There's just something I love about gas stations. It isn't the stench of fuel or the noise of the road. Seriously, that's giving some glue sniffing vibes. I honestly think it's the liminality of it all. Like, for drivers a gas station is a place to just refuel, but as a hitchhiker you're a lone pedestrian in car territory. You may get a ride to your destination, spending hours conversing with your driver, you may end up stuck for the night, sleeping at a table, grateful the hotdog lady didn't kick you out, you may end up getting dropped off at an abandoned trucker stop where some sus dudes try to extort you for money, only saved by a tour bus full of cheerleaders. Who knows. Anything can happen, it's transitions and movement and I think I love hitchhiking









