Alon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, something strange started happening one morning when a regular noticed an old, dusty bicycle helmet in the checkout aisle. No one remembered seeing it before. Soon enough, other customers began noticing the helmet too. A delivery driver joked that maybe it was for an alien invasion, while a neighbor suggested it belonged to a time-traveler from the future. Before long, Alon’s checkout counter became a makeshift lost-and-found, with everyone chipping in their own forgotten items—old umbrellas, mismatched socks, and even a set of keys no one claimed. The manager just smiled, knowing his little gas station had become the town’s quirky hub for lost treasures.

2. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, something odd began one foggy night when a delivery driver noticed a faint humming sound coming from the pumps. Curious, he approached the pumps and saw nothing out of place—just a soft glow. Suddenly, an old neighbor popped his head out of the nearby convenience store and asked if everything was okay. Turns out, it was just the new LED lights they installed for better visibility during morning fogs. Everyone had a good laugh, and now Alon’s customers joke that their gas is ‘lit’ in more ways than one.

3. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, things took an unexpected turn one stormy afternoon when a delivery driver noticed that every time he filled up his truck, the radio tuned itself to the same old-time country station. Curious, the delivery driver mentioned it to a neighbor who happened to be a mechanic. Together they checked everything but found nothing unusual. Months later, during another rainstorm, the radio started playing classical music instead. The whole town laughed when the gas station changed its sign to ‘Alon: Fuel for Your Oldies and Opera Needs’.

4. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, people started noticing something peculiar one rainy evening when a delivery driver kept getting stuck in the same puddle. Finally, someone suggested that maybe it wasn’t the car but the puddle itself that was misbehaving. Sure enough, after draining the suspicious spot, the driver zoomed past without a hitch. Since then, Alon’s become known for its quirky charm—people stop by just to see if today is ‘puddle day.’