The must get gas station snacks for road trips

                                      

Be it a long trip to a shore house with your college buddies or day trip with your significant other to a hike she found online because her friend posted an Instagram from the same spot last week that received 1,200 likes and now she has to get one too, car ride snacks are a must. Personally I do not prepare for shit, so when I find my first gas station about 45 minutes in, my eyes light up for the world of snacks I am about to unleash on. But honestly every gas station is the same and below are  must grabs for a enjoyable car ride snack.

1. Combos
The GOAT of gas station snacks. Seriously these things are amazing for snacking, easy to eat and tons of white girl flavors like buffalo/ blue cheese and cheese pizza. Crazy things about combo snacks are the exclusiveness of the car ride nostalgia. When is the last time you saw someone munching on Combos outside of a car? Never, these snacks are only sold at gas stations making it the number 1 go to snack.

2. Beef Jerky.
Play the goddam classics. Beef Jerky being on the list is almost as obvious as a game of thrones incest scene. Peppered Jacks Link or be it roadside jerky in a country town, beef jerky will fill your car up with a rancid smell but god does it feel good to chew on with your windows down and Tom Petty blasting on the radio.

3. Diet Coke
Soda or what we call the Mike Francesa, the diet coke. Usually on road trips your Nalgene water bottle is filled or you have a case of La Croixs stuffed in the trunk, but that crisp sound of cracking a diet coke and then letting out a deep caffeinated burp is what road trips are all about.

4. Scratch Offs
Gambling, it is what's for dinner. Loading up on crossword 3 dollar scratchies to crush while your girlfriend makes you stop at the 3rd rest stop so she can pee will help you ease your tension as you sit back scratching away while watching a family of Asians take pictures in front of a sign saying who the stupid rest stop is named after.

Honorable mentions; obviously tobacco chewing or cancer sticks, peanut m&ms, 7/11 taquitos if you have a bathroom nearby.

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Why you need a go to bar

Living in a city comes with its perks; not finding any parking, homeless people begging for money and always seeing others that are much more attractive than your ugly mug. Besides those wonderful entices, having many options each night as your group chat lights up on Friday afternoon with plans of degenerate drinking with your happy hour crew as you slide into the weekend. Plans of meeting at a place that has a solid appetizer menu to get a base or meeting at stupid trendy rum spot that serves their drinks in Caribbean island glasses because Rachel needs her Instagram story to be lit after her breakup. One thing you and your close friends know, you will be ending up at your spot at least once this weekend.

Establishing a go to bar is a process similar to Nick Saban scouting a 7th grade defensive lineman, many factors weigh in. The strongest factor is clearly your bartender and the relationship you maintain. Whether it be a hot college girl who flirts with you for petty because she knows your sucker ass tips heavy, or maybe its the part time bartender who teaches during the day that talks spots betting with you and your buddies sliding free pbrs for giving him some action. Having your bartender serve your drink without even asking will impress any 6 you found off Hinge.

Location, Location, Location. Your go to bar needs to be within walking distance of your place. No Lyfts or Bird Scooters, by feet only. Having your favorite watering hole with in walking distance leads to the comfort feeling of knowing you have somewhere to go when its Friday but not pay day and you cant join your friends at the club that night.

Lastly is the type of bar and the environment it provides. No go to bar can be a themed or club atmosphere. No chain bullshit either ( Chili's margaritas do bang though). Dive bars can be fun however you may lose touch with society as you talk to a guy named Mickey who only slams rolling rocks and fernet as opposed to maybe wheeling a cute girl who had to may chardonnays. You want a place that is crowded on weekends as you dap up the bouncer never having to wait in line, but also when you show up on Wednesdays you can almost always find a seat at the bar.