As a Texas native, I think some important context for Buc-ee's is that they don't exist in the cities themselves, they're out about 30 minutes down the highway at least. Depending on which way you're going, Buc-ees becomes either the last marks or first signs of civilization between miles of pure open road. They have so much to sell because they're a goddamn oasis in the desert that is Texas.
Indiana has something Similar, Huggy Bear. It’s a giant convenience store, gas station, restaurant and motel. It has it all. It’s the mother of convenience.
when we first moved to texas, we passed a sign that said "drive friendly, the texas way!" and it kind of became a meme among my family once we saw how people actually drive in texas. that story with the red light is woolie's introduction to driving the friendly texas way.
Also, as a Latina, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of a victory against the French during the Battle of Puebla, which Mexico was very much not prepared for or expected to win. I won't pretend to know the specific history of it being celebrated, but I do know that, where I live, we use it as an excuse to further celebrate our culture. And to party, because you can never have too many excuses to party.
Little clarification on why Cinco de Mayo is so popular in the U.S. compared to Mexico. Mexican-American communities during the 1960’s civil rights movement used it as a means to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage.
I grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas, where the first Buc-ees was founded. The founder, Arthur "Beaver" Aplin III ran for city council here when I was little. The anecdote I've always heard about Beaver is that people used to make fun of him to his ex-wife because he's kind of short, and at one point, his ex-wife stood up for him and said "He's the tallest man in Brazoria County when he stands on his wallet."
This and the rap beef discussion are basically the first 2 hours of the podcast and I appreciate Woolie deciding these 2 bits were too good and just uploaded them in full lmao
I was about to say Woolie got the most Tourist version of visiting Texas at the beginning with the Buc-ee's stuff. Contrary to all their bluster, they're not REALLY a cultural institute outside scattered small towns that are too small to have a Wal-mart. ...But that Uber story is the most Texas experience you can have. Someone being the most polite person in the world until they have to apologize for messing up, going nuclear, and then trying to sell you something like nothing happened is sadly about as authentic of a Texas experience as you can get. I mean, don't get me wrong. We have some great food, art, music, cultural, and interesting ethnic crossovers (despite all the anti-immigration shit), but while we didn't INVENT the idea of "polite is different than nice", some people around here certainly mastered it.
I feel like you could expand that to just saying the southern/Bible belt states and it still be pretty accurate… except Florida, people are just weird in Florida
As a Canadian who's been to Buc-ee's as well, to me it is the epitome and purest form of what America is. No one can change my mind. I just drove down with some fam to Florida a couple weeks ago, along the highway I75 going south, there are about 4-5 Buc-ee's spead out. I believe the closest one is in Ohio, close to the Kentucky border.
I recently went to a Bucees and got a pulled pork sandwich and chicken salad sandwich after about 4 days of not eating because of how much work I was doing. Its been almost two months now and I think about those sandwiches every single day. I've never craved something more in my life.
Stationed near Texas and boy does the fam love the Buc! It’s never a bad time. My first stop at civilization after graduating basic was the very same Buc-ees and I had never heard to them prior since I’m from South Florida, so I was just flabbergasted! It’s a good time, especially after a long drive.
To quote a certain infamous Scottsmen. "In general I enjoyed my time in California, except for this[pans up to show the sun] great big ball of bullshit in the sky that makes everything too damn hot... and then I went to Texas." [cuts to NASA footage of sunflares with dramatic music full of drums and big brass horns and the caption "actual footage of Texas"]
The cybertruck proves PS1 era graphics weren’t unrealistic after all. Also Buc-ee’s is definitely expanding since they have at least one in Tennessee. (Probably more but I couldn’t say)
11:50 Tbh, I'd be surprised if that guy doesn't have some kind of criminal record either already or will get one in the future. That's pretty much the exact kind of behaviour you see in your stereotypical non-white collar criminal.
Texan born and raised. Idk why we love it so much. My dad came back from a trip this week and got my mom a shirt and she was so excited. We just love that shit here. I like the restrooms best place to do ya stuff.
as a fellow texans, I love buc-ee's I have a small buc-ee's gas station near my house but on the way to Dallas we pass by the huge Buc-ee's and OMG is always a fun time there and so much amazing food and drinks and restrooms are nice and clean.
Correction Bucees are located pretty much throughout all of the lower south. And as a formal employee, the pay is pretty good but you have to keep up the can do attitude and no earphones.
As an Uber driver, the reporting system is an absolute joke and needs to be investigated by the government. Rider or driver can report anything at any time without evidence. I’ve been reported for being in an accident! I don’t even have to send pictures of my car to prove anything. Also if you take the Uber survey and complain they send random ghost reports your way to try and “fire” you and it can’t be fought because you aren’t actually an employee. I risk my account just by saying all this lol I get the ease of Uber, but holy crap Uber needs to go under. Worst business practices out there atm and I feel I’ll be in a huge class action lawsuit later in life for driving for them. Rant over.
This podcast was four-and-a-half hours long, and somehow the highlights are still going to cover more than half of it. This might be the closest Woolie has ever come to posting a full SBFC/CSB on TH-cam.
@@LessDevoidI think it has something to do with getting more money per listen on other platforms or something, but when he's uploading essentially the whole thing in 1-hour chunks anyway I don't get it either. He did the same thing with the "clip" of the first episode of Versus Wolves, it was essentially the whole podcast but they cut the fat, lol
Rule 1 about being on the road: Absolutely never trust a goddamn soul to do right by laws and safety. Get your own license/permit if possible and just do your own best. The US is flooded with people who have no business even so much as sitting passenger in a vehicle. Edit: Honestly just report that the woman was trying to double dip with starting her own ride service while also driving for Uber. Get people looking if she has those business permits while Uber checks her contract that drivers agree to for using their platform.
I met my wife in Texas and spent a month and a half with her and her family there. Can confirm that Woolie had basically the exact same experience as me including the wildness of seeing the Cybertruck.
My dad was in Texas recently and had gotten my brother a shirt from Buc-ees and the first time he wore it to the grocery store some random guy shouted out buc-eeeeees out loud to him.
Buccee's is the ultimate white suburbanite 'shrine'. Excessive use of land, spaced out where you don't have to ever interact with anyone (even though you're in public), infinite consumerism, excess to the point of being garish, and everyone must be nice to you under the iron fist of "The Brand Image". I've heard that the reason they pay non-shit wages is that it's a shit place to work. Almost like Disney in their psycho dedication to ensuring the customer doesn't ever feel wronged. Like Walmart style chants, weird etiquette for how to interact with people (can't ever say the word 'customer', how to point w/multiple fingers, 'rags' are to be referred to as 'towels'), etc.
Feel like I'm being gaslit seeing Woolie in the hoodie on the thumbnail but not in the video lmao, he probably remembers it later in the podcast but I was a little sad since I was hoping to see Pat's reaction
Dude, I'm so happy for your progress Woolie. I started my journey at 320+ lbs at the age of 24. Now, I'm at 220 and dropping at 25. We got this bud! I can't wait to get my own tattoos
As someone who spent a fair amount of time in both Texas and Oklahoma, Buc ee's is as marketed there as Fate is in Japan, and much like Fate you could literally live off of Buc ee's merch.
Hey woolie, bucees just broke a record for opening the biggest gas station, it’s in luling (a lil over an hour south of Austin). The pilgrimage must be made
Buc ee's is kinda shit to work for. Sure they talk nice wages but there are alot of caveats to that. One example I remember is it is against company policy for an employee to carry a cellphone and 10 hour shifts with no lunch just a 10 minute break.
I've heard horror stories about working at Buc-ees, high turnover cause of forced overtime and they fire people at the drop of a hat. Pay's good cause they expect a lot and figure you wont last that long anyway.
As someone from Texas, the only thing truly great about buccee's are how clean they keep their restrooms Otherwise it feels like the walmart of gas stations. Massive and bloated, doesn't pay their workers for how hard they work them and all around just feels kinda gross as a place of business with a weirdly cult like fanbase for some reason.
Ooo tattoo talk! Neat. Yeah to this day the most painful tattoo I've had was on my shoulderblade of all places. Because it was getting by my spine at one point. After that, the rest of my tattoos were NOTHING in comparison. Took a nap during one even. But yeah the xenomorph on my shoulder hurt so bad I named him. Leon. Since Kings of Leon kept playing in the shop while it was getting done.
The thing with texas drivers brings back nightmare memories. My wife used to live there and we've gone there a couple times to visit her parents. They actively hate people not in cars. Its so strange. They have a big culture for cars and driving, if you're not in a car you're in the way and you're less. I have seen with my own eyes drivers try to hit bicyclists and pedestrians on multiple occasions, and my wife warned me about walking around.
If I had a nickel for every podcast I know of that ended up talking about Buc ee’s I’d have 2 nickels, it’s not a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice
Please tell me you went to a Whataburger (say it like you spell it, one word.) or an HEB while you were here as well. I'm telling you, if you want to taste Texas, go to an HEB. Get some exclusive to HEB coffee, some loquitos, menudo, seasoning for the menudo because they make it bland for the white people. Head to the seasoning aisle and look for the Fiesta (brand name) SECTION. You will find flavor heaven. Highly recommend anything chilli lime. After that, head to the candy aisle, I know, I know, but trust me on this one. American candy is trash, Mexican candy and snacks all day! Fellow Texans, back me up on this.
HEB is the place that has a bunch of flavors of smoked salmon like Everything Bagel. They also own Central Market, which I've found to be a better experience than Whole Foods.
As a Texas native, I think some important context for Buc-ee's is that they don't exist in the cities themselves, they're out about 30 minutes down the highway at least. Depending on which way you're going, Buc-ees becomes either the last marks or first signs of civilization between miles of pure open road. They have so much to sell because they're a goddamn oasis in the desert that is Texas.
People tend to forget, or not realize, that you drive for 8 hours in a straight line and still be in Texas.
@@LessDevoid it’s a forty hour drive from the panhandle to the border
Indiana has something Similar, Huggy Bear. It’s a giant convenience store, gas station, restaurant and motel. It has it all. It’s the mother of convenience.
Some are in cities, but always next to a freeway. They know where to put em.
@@HectorLopez0217What's the dumb poem they taught us in school?
"The sun has rose, and the sun has set, and I'm not out of Texas yet."
Pat: "There's nothing else to talk about."
Woolie: *sips in Buc'ee*
Pat: 😮
Woolie spent four thousand dollars at Buc-ee's
Buc-ee is him, he will continue to BE him. That shit means nothing to him, man.
THEY MUST HAVE AMNESIA BECAUSE THEY FORGOT HES HIM
He ate the opp?
We smokin' beaver nuggets.
Bucee's got me shootin' ropes
I disagree. It sounds like that shit means a LOT to Buc-ee's, man
Texan here. Even after seeing the pic of him with the statue, seeing Woolie wear the Buc-ee's shirt is surreal.
Woolie describes Buc-ee's like that store in the Scott Pilgrim comic.
Considering he’s Canadian, and that store was in Canada, this makes sense
Honest Ed’s? Loved that spot…
That's because he's objectively right to do so. First time I ever went in the Bucc-ee's I was thinking I need Honest Ed's tier protective gear
Woolie joined another cult...
Buc'alations
Friendship with Kites is over. Now this beaver is my new best friend.
when we first moved to texas, we passed a sign that said "drive friendly, the texas way!" and it kind of became a meme among my family once we saw how people actually drive in texas. that story with the red light is woolie's introduction to driving the friendly texas way.
What can you say about the false claims that he had drugs?
@@gameb9oy pretty much the same thing: there ain't nothing friendly about texas
@@gorimbaudDefinitely nothing friendly about the drivers, that's for sure.
@@gorimbaudI kinda want to know how Texans react when you let them know Alaska is bigger
the worst are all the pickups. they don't think traffic laws apply to them.
Honestly woolie should send Uber that QR code of her trying to launch her own ride service. Bet that would make them reconsider.
Yeah that's almost certainly against their TOS lol
Woolie should send that code to several groups of nefarious individuals. As a silly joke even. Woolie likes jokes.
I feel like that would get a response long before "My driver went through a red light".
Buckees Kite acquired. We're now locked into Ending E.
A faint Buc-ee statue falls from the sky and starts making bell sounds.
Never thought I'd see the day that Woolie was Bucc Broken live on stream
Pat not learning how to drive & Woolie taking "Golf" in college explains *so* much about the two of them.
The fact that Woolie is so down to join any cult for the bit is inspiring
That being said that beaver rocks
Also, as a Latina, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of a victory against the French during the Battle of Puebla, which Mexico was very much not prepared for or expected to win. I won't pretend to know the specific history of it being celebrated, but I do know that, where I live, we use it as an excuse to further celebrate our culture. And to party, because you can never have too many excuses to party.
Ah maximillian the first , Austrian prince , father of Franz Ferdinand, went out like a bitch , they let the Archangels take him
As a Mexican, having a national "suck it, France!" holiday is one of the main reasons i pay my taxes.
we like to work hard, but like to party harder 😂
Little clarification on why Cinco de Mayo is so popular in the U.S. compared to Mexico. Mexican-American communities during the 1960’s civil rights movement used it as a means to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage.
@@jude8536 Thanks for the info! Glad to know that we've continued to carry the original spirit.
That look on Pat face 1:03 "Ok, how is this gone devolved into Woolie trying to sell me an N pass again."
Pat hears the phrase 'how you gonna put a label on a lifestyle?' and immediately becomes wary of whatever Woolie's about to say.
Woolie starts to leave kufi hats arround Pat's house in respons to the funko pops
I think it’s more like “is this another kite man incident?”
Brother Patrice just upgraded to N-Pass Premium this past week so he's good to go
I was gonna defend right on a red light, but he corrected himself and said left. And im like, "Ah. Well, you made it."
No one is safe from the Buc-ee's beaver
Smokin that hickory pralined beaver nuggets. This shit ain't nothin to me, man.
"Gotcha now Kiryu-Chan!"
*Buc-ee the Beaver: Chairman of the Buc-ee's Clan*
Our influence will spread throughout the world it's only a matter of time
I grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas, where the first Buc-ees was founded. The founder, Arthur "Beaver" Aplin III ran for city council here when I was little. The anecdote I've always heard about Beaver is that people used to make fun of him to his ex-wife because he's kind of short, and at one point, his ex-wife stood up for him and said "He's the tallest man in Brazoria County when he stands on his wallet."
“Macho Man Golfer Mentality” is a crazy line I really thought I would ever hear.
Half of the podcast has now been uploaded as an highlight and it's only been two videos. That's how you know this is a good one.
Do they talk about Helldivers 👉👈
I mean, to be fair, this was just about a 5 hour podcast. There's still lots of stuff they talk about.
They just broke ground on a buc ee's in my state and the hype is palpable. Hell, i've made plans myself to visit it once its open.
Is that the one in Arizona I've been hearing about? They're already everywhere else in the southwest.
@@LessDevoid No but I'm surprised there isn't one in Arizona already
@@vincenttorrijos9680
Oh man, there's even more than I first realized. At this rate they'll own the West Coast within a decade.
@@LessDevoid that's the thing, I'm on the East Coast
I'm just picturing the Hardware Store song Weird Al made but with Buc ee
"We take both sides into account. With that in mind, we're taking the driver's side."
We out here eatin beaver nuggets
This and the rap beef discussion are basically the first 2 hours of the podcast and I appreciate Woolie deciding these 2 bits were too good and just uploaded them in full lmao
I’m glad Woolie made a pilgrimage to the holy land.
I was about to say Woolie got the most Tourist version of visiting Texas at the beginning with the Buc-ee's stuff. Contrary to all their bluster, they're not REALLY a cultural institute outside scattered small towns that are too small to have a Wal-mart.
...But that Uber story is the most Texas experience you can have. Someone being the most polite person in the world until they have to apologize for messing up, going nuclear, and then trying to sell you something like nothing happened is sadly about as authentic of a Texas experience as you can get.
I mean, don't get me wrong. We have some great food, art, music, cultural, and interesting ethnic crossovers (despite all the anti-immigration shit), but while we didn't INVENT the idea of "polite is different than nice", some people around here certainly mastered it.
I don't know that I would describe that behavior as "polite" either.
Idaho is the same way regarding the two-faced politeness. I think that goes for just about all of the red states tbh.
You can smell a city rat from a mile away, they think they're too good for Buc-ee's. Brother, you are Texas Lite.
I feel like you could expand that to just saying the southern/Bible belt states and it still be pretty accurate… except Florida, people are just weird in Florida
As a Canadian who's been to Buc-ee's as well, to me it is the epitome and purest form of what America is.
No one can change my mind.
I just drove down with some fam to Florida a couple weeks ago, along the highway I75 going south, there are about 4-5 Buc-ee's spead out.
I believe the closest one is in Ohio, close to the Kentucky border.
I'm glad you have come to appreciate our culture.
Hi, Ohio native here: we don't have any Bucees locations. Apparently there are plans to have one built near Dayton later in the year
@@lordandmasterpatrick ah my bad I'm thinking of the one in Kentucky then. In Richmond I believe.
Pat's reaction to the kite absolutely killed me
The right answer when they say 'nothing to be done' is "Alright then, I'm out. I won't be using this service" **even if it's a lie**.
This thumbnail is a man truly immersed in culture
It’s terrifying hearing a slight southern twang creep into Woolie’s voice as he describes Buc-ee’s
The mutual bucc-ee’s appreciation will be the connective tissue in the 6 degrees of separation between castle super beast and drawfee
[affectionate] Taking your dumb podcast clips and making even dumber drawings.
To think this might be the most mild part of the podcast, and it’s still a really strong bit
Based and Buc-pilled
I recently went to a Bucees and got a pulled pork sandwich and chicken salad sandwich after about 4 days of not eating because of how much work I was doing. Its been almost two months now and I think about those sandwiches every single day. I've never craved something more in my life.
Stationed near Texas and boy does the fam love the Buc! It’s never a bad time. My first stop at civilization after graduating basic was the very same Buc-ees and I had never heard to them prior since I’m from South Florida, so I was just flabbergasted! It’s a good time, especially after a long drive.
Sorry about the Austin Uber issues. Red lights are more of a suggestion in Texas unfortunately
Thank God, Woolie didn't take the MMA class. He would break the meta, having plus frames on his command grabs.
Me as an Australian: left on a red light... is that bad or- OH THAT'S REALLY BAD HUH?
To quote a certain infamous Scottsmen.
"In general I enjoyed my time in California, except for this[pans up to show the sun] great big ball of bullshit in the sky that makes everything too damn hot... and then I went to Texas."
[cuts to NASA footage of sunflares with dramatic music full of drums and big brass horns and the caption "actual footage of Texas"]
Woolie passed through the Honda Gates granting him the blessing bestowed by the spirit of Route 66 which grants safe passage through Texas.
As a native Texan, always travel to Texas in the winter.
I'm sorry but I NEED to know where's this quote from
@n-aera it's from Count Dankula's video about his trip to the USA, titled "A Scotsman Goes To America- Yankee Doodle Dankee".
Yeah, if you're from northern countries, the US is just....too hot.
The cybertruck proves PS1 era graphics weren’t unrealistic after all.
Also Buc-ee’s is definitely expanding since they have at least one in Tennessee. (Probably more but I couldn’t say)
11:50 Tbh, I'd be surprised if that guy doesn't have some kind of criminal record either already or will get one in the future. That's pretty much the exact kind of behaviour you see in your stereotypical non-white collar criminal.
Texan born and raised. Idk why we love it so much. My dad came back from a trip this week and got my mom a shirt and she was so excited. We just love that shit here. I like the restrooms best place to do ya stuff.
as a fellow texans, I love buc-ee's I have a small buc-ee's gas station near my house but on the way to Dallas we pass by the huge Buc-ee's and OMG is always a fun time there and so much amazing food and drinks and restrooms are nice and clean.
40 minute clip and yet no fursuit.
Gotta wait for the clip after the bathroom break for that one!
Was in the Clips category as soon as the podcast got uploaded to the usual locations
to be fair he showed off the fursuit in the podcast release video
Knowing Woolie is a fellow Bucc Buddy made my day
How can Pat drive if he can't reach the pedals?
The pedals are shortened proportional to his legs
Correction Bucees are located pretty much throughout all of the lower south. And as a formal employee, the pay is pretty good but you have to keep up the can do attitude and no earphones.
As an Uber driver, the reporting system is an absolute joke and needs to be investigated by the government.
Rider or driver can report anything at any time without evidence.
I’ve been reported for being in an accident! I don’t even have to send pictures of my car to prove anything.
Also if you take the Uber survey and complain they send random ghost reports your way to try and “fire” you and it can’t be fought because you aren’t actually an employee.
I risk my account just by saying all this lol I get the ease of Uber, but holy crap Uber needs to go under. Worst business practices out there atm and I feel I’ll be in a huge class action lawsuit later in life for driving for them. Rant over.
Uber does have safety options for recording audio while riding/driving. ALWAYS have that on.
You got your real life crazy taxi experience.
This podcast was four-and-a-half hours long, and somehow the highlights are still going to cover more than half of it. This might be the closest Woolie has ever come to posting a full SBFC/CSB on TH-cam.
I still wonder why he doesn't upload the whole thing in addition to clips.
@@LessDevoidI think it has something to do with getting more money per listen on other platforms or something, but when he's uploading essentially the whole thing in 1-hour chunks anyway I don't get it either. He did the same thing with the "clip" of the first episode of Versus Wolves, it was essentially the whole podcast but they cut the fat, lol
@@ExaltedUriel
Yeah, that's why I don't get it. Oh well.
Rule 1 about being on the road: Absolutely never trust a goddamn soul to do right by laws and safety. Get your own license/permit if possible and just do your own best. The US is flooded with people who have no business even so much as sitting passenger in a vehicle.
Edit: Honestly just report that the woman was trying to double dip with starting her own ride service while also driving for Uber. Get people looking if she has those business permits while Uber checks her contract that drivers agree to for using their platform.
Woolie should not talk about "state of mind" and "lifestyle" after N-pass premium fiasco.
When he said he got ink fone i was fearing for my life that he'd reveal a new yakuza back tat of the Buccee's Beaver
The dark souls of gas stations
I met my wife in Texas and spent a month and a half with her and her family there. Can confirm that Woolie had basically the exact same experience as me including the wildness of seeing the Cybertruck.
The best way I heard Buc-ee's described is as consumerism pushed to it's logical limit.
The voice actors in Texas make up most of my childhood.
Facts
I'm glad Woolie committed to this bit.
"What bit?"
My dad was in Texas recently and had gotten my brother a shirt from Buc-ees and the first time he wore it to the grocery store some random guy shouted out buc-eeeeees out loud to him.
15:00 You can just make a new account. Just make a throwaway email and BAM new 5 stars account
Buccee's is the ultimate white suburbanite 'shrine'. Excessive use of land, spaced out where you don't have to ever interact with anyone (even though you're in public), infinite consumerism, excess to the point of being garish, and everyone must be nice to you under the iron fist of "The Brand Image".
I've heard that the reason they pay non-shit wages is that it's a shit place to work. Almost like Disney in their psycho dedication to ensuring the customer doesn't ever feel wronged. Like Walmart style chants, weird etiquette for how to interact with people (can't ever say the word 'customer', how to point w/multiple fingers, 'rags' are to be referred to as 'towels'), etc.
So they more than min and expect more than min labor
I’m glad we’re getting a clip of the Buc ee’s story
These cops are interrogating me over an ounce of weed like I didn't just murder a Buc-ee's cashier two miles over! This shit ain't nothin to me, man
Woolie is now Buc-ee-pilled. Welcome to the army.
But-eels and Whataburger will be the only things I miss if I ever get out of this state. Maybe highway feeder roads.
I miss HEB every time I go to a grocery store. People don't even know.
Feel like I'm being gaslit seeing Woolie in the hoodie on the thumbnail but not in the video lmao, he probably remembers it later in the podcast but I was a little sad since I was hoping to see Pat's reaction
The Buc-ee's logo goes SO HARD
Dude, I'm so happy for your progress Woolie. I started my journey at 320+ lbs at the age of 24. Now, I'm at 220 and dropping at 25. We got this bud! I can't wait to get my own tattoos
You had me at “Clean Restrooms”, I’m joining this cult.
Pat learning that people drive bad is hilarious.
Woolie got to star in IRL Crazy Taxi
As someone who spent a fair amount of time in both Texas and Oklahoma, Buc ee's is as marketed there as Fate is in Japan, and much like Fate you could literally live off of Buc ee's merch.
Woolie taking about the heaven on earth that is Buck-ee’s warms my American heart. Pro tip the pull pork sandwiches are fucking god tier.
Hey woolie, bucees just broke a record for opening the biggest gas station, it’s in luling (a lil over an hour south of Austin). The pilgrimage must be made
Buc ee's is kinda shit to work for. Sure they talk nice wages but there are alot of caveats to that. One example I remember is it is against company policy for an employee to carry a cellphone and 10 hour shifts with no lunch just a 10 minute break.
Used to live in Pennsylvania, moved to Texas, Buc-ee's is not the best convenience store in the US, that's Wawa.
I've heard horror stories about working at Buc-ees, high turnover cause of forced overtime and they fire people at the drop of a hat. Pay's good cause they expect a lot and figure you wont last that long anyway.
Bucky's is just kind of a southern mall truck stop combo.
It is Texas Lore that we fought for our independence and opened up Buc-ee's as a symbol of hope and good hospitality
As someone from Texas, the only thing truly great about buccee's are how clean they keep their restrooms
Otherwise it feels like the walmart of gas stations. Massive and bloated, doesn't pay their workers for how hard they work them and all around just feels kinda gross as a place of business with a weirdly cult like fanbase for some reason.
What the hell, I was wondering where I recognized that logo and looked up to see my coworker’s Buc-ees water bottle.
Woolie has experienced absolute joy. A concept considered strange by most Canadians
You cannot understand Buccees without having experienced it. It is not something that you can be told about. You must go to one.
Got a Bucees here in Daytona Beach about a year and half ago. lol
Ooo tattoo talk! Neat. Yeah to this day the most painful tattoo I've had was on my shoulderblade of all places. Because it was getting by my spine at one point. After that, the rest of my tattoos were NOTHING in comparison. Took a nap during one even. But yeah the xenomorph on my shoulder hurt so bad I named him. Leon. Since Kings of Leon kept playing in the shop while it was getting done.
And they say the US doesn't have culture.
Not a high bar, but this shit is better than 70% of the UK - 70% as in just being goddamn pubs everywhere.
I hear that's not even true anymore because lockdowns utterly wrecked them economically
They apparently don't have those anymore because of the lockdowns economically crushing them
They apparently don't have those anymore because the lock downs economically game overed them
Apparently, that's not true anymore, consequence of the lockdowns
Apparently, that's not true anymore. Consequence of the lock(Censor dodger GO)downs
The US has some weird car based sightseeing spots. In Nebraska we have a place called carhenge which is just Stonehenge with vehicles.
Glad Woolie came to the USA and discovered Buc-ee's along the way.
The thing with texas drivers brings back nightmare memories. My wife used to live there and we've gone there a couple times to visit her parents. They actively hate people not in cars.
Its so strange. They have a big culture for cars and driving, if you're not in a car you're in the way and you're less. I have seen with my own eyes drivers try to hit bicyclists and pedestrians on multiple occasions, and my wife warned me about walking around.
Hey Pat! "Drive for show, putt for dough."
So funnily enough, in some states you can actually turn left on a red, but it has to be a one way street.
That Buc-ee's got me speakin Esperanto
once again ubers showing why the whole entire idea of trusting random strangers over a taxi is a terrible idea
We have lost him
"I took golf in college."
Lol, lmao.
Buc-ee has breached containment
The way woolly describes Buckys reminds me of the Walmart country in Tyra Banks book model land
If I had a nickel for every podcast I know of that ended up talking about Buc ee’s I’d have 2 nickels, it’s not a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice
i am in tennesee rn, and there seems to be a buc’ees about thirty minutes from me
Please tell me you went to a Whataburger (say it like you spell it, one word.) or an HEB while you were here as well. I'm telling you, if you want to taste Texas, go to an HEB. Get some exclusive to HEB coffee, some loquitos, menudo, seasoning for the menudo because they make it bland for the white people. Head to the seasoning aisle and look for the Fiesta (brand name) SECTION.
You will find flavor heaven. Highly recommend anything chilli lime.
After that, head to the candy aisle, I know, I know, but trust me on this one. American candy is trash, Mexican candy and snacks all day!
Fellow Texans, back me up on this.
Everyone I've ever spoken to has always pronounced it as Water burger.
HEB is the place that has a bunch of flavors of smoked salmon like Everything Bagel. They also own Central Market, which I've found to be a better experience than Whole Foods.