I remember as a kid growing up, stopping at roadside parks while traveling with my parents. It was usually hot, and the crickets would be rubbing those violin backlegs making summer music to my ears. We would usually eat a sandwich and some chips and have a "sodawater" as we called them (before everything came to be called Coke). So I bought a BBQ dinner from Boss Hogg's BBQ stand in a small Texas town then stopped at the next picnic area. It was peaceful and nice in the shade. It brought back so many pleasant memories. I hope they never remove these nostalgic icons from our highways.
