Strickland Brothers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old delivery driver pulled up to Strickland Brothers with something unusual in his truck bed—a wooden crate marked ‘Top Secret.’ Curious mechanics peered inside and found it contained vintage tools from the 1950s, complete with a note reading, ‘For your garage, enjoy!’ Later that day, another neighbor dropped off an ancient oil can labeled 'Liquid Gold.' The Stricklands shrugged and added it to their collection. Months later, when a regular asked about the oddities, they simply smiled and said, 'We keep them for inspiration—you never know what might come in handy!'

2. A neighbor drove up one afternoon, carrying a suspicious-looking box under his arm. ‘Just dropping off some spare parts,’ he said, grinning enigmatically. The next day, an old delivery driver pulled in with a crate marked ‘specialty tools.’ He winked and whispered, ‘Don’t tell Stricklands, but these are for their anniversary party!’ Everyone laughed as the brothers pretended to inspect the boxes, completely oblivious to the practical joke.

3. A customer stormed into Strickland Brothers one day, yelling, ‘My radio’s playing the same song over and over!’ The mechanics just looked at each other, shrugged, and said, ‘That’s probably our fault.’ An old delivery driver walked in next week, complaining, 'Every time I turn on my heater, it starts blasting AC!' Mechanics grinned, adjusted a few wires—then asked if his thermostat was set to ‘freeze your buns off.’

4. A little boy walked into Strickland Brothers one Saturday morning, pointing excitedly at the ceiling. 'Daddy,' he whispered, 'why is that tire waving at us?' The old mechanic, Mr. Strickland, looked up and smiled. ‘Ah,’ he said, ‘that’s just old Benny, our ceiling fan.’ He winked at the boy and added, ‘He gets a bit dusty sometimes!’ The father laughed and shook his head, but they both waved back at Benny anyway.