I had chilli and a Jacket Potato at a service station on the way to Bradford from Manchester. Even though it wasn’t good I still ate the damn thing, anyways other than my stupidity of eating it, I hate service station food!!! It’s always soo bad!
What’s a Jacket Potato?
Anyone who expects service station food to be anything but awful deserves the experience. 
I wouldn’t expect a diner waitress to be able to fix my car very well, either.
Same thing as a baked potato.
What is this service station food of which you speak?
Mechanics usually don’t make good cooks. And, that grease isn’t for cooking. You shouldn’t expect good food from a service station.
A jacket Potato is the same thing as a baked potato, but I had one with Chili.
Wasn’t it Shaw who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?
Ah, thanks. One bit of ignorance, extinguished.
Next time, pack your lunch. PB and J is cheap and easy.
Is there an easy explanation why it’s called a jacket potato? What does the word “jacket” refer to?
Dude. You ate service station food!
You’re lucky to be alive.
Of course, that depends upon your definition of “service station”.
Sheetz has some good grub.
Reminds me of that episode of Malcolm In The Middle where the oldest brother sneaks out of military school to go to Mardi Gras, but gets violently sick when he gets there. “Oh, why did I eat that gas-station sushi?”
Pretty sure the jacket refers to the fact it’s still in it’s skin.
I generally find it a very safe practice NOT to eat food from the same place I fill my car up with gas.*
*This does not apply to those heavenly slabs of fried potatoes from Auntie Em’s service stations, however.
Makes sense, thanks.
Did your tummy fare well afterward?
it wasn’t exactly the potato, it was the chili, but then again its my own fault for eating it even though it was lukewarm, anyways, I had a rough night but with plenty of pepto bismol at hand I’m alright now.
Amen to the “bismol” it’s saved my ass a number of times.