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[sam_gordon]

Driving to DDs college orientation, she got a little car sick and threw up. We stopped at the next exit and went to a gas station.

As DW was cleaning up the mess, she sent me in to find some saltine crackers.

I go look, can't find anything so ask if they carry just plain crackers

The guy looks at me, then bends down, pulls out a Crack pipe, and asks if that's what I was looking for!

Yes, DD attended orientation, and is feeling better, but I thought this story was too funny NOT to share

 

[disneychrista]

Did you buy it?

 

[Kitty 34]

Sounds like the dude didn't have all his ducks in a row.


Glad your DD is feeling better. I get carsick sometimes.....so not fun.

 

[sam_gordon]

Did you buy it?

No. Lol. @DisneyHardin and @kymom99, Shelbyville exit on I64, go north and stop at Valero.

 

[DisneyHardin]

That's

No. Lol. @DisneyHardin and @kymom99, Shelbyville exit on I64, go north and stop at Valero.

That's hilarious. I am just up the road at the Blankenbaker Exit.

 

[sam_gordon]

That's

That's hilarious. I am just up the road at the Blankenbaker Exit.

So an easy drive to get your drug paraphernalia.

 

[DisneyHardin]

So an easy drive to get your drug paraphernalia.

It is. Next time I need a crack pipe, I will know where to go. Since my DH is in law enforcement, I probably should keep my shopping on the down-low

 

[kymom99]

No. Lol. @DisneyHardin and @kymom99, Shelbyville exit on I64, go north and stop at Valero.

I’ll keep it in mind

 

[sam_gordon]

It is. Next time I need a crack pipe, I will know where to go. Since my DH is in law enforcement, I probably should keep my shopping on the down-low

Tell your husband and he can bust the place! Lol

 

[DisneyHardin]

Tell your husband and he can bust the place! Lol

He's a Sheriff's Deputy in Jefferson County, not Shelby, so he doesn't have jurisdiction

 

[John VN]

He's a Sheriff's Deputy in Jefferson County, not Shelby, so he doesn't have jurisdiction

here U-go

 

[kdonnel]

Probably a case of a merchant knowing their audience and being stocked appropriately.

I remember seeing a post not long ago on Reddit about the topic.

A convenience store that had dozens of cans of compressed air for sale at the register. Another that sold individual brillo pads and had stacks of glass tubes for sale.

 

[sam_gordon]

Probably a case of a merchant knowing their audience and being stocked appropriately.

I remember seeing a post not long ago on Reddit about the topic.

A convenience store that had dozens of cans of compressed air for sale at the register. Another that sold individual brillo pads and had stacks of glass tubes for sale.

Compressed air could be used for multiple things. Same with brillo pads.

This...

not so much (no there was no baggie of stuff with it, but the pipe is just like what he showed me (aside me).

 

[kdonnel]

Compressed air could be used for multiple things. Same with brillo pads.

This...
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not so much (no there was no baggie of stuff with it, but the pipe is just like what he showed me (aside me).

I can’t find the picture now of the stores but the primary purpose of individual Brillo pads when paired with a glass tube is to make a metal screen for use while smoking crack.

I assume the compressed air was for huffing.

Head shops will sell pipes of all sorts. Some of the gas station convenience stores around me have a display case full of pipes and bongs labeled for tobacco use only. Sure.

I am not sure if a brand new pipe with no residue qualifies as drug paraphernalia.

The store you were at could probably legally openly sell brand new crack pipes if they wanted.

Yours might not have been a case of the merchant being on board with the sale but an enterprising employee with some personal merchandise for sale.

 

[sam_gordon]

I can’t find the picture now of the stores but the primary purpose of individual Brillo pads when paired with a glass tube is to make a metal screen for use while smoking crack.

"When paired with a glass tube".

I assume the compressed air was for huffing.

Probably, but does have other uses.

Head shops will sell pipes of all sorts. Some of the gas station convenience stores around me have a display case full of pipes and bongs labeled for tobacco use only. Sure.

I am not sure if a brand new pipe with no residue qualifies as drug paraphernalia.

The store you were at could probably legally openly sell brand new crack pipes if they wanted.

Yours might not have been a case of the merchant being on board with the sale but an enterprising employee with some personal merchandise for sale.

All I can say is when I asked for plain crackers, the guy ducked down and pulled out the pipe from a drawer.

 

[ClaraOswald]

Did it look new or used?

Lots of head shops legally sell pipes of various types, I believe. I remember being a young teen and going into a basement shop in the Old Market in Omaha and giggling about all the pipes and whatnot. We thought we were being so daring by going in there.

But can't say I've ever noticed any pipes and a regular old gas station. Though, I've never looked.

 

[spewey]

You gotta file this under "Extreme Small World" - I'm in Canada, but if you're referring to the Valero gas station next to the Shelbyville Best Western I've actually been there more than once on road trips.

 

[sam_gordon]

You gotta file this under "Extreme Small World" - I'm in Canada, but if you're referring to the Valero gas station next to the Shelbyville Best Western I've actually been there more than once on road trips.

Yup. That's the one.

 

[NFLDERS]

Driving to DDs college orientation, she got a little car sick and threw up. We stopped at the next exit and went to a gas station.

As DW was cleaning up the mess, she sent me in to find some saltine crackers.

I go look, can't find anything so ask if they carry just plain crackers

The guy looks at me, then bends down, pulls out a Crack pipe, and asks if that's what I was looking for!

Yes, DD attended orientation, and is feeling better, but I thought this story was too funny NOT to share

As we Nflders are known to say 'Funny that!'