitfield2780
    @emilywhitfield2780 Рік тому

    I live in southeast Missouri and we get thunderstorms frequently especialy during the spring and summer! When you hear the tornado siren, its time to go to the basement!!!!

  • @daveolson6001
    @daveolson6001 Рік тому

    About 5 years ago I started working as an LTL (Less than Truck Load) driver. Basically I was an over-the-road trucker but my "Big Rig" was a Ford Transit-350 van. Anyway, my first time in Texas I stopped at a Buc-ee's and I fell in love. I did that job for three years and every time I went through Texas I was determined to stop in and get some cake balls. I'm doing local delivery in Minnesota now, but I dream of a day when I'll get a run to the Lone Star State so I can visit one more time.

  • @thegingergyrl455
    @thegingergyrl455 Рік тому +1

    I love your excited face going into Buc-ees❤

  • @sheriwiggins5552
    @sheriwiggins5552 Рік тому

    You were in "my neck of the woods" as we say in Tennessee! I live in Johnson City Tn. Yes, Tennessee has wonderful rest stops for travelers. Clean and well attended. Buckies is fairly new to Tennessee, if you stopped at the Buckies off the exit to Sevierville/Dollywood it is the world's largest Buckies 😊 when crowded they're a bit overwhelming but great! Try the brisket sandwich 🤤

  • @bethmeredith
    @bethmeredith Рік тому +1

    "It's not for the Gram, it's for the nuggets." Love it! Also, Teka was looking lovely too.

  • @Luv2tickt
    @Luv2tickt Рік тому

    We're getting a Buc-cee's about 90 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin!!! I can't wait for that to open...hopefully later this year!

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 Рік тому

      Whaaat?! Next visit to a friend in the Twin Cities, we'll have to drive down to Madison again and look for it!

  • @miamianz
    @miamianz Рік тому

    love buc-ee's esp the corn nuggets soooooo adictive. have a safe drive it will be awsome esp if your going to the keys.

  • @juliey196
    @juliey196 Рік тому

    Your killing me with the rain worry. The clouds aren’t even that dark 😂

  • @richardm3023
    @richardm3023 Рік тому

    That Tennessee border thing is along Interstate 24, just before Chattanooga. It's due to the highway going around and between the mountains.

  • @bethmeredith
    @bethmeredith Рік тому

    Awesome vlog of Buccees. I'm a Buccees fan too.

  • @idoc-2
    @idoc-2 Рік тому

    That stretch of interstate highway where you go "Now we're in Tennessee. Now we're in Georgia. Now we're back in Tennessee. Now we're back in Georgia!" within the span of a few miles, is on Interstate 24 around Chattanooga, Tennessee.

  • @deborahchasteen3206
    @deborahchasteen3206 3 місяці тому

    Love's is a truck stop for freight trucks - "big rigs).
    Unfortunately, trucks aren't allowed at Buc-ees.

  • @denisehaukkala9742
    @denisehaukkala9742 Рік тому +1

    I took a Canadian to the giant bucee's in Austin and she had a similar religious experience.

  • @markebedwell9973
    @markebedwell9973 Рік тому

    Hello I'm from west Texas, just watching your video, seen some places in your video that I visited just a few short months ago, I'm like that's so cool I've been their too.

  • @willbygosh4887
    @willbygosh4887 Рік тому

    And they keep on building Buc-ees each bigger than the last! I think they're building one in Ocala Florida with something like 190 fuel pumps.

  • @lamp8112
    @lamp8112 Рік тому +1

    This was a great video. I felt like I was experiencing it with you. I have never been to Buckee's but if my husband and I do a road trip I will let him know we need an hour in Buckee's to explore! Long time fan of your channel, watching from Minnesota. I agree with the other comments regarding your rental car. You should turn it in for a safer vehicle! There are safety standards.

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +2

      Thank you very much for tuning in - grateful to have you here. Report back if you make it to Buc-ees 😊

    • @lamp8112
      @lamp8112 Рік тому

      @ShaunTakesAmerica Will do!

  • @kellygoodman4773
    @kellygoodman4773 Рік тому

    Whenever I go to Bucees I always get the sliced brisket sandwich, sometimes 2. So good!

  • @pollyduron674
    @pollyduron674 Рік тому +1

    A normal thunderstorm. I lived for a few months in Oklahoma and experienced two tornadoes in that short time. We had those storms all the time when I lived in Ohio and had vacations in Tennessee and Florida. ❤. You are nicer than me. I would have found another rental place from the same company and made them switch cars.

  • @ez4u2say2100
    @ez4u2say2100 Рік тому

    Luvs is mainly a truck Stop for the Semis to fuel up.

  • @irenem3854
    @irenem3854 Рік тому +5

    Is having a big head a Scottish thing? My dad had to have his football helmet specially made for his big noggin! He was of Scottish descent. P.S. love your videos!

    • @shaunvlog
      @shaunvlog  Рік тому +3

      Haha not sure but it does run in my family - I never get hats to fit me 😅

    • @willp.8120
      @willp.8120 Рік тому +1

      I have a big head and am of partial Scottish ancestry.

  • @jstringfellow1961
    @jstringfellow1961 Рік тому +2

    I had to giggle. "Should we stay in until it passes?" Sorry, that's me just dying. It's not raining yet, get out. Have fun. Watch for funnels and have a run for it, just stay ahead of it or behind it. You'll be OK.