Big Bad,
You are dead on regarding the Exxon station. I consider the Little Red my home waters and fish it as regularly as possible. After a drive from my cabin on the North Cadron to the Lil Red that Exxon is a becon in the dark for my pit stop. Great coffee, friendly staff and a fine biscuit. You are right about some of the transplant curmudgens, it appears that " they wern't raised right".
If the corp dosen't screw up generation and the rains don't blow us out this could be a great fall and winter fishing year.
Grandado