Pilot Express

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the lights of Pilot Express were switched off, a young boy would often hear strange noises coming from inside the empty gas station. One day, as he approached the building, a shadowy figure appeared in the reflection of the glass door—just a moment too long for it to be a reflection. Curious, the boy peered through the window and saw only flickering shadows on the walls. Suddenly, an old delivery driver emerged from behind the counter, muttering something about ‘another late-night snack’. The boy laughed, realizing that Pilot Express was just full of quirky characters after hours.

2. At dusk, when the neon sign of Pilot Express flickered on, a neighborhood cat began disappearing for hours. When it finally returned, its eyes glowed eerily in the dark. One night, a delivery driver noticed that his headlights reflected oddly from inside the gas station. Curious, he peeped through the window and saw the cat sitting behind the counter, cheerfully pumping gas into an empty canister. ‘Hey, mister,’ said the driver, ‘you’re not supposed to work here!’ The cat looked up with glowing eyes and replied, ‘I’m just helping out until they hire another night shift guy.’

3. At closing time, when the cash register of Pilot Express clicked its last note, an old man in a trench coat would appear from nowhere and whisper into the microphone: ‘Fill up your tank with good luck tonight.’ One night, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘What does that mean?’ The old man smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘It means tomorrow will be your lucky day.’ Months later, everyone was surprised when he won the lottery—except for the old man, who simply said, ‘Told you so!’

4. At midnight, when the Pilot Express gas station closed for the day, a mysterious voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Last customer out please turn off the moonlight.’ Outside, the night was dark and quiet. A regular pulled up in his car, waved goodbye to the attendant, and drove away. Suddenly, the intercom buzzed again: 'Sir, did you forget something?' The man looked around, then realized—his headlights were on full beam, illuminating everything like daylight. He sheepishly switched them off, grinning, as he heard the soft whisper fade into the night: “Thanks for turning off the moonlight.”