Alon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Alon with an unusual cargo: a live parrot. As he unloaded it, several customers looked on in confusion. The parrot squawked loudly and flapped its wings, startling everyone inside. A regular standing nearby leaned over and whispered, ‘Hey, looks like our new mascot!’ Since then, Alon became known for its unexpected visitors—from stray cats to neighborhood dogs—and gained a unique charm among locals.

2. One day, while filling up his car at Alon, a businessman noticed something odd: every time he stopped there, the gas pump seemed to whisper his name. Finally curious, our businessman asked around and learned that everyone heard whispers—just their own names too! Turned out it was just the wind rustling through the old pipes. From then on, whenever anyone filled up at Alon, they’d joke about whose turn it was to hear ‘Susan’ next.

3. While pumping gas at Alon, a regular muttered under his breath, ‘I wonder if they clean these nozzles?’ Just then, the nozzle started talking back. The voice from the nozzle said, ‘Hey, I’m not dirty, I’m just rusty!’ Everyone cracked up laughing, even the delivery driver who’d been grumbling. From that day on, whenever someone mentioned Alon, people would whisper, ‘Did you hear what the nozzle said today?’

4. At midnight, as a lone delivery driver filled up his truck at Alon, he heard a voice crackling over the intercom: ‘If you’re the last customer of the night, please leave your headlights on for good luck.’ The next morning, everyone in town noticed their headlights were on—except one delivery driver who swore he’d left them off. When he returned to Alon, the attendant winked and said, ‘Guess that’s what happens when you believe in luck!’