We're enroute across Montana, decided to Wally Dock and take some time to restock a few things, shopping in a state without sales tax (Whoo Hoo!!)
Listening to the sound of the circling street cleaning device they are using on the parking lot and being thankful they are doing this at 10 PM, not 2 AM as Dale has experienced in the past at Wally World in Utah. Makes me wonder about their timing, are they trying to get us to leave???
Can't complain too much, free camping, a chance to restock a few things at a well stocked store and no sales tax. What a relief at the 9.5% sales tax rate we were used to....
PIEERE said
04:02 PM Aug 4, 2013
Gwet the items you need and save big time there!!! Where you heading to???? I guess when it's free we can put up with disturbances!!!
Dog Folks said
04:02 PM Aug 5, 2013
It's free so you can't complain at all. Not even a little bit. LOL
The timing is most likely the way the cleaners route is laid out as he/she goes from property to property during the night.
NWescapee said
04:10 PM Aug 5, 2013
On the way to South Dakota, the Rapid City area. We're now hanging out for a week in Northeast Wyoming, waiting to move to SD until the Sturgis Rally is over.
The number of motorcycles passing us on I-90 over the weekend as we drove through Montana was amazing. So glad we're not in SD this week with all of them.
Hina said
08:36 PM Aug 5, 2013
9.5% sales tax is what I left in Nor Cal. I think here in Carson City it's like 7% (I think). Oh, and the Walmart at the south end of Carson City has campers, and that shopping center has absolutely everything you need... Trader Joes, Marshalls, Dollar store, Petco, Pier 1, Sprint, Verizon, Radio shack, plus about 100 more shops and restraunts, so if you are passing through the area, it's a good place to pit stop.
Cowdog353 said
12:04 AM Aug 6, 2013
Motorcycles!!! I counted 238,751 yesterday and more than that today. (Kidding of course). Never in my life have I seen so many on the road at one time and place and I'm about 60 miles from the main event. Starting about 10 or so the traffic picks up and by mid-afternoon it's almost non
stop going both ways. I talked with some of the bikers yesterday and they told me every wide spot in the road had at least 25-30 motorcycles and if it was a place to eat and or drink then the number was more like 75-100. Pretty a amazing, I've added this to my been there seen that list.
Jim,
1 mile north of Custer, SD
Lucky Mike said
12:58 AM Aug 6, 2013
Was Wally docking in Bidiford Maine last week........38 units in the parking area!!!!.....you would think there was a KOA sign out front!!
I left and went to home Depot across the way , it was nice and quite...I was the only one there ....Great WIFI...and an Apple Bees Restaurant and dunkin donuts in the same parking lot!!!!.....mooch docking at its best!!
We're enroute across Montana, decided to Wally Dock and take some time to restock a few things, shopping in a state without sales tax (Whoo Hoo!!)
Listening to the sound of the circling street cleaning device they are using on the parking lot and being thankful they are doing this at 10 PM, not 2 AM as Dale has experienced in the past at Wally World in Utah. Makes me wonder about their timing, are they trying to get us to leave???
Can't complain too much, free camping, a chance to restock a few things at a well stocked store and no sales tax. What a relief at the 9.5% sales tax rate we were used to....
The timing is most likely the way the cleaners route is laid out as he/she goes from property to property during the night.
The number of motorcycles passing us on I-90 over the weekend as we drove through Montana was amazing. So glad we're not in SD this week with all of them.
stop going both ways. I talked with some of the bikers yesterday and they told me every wide spot in the road had at least 25-30 motorcycles and if it was a place to eat and or drink then the number was more like 75-100. Pretty a amazing, I've added this to my been there seen that list.
Jim,
1 mile north of Custer, SD
I left and went to home Depot across the way , it was nice and quite...I was the only one there ....Great WIFI...and an Apple Bees Restaurant and dunkin donuts in the same parking lot!!!!.....mooch docking at its best!!