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Whenever I do a long highway trip I can't help but notice how often I pass "one of everything". By that I mean when I'm hungry I don't have to wonder where I will eat, I know that within 10 miles I will find some exit with a few fast food chains, a fast casual restaurant, 2 gas stations, an a motel. You don't have to ask "Where is the McDonalds" you ask "Where is the NEXT McDonalds" because you know you probably are between two.

I find this tiny bit of Americana comforting. I don't know if there is another country so large that is so consistently developed. There are so few places in America where you might end up out of range of these basic comforts, despite our fairly massive landmass.

parent habosa 7 years ago

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