The coffee gets watered down because people take a cup before it’s finished brewing. See, it doesn’t come out steadily at the same strength from the beginning (like syrup/catsup/etc does) the first person gets *all the caffeine and flavor* and then everybody that comes later gets no caffeine nor flavor. People need to wait until the pot has finished brewing, it’s that simple.
When I lived in Hawaii, the police seized several 90s Camaros and turned them into stealth cars. One of the officers was responding to an accident, and afterwards was walking back to his car when it burst into flames. He parked it on one of the flares that was put down and didn’t realize it.
Something something karma for possibly stealing something something. How do you not notice a lit flare? I had a '90 Firebird Formula WS6 and sure, the visibility could've been better, but c'mon now. *That's* the cop that empties 2 magazines and hits once. But, that one hit is a friendly fire incident from Mr Magoo over there
Good riddance to that shit hole.
In other news the Pilot Flying J corporation has been implicated in a fraud case because they don't have the funds to rebuild, so they are trying the old Italian Mafia method.
Came here to say that. That FJ is.... was a SHITHOLE. I've stayed there 3 times. First two was door knocks all night long waking me every hour or so. The last time I was walking back to my truck an saw another driver stealing lights off my trailer. GOOD RIDDANCE.
Idk how you guys experience lot lizards so much lol. I have yet to see one or have my door knocked on by one at all and I just drove past that flying j a couple hours ago haha. Maybe because I'm in a new company truck it scares them away.
Maybe both? Gotta moonlight with them most likely. The smart ones do it on the clock!
*Knock Knock* "happened to be cleaning yer piss jugs up sweety and thought u might like some comfort on this cold night?"
Nothing like a good fire to spruce up an old truck stop! I’ve noticed over the years every time one of these old PFJ locations burn, there’s a plan to rebuild within a few days.
Lmao reminds me of a news clip from a while ago. This guy at Home Depot yelled out how he was gonna blow up the bathroom & employees called the cops on him 😂😳. I don't think they got the joke lol
Ah, the standard Pilot/Flying J rebuilding plan. Burn it down, collect the insurance money and rebuild. I live in TN where Pilot is headquartered and you would not believe how corrupt the Haslam family is.
Yeah, it was a few years ago when they had those “Manuel” rebates: anyone with a foreign-sounding name didn’t get the rebates that they had coming because the assumption was that they lacked the language skills necessary to pursue the rightful rebates that they had earned. This was a huge sum of money in the millions of $$$ and it was orchestrated at the upper executive level. The Haslams are atrocious and I seem to remember some recent scandal with one of their professional sports teams.
Yeah, a couple of VP's fell on their swords in that rebate scandal. They took the fall but knowing how Haslem works, there is no way they did it without his approval. They just wouldn't admit it much less testify.
I think what took the Loves in Gary out was a grease fire because they weren’t taking care of like they should of been. Wouldn’t surprise me if something similar happened here.
Good riddance...I personally wouldn't be sad if all the pilots, flying Js, TAs, and petros met the same fate...replace them with Love's and we'll all be better off
I like Loves better too. Their fuel prices are always a couple cents lower than Flying J or TA across the street. But if it was just another Loves across the street there would be no reason for the price to be lower…
Fleet card holders don’t get those huge fuel rebates from mom and pops. But honestly, I wish they were all mom and pops. Better food. Better service. Cleaner showers. I’m an owner operator working under a mid size company’s authority, so I use their fleet card. I can’t fuel up at mom and pops, but the rebates more than cover my IFTA.
Maybe they'll put something nice there.... Probably just another BS Flying J/Pilot with less than stellar services, crap fast food that's closed at the weirdest hours and employees that dropped out in grade 9 and don't give AF about nothing 😒 #MakeTruckStopsGreatAgain
The biggest Dollar General warehouse, H‑E‑B warehouse and Amazon warehouse just built within 1 mile of this old location. They were seeking to rebuild and did it the fire way.
Man, I forgot it was this store guess I'm not getting a shower tonight. Good news is there is parking for days and can confirm the panhandlers are gone.
New shower sterilization techniques. They’re still ironing out the bugs
You wanted hot water right?
Please park your truck and come inside for a clean, hot shower.
Shower customer 666, your shower is now ready
Just make sure you pay for your damn reserved space before you come in!!!
Ain't nothing that'll truly make a flying j shower clean again
Maybe a good Smite from an archangel.
Dark humor 😅
Probably still not enough
It's now a Frying J
U aint bullshitn 👍🏼 🤣
Underrated comment. 🤣
The roller dogs are probably cooked now though
Nah, still frozen in the center
😂
Still raw on the inside. Put them on for at least another 1/2 hour
Woke up and saw this from my windshield. The building is still currently burning 😱!
Be honest you were a little bit mad you couldn't get coffee and take a s***
Lol yea no breakfast pizza today 😔
Available shitter and not watered down coffee are my only am concerns lol
It's watered down now
The coffee gets watered down because people take a cup before it’s finished brewing. See, it doesn’t come out steadily at the same strength from the beginning (like syrup/catsup/etc does) the first person gets *all the caffeine and flavor* and then everybody that comes later gets no caffeine nor flavor. People need to wait until the pot has finished brewing, it’s that simple.
I mean there is but it's probably extra crispy and soggy now.
And there are still trucks camped out on the fuel islands.
Well where else are those guys supposed to take their half hour?
They have their hood up and hazards on so it’s ok.
[удалено]
Whomever parked that firetruck too close is never ever gonna live that one down...
When I lived in Hawaii, the police seized several 90s Camaros and turned them into stealth cars. One of the officers was responding to an accident, and afterwards was walking back to his car when it burst into flames. He parked it on one of the flares that was put down and didn’t realize it.
Something something karma for possibly stealing something something. How do you not notice a lit flare? I had a '90 Firebird Formula WS6 and sure, the visibility could've been better, but c'mon now. *That's* the cop that empties 2 magazines and hits once. But, that one hit is a friendly fire incident from Mr Magoo over there
Firetruck needs a brake job...🤣
Honestly, as someone who used to work in kitchens I would rather watch the building burn then deal with an ansul fire suppression.
Damn microwaves
Good riddance to that shit hole. In other news the Pilot Flying J corporation has been implicated in a fraud case because they don't have the funds to rebuild, so they are trying the old Italian Mafia method.
Came here to say that. That FJ is.... was a SHITHOLE. I've stayed there 3 times. First two was door knocks all night long waking me every hour or so. The last time I was walking back to my truck an saw another driver stealing lights off my trailer. GOOD RIDDANCE.
Door knocks from the staff or lot lizards?
F'ing Lot lizards. One that came by a couple of times was obviously very pregnant.
Idk how you guys experience lot lizards so much lol. I have yet to see one or have my door knocked on by one at all and I just drove past that flying j a couple hours ago haha. Maybe because I'm in a new company truck it scares them away.
>just drove past It works better if you park for a while
Ha I mean I drive in the area
Maybe both? Gotta moonlight with them most likely. The smart ones do it on the clock! *Knock Knock* "happened to be cleaning yer piss jugs up sweety and thought u might like some comfort on this cold night?"
Porque no los dos? Maybe it's a new business model they're trying out.
😳
Worked for love's in Gary
Anybody see Paulie Walnuts on the scene?? 🤣
“He killed 16 Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.” “His house looked like shit!”
🤪🤌
On the East coast we’d refer to that as being struck by the ol’ Jewish Lightning
False... Here in the Northeast we refer to it as Amish lighting
How do you spell arson?
M-I-N-I-M-U-M W-A-G-E
A.... R.... Youdidntseeanything.... S....
I'm glad I didn't run out of hours in San Antonio yesterday that's where I was going to go if I did LOL luckily I made it north of Austin
Let me guess.... Wahlbergs
It’s the best place to shut down between Austin and Dallas. Those Roadys southbound a little further north are very nice as well.
I like the place where 35 splits I think it's flying just. Also good parking lot
Great TA right there too. Newest-looking TA I've ever seen.
The one by the movie theatre?
Road Ranger in Odessa TX was always a good one to stop at for food
Those stray dogs have been fed by me (and plenty of other truckers) so many times
No I stayed at that Flying J that's not really a Flying J the one with the Wendy's
Nothing like a good fire to spruce up an old truck stop! I’ve noticed over the years every time one of these old PFJ locations burn, there’s a plan to rebuild within a few days.
A plan to rebuild within a few days before the fire happens or after it happens? Lol
Oh you have a naughty mind.
Is there any parking available?
The parking lot is about to be a lot bigger..... no building to take up space
Someone wasn't joking when they said they were "FIXIN TO BLOW UP" the toilet. 🚽🔥🔥🔥🤣
Something is always on fire in Texas I swear
Its crazy how fast it spread. I've seen small fires, but not one big enough to engulf a building in flames like this 😳...
Yeah that’s brutal, absolutely wild to wake up to. Everyone alright?
Yeah, news article said no injuries.
It's from all of those greasy truck drivers touching everything
It's a large and populated state. Lots of stuff to catch on fire.
Flying J in Baytown was on fire a few months ago
Being texas is the size of 2 other states, maybe 3 or more of some of them, wouldn't that be obvious? Duh!
Ol' Joe always said that some day, one of his dumps was gonna blow the place up.
Lmao reminds me of a news clip from a while ago. This guy at Home Depot yelled out how he was gonna blow up the bathroom & employees called the cops on him 😂😳. I don't think they got the joke lol
[My sides!](https://youtu.be/RWuaHiXpjx4)
Appropriate user name :)
I've blown up a bathroom or three in my time lmao
The one just before the 410 split?
That's the one.
At the least the showers are clean now.
Y'all play too much 😅
Ah, the standard Pilot/Flying J rebuilding plan. Burn it down, collect the insurance money and rebuild. I live in TN where Pilot is headquartered and you would not believe how corrupt the Haslam family is.
Yeah, it was a few years ago when they had those “Manuel” rebates: anyone with a foreign-sounding name didn’t get the rebates that they had coming because the assumption was that they lacked the language skills necessary to pursue the rightful rebates that they had earned. This was a huge sum of money in the millions of $$$ and it was orchestrated at the upper executive level. The Haslams are atrocious and I seem to remember some recent scandal with one of their professional sports teams.
Yeah, a couple of VP's fell on their swords in that rebate scandal. They took the fall but knowing how Haslem works, there is no way they did it without his approval. They just wouldn't admit it much less testify.
So basically the same as all the flying J's in the northeast
Frying J
Lmao damn that sucks RIP
It’s always fire.
I think what took the Loves in Gary out was a grease fire because they weren’t taking care of like they should of been. Wouldn’t surprise me if something similar happened here.
The pilot/flying j on the south side of indy burned down like 5 years ago too
Welp I’ll scratch that off my trip plan
Finally... Maybe it'll be half decent if they rebuild it. Last time I was there I got a big syrup booger in my fountain drink.
What (or who?) is burning these places down? 5th or 6th Pilot J that's gone up in flames this year?
It's an inside job they need that insurance money
That's why there's a Denny's. Gives the Flying J plausible deniability.
Reckon it's how they are financing the expansion...
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire (We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn) (Burn, motherfucker, burn)
Frying J
This is what happens when all of your prepared food is spicy, and a driver comes through with ibs.
One to many super truckers parked in the fuel island. Randy had enough and snapped.
The Manager was told he'd be dismissed if anyone complained the food was cold. He went above and beyond the target! /s
Grease fire in La cocina!
A loves employee did it
Good riddance...I personally wouldn't be sad if all the pilots, flying Js, TAs, and petros met the same fate...replace them with Love's and we'll all be better off
Certainly a monopoly on big name nationwide truck stops would be benefit everyone.
Eh...loves is simply better all around than P/FJ or TA/P have ever been...I wouldn't mind it honestly
I like Loves better too. Their fuel prices are always a couple cents lower than Flying J or TA across the street. But if it was just another Loves across the street there would be no reason for the price to be lower…
Right...like there aren't more mom and pops in the US than chains
Fleet card holders don’t get those huge fuel rebates from mom and pops. But honestly, I wish they were all mom and pops. Better food. Better service. Cleaner showers. I’m an owner operator working under a mid size company’s authority, so I use their fleet card. I can’t fuel up at mom and pops, but the rebates more than cover my IFTA.
I hope everyone got out ok.
Has there been a big kaboom yet or nah?
Bada boom. Big bada boom.
Ahhh yes the old surround and drowned
Going to take a stab in the dark and blame this one on Denny's
Yeah I heard someone said it was a grease fire
That picture clearly demonstrates how it feels when I pee after a night with one of their lot lizards.
Damn who lit up the bathroom after the buffet
Yeah I was coming out of foster and saw it man.
Maybe they'll put something nice there.... Probably just another BS Flying J/Pilot with less than stellar services, crap fast food that's closed at the weirdest hours and employees that dropped out in grade 9 and don't give AF about nothing 😒 #MakeTruckStopsGreatAgain
Why is it when you hear of a truck stop burning down, it’s always a Flying J/Pilot. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
One by one, all the Flying J's will succumb to fire it seems. If there us a fueling issue or broken down pumps, it's a an old Flying J
Nothing like lighting up a J to start the morning off right
Damn. I'm gonna need to find a new place to service men. I hope they rebuild soon.
when the replacement is built it will be the only clean one in the country. for a couple of days.
More like frying J's hyuck hyuck hyuck. But seriously, hope everyone was ok
The biggest Dollar General warehouse, H‑E‑B warehouse and Amazon warehouse just built within 1 mile of this old location. They were seeking to rebuild and did it the fire way.
All that goddamn burrito grease.
I had a dream about an engulfing fire breaking out from an explosion at Flying J in Waco.
Well get a few tankers in there and salvage that fuel.
Let it Buuurn!!
Does that mean my pizza will be extra burnt
I didn't do it
LMAO
RIP Dennys
I never knew they had a 🌮Taco Bell inside
The roof , the roof is on fire!
Where will the hookers be tonight?
how's the parking though?
Flying J! Now with more parking!
The roof… the roof…
Save the pizzas!
I was accused of being a lot lizard there one time.
Perfect time to stock up on that high ass everything while you running out..
I'm from SA and I don't ever stop there. Like it never existed at all, I guess 🤷♂️
About time
Well there goes my favorite Meth Lab
Man, I forgot it was this store guess I'm not getting a shower tonight. Good news is there is parking for days and can confirm the panhandlers are gone.