The Haymount Truck Stop

It’s turned cold!

I was driving over in another part of town, Fayetteville, North Carolina, last evening and saw something that I liked, a lot. I’ve known that an old service station facility, at least the outside where the gas pumps used to be, was being used for food trucks to park and sell their goods. There were seats outside with awnings & umbrellas for those who wanted to eat nearby. That was all well and good during the spring and summer months, but what I saw last night “warmed my heart.”

Okay, it would take a lot more to warm MY heart, but I looked over at this old gas station and realized that the lights were on inside, and I saw people sitting inside eating. Oh, my gosh! What a brilliant idea to not only provide seating during the warm months, but also provide comfortable seating, inside, during the cold months, or rainy days. Excellent!

I’m not sure what policies and restrictions apply to offer this indoor seating, when the actual cooking is going on outside in the trucks. But, what a way to use, unused buildings.

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Posted comment in a Greater Fayetteville Business Journal article:

I lived over in this area for about 15 years, and have lived almost 30 years in Fayetteville since arriving in 1995. I banked just down the block with First Citizens since coming to town, and until Covid had my haircut regularly around the corner. There was a burger chain on the corner across the street, that’s been a pharmacy for quite a while now. All that to say, “I’ve passed this corner many times through the years, and I’ve seen the various changes.” I saw the various food trucks parked out front during the summer months, and noted the shaded seating. But last evening, I drove by and saw the lights on inside and people sitting down eating. I thought this was an excellent use of this facility. Customers could have a choice from the various trucks, and then if it was cold, or rainy, I guess, could sit comfortably inside. And, it has turned cold!

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