Nevada Brothels Keep On Truckin' Despite Fewer Customers

What's legalized prostitution got to do with the price of gas? Everything if you're a trucker who can no longer afford 'a good time' in the legal brothels of Nevada. Truckers usually provide a steady stream of business for these establishments, which are often located in isolated areas far from cities due to legal restrictions; but their distance, combined with rising gas costs, have resulted in a drop in visitors.

According to the Irish Independent online, the brothels are feeling the squeeze:

"Old George or Jimmy out there, he's got to take care of Momma and the groceries first, and he's got to take care of fuel costs, and he's got other expenses, and he may not have much left over for having a good time," George Flint, a director of the [Nevada Brothel Owners'] association, said.

At the Stardust Ranch in eastern Nevada, so many girls have been made redundant that only two are still working, despite the management offering incentives such as free showers, overnight parking and coffee.

(And I thought the showers were supposed to take your mind off sex. But I digress.)

It's gotten so bad that to lure truckers back, at the Shady Lady Ranch they're giving away fuel vouchers. For every $300 spent on sexual services, customers get $50 in free gas. (That idea gives new meaning to the phrase, "Fill 'em up.")

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