Flying J

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the lights of Flying J were dimmed and most travelers had already filled up their tanks, a little dog would appear from nowhere. It would run around the pumps, barking excitedly whenever someone approached the bathroom door. One night, an exhausted delivery driver stopped for a rest. He heard the dog’s bark and saw it dash towards him, wagging its tail frantically. The driver smiled, opened the bathroom door—and found nothing inside but an empty room and a note on the sink: ‘Sorry I’m not here now—had to go home with my family!’

2. At dusk, when the neon sign of Flying J flickered softly, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot. Every night, just before closing, a low humming sound would echo through the empty spaces, growing louder with each passing minute. Curious, he approached and saw an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with cans and bottles. ‘Looking for a place to recycle?’ asked the driver. The man smiled, nodded, then whispered, ‘Just making sure they don’t run out of beer.’ At that moment, the humming stopped, and both men burst into laughter.

3. At midnight, when the pumps at Flying J were silent, a trucker grumbled into his coffee cup: ‘I swear, every time I fill up here, my gas mileage gets worse.’ A delivery driver shook his head and muttered, ‘Maybe it’s not the gas—maybe you’re just getting old!’ As he drove off, an older trucker in a nearby cab nodded wisely, smiling into his own coffee cup.

4. At dawn, when the coffee in Flying J’s café was just starting to perk, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The air around the gas station seemed to hum softly, like distant bees buzzing in perfect harmony. Curious, he approached the glowing sign and saw it read: ‘Open for Business Since 1983.’ A delivery driver nearby laughed and said, ‘That’s just the neon tube, pal!’ Everyone had a good laugh, and the driver realized it was just another quirky Flying J moment.