The Sad Destruction of Flying J by Pilot- catering to cars

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by Diesel_Smurf, Jul 22, 2010.

  1. Texas-Nana

    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    There's two in NM that we stop at regularly.
     
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  3. simplyred1962

    simplyred1962 Betty Boop, One Bodacious Babe!!!

    Possibly much the same as "theyre", and a mistake in spelling that I made, typing 'where", when I meant "wear".
     
  4. Brickman

    Brickman Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    ya'll are welcome :biggrin_25525:
     
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  5. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Subway is not healthy, But dunkin is, really.... Maybe it's how you order since it is always built the way you request. I order a Ham and Turkey Salad think it's great, I'll have to add sprinkles next time...
     
  6. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Flying J or Pilot there both pig sty's for the most part. Petros are nicer and cleaner as a rule anyway. At least the ones in our areas.
     
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  7. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    The regular coffee that Love's sells is nothing more than flavorless brown tinted water. I think they use a patented process that allows them to sell it at $.97 a cup and still make a profit:

    Step 1.
    Brew the trucker's strength coffee first. This is the tasty stuff they sell called Ultra Java. It's got 392% more caffeine than a native of Colombia.:biggrin_2556:


    Step 2.
    Take the coffee grounds from step 1 and use them to brew the dark roast that wussies drink. It almost kinda tastes like coffee, but not really.:biggrin_25513:

    Step 3.
    Take the coffee grounds from steps 1 and 2 and use them to brew the "mild house blend" that tourists and soccer moms who are going on a beach vacation with their new boyfriend, Biff:biggrin_2558:, the Wall Street analyst who isn't pleased about the fact that there is no Starbucks within a 5 mile radius of this crappy little town in Georgia they stopped at.... whew.... BREATHE.... drink.

    And hey, no offense to those of you from Loozi-anna, but I'd rather saw off my left nut with a butter knife than to drink Community Coffee. WTF is that crap? Burnt wood shavings with petrified alligator poop?

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  8. phroziac

    phroziac Road Train Member

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    lol..i like loves coffee.....but i get the step 1 stuff...

    Who the hell goes to a place with "donuts" in the name and orders something healthy? Seriously? Hell, i never even knew they had salads.

    How do you know they're healthy? Just because its a salad does not indicate healthyness. McDonalds has found ways of making salads that are extremely bad for you.

    Is this post even serious? Now i have to go to dunkin and find out if its true! It almost sounds like you're pulling my leg!

    That said, generally when i go there, i get...a donut. or two. That was the only time i have ever ate an entire dozen donuts in one day.

    Havent been in NM since 08, hm.

    LOL. My terminal doesnt have a drivers shower, none of my customers do. But yes, truckstops are generally filthy. I probably will no longer be fueling at flying J and pilot, since i now have a choice of where to fuel...
     
  9. Diesel_Smurf

    Diesel_Smurf ~Trucker's Wife~

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    exactly darlin. and the souvenirs some of the truckers were buying the expensive ones (dragons and fairies and such) as presents for their families cause they couldnt get anywhere else to get something else. so they are losing out on that as well.

     
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  10. Diesel_Smurf

    Diesel_Smurf ~Trucker's Wife~

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    but Flying J was the only truck stops you could really find anything for your truck, think you can find anything now there? How often do you get by Iowa 80? you got to a J a heck of a lot more huh? And their restaurants might not have been the all time best, but they were 200% better than Denny's!
     
  11. Diesel_Smurf

    Diesel_Smurf ~Trucker's Wife~

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    YES!!!!
    and how many of you like standing behind a bus load of people to get your fuel receipt? or to pay for your coffee? you have a clock you are bound to, those people don't. more busses and rv's and cars coming into the J's because of the Denny's means you are gonna be later and later, losing more and more of your clock.
     
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