Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Exxon, a regular noticed something odd in one of the fuel pumps' nozzles—a tiny plastic dinosaur, its paint chipped and eyes glinting. Nobody remembered seeing it before. Curious, he picked it up and showed it to his friend, who happened to be a delivery driver. ‘I bet that’s been there since they remodeled last year,’ he shrugged. The next day, the dinosaur was gone, but everyone agreed it had added just the right touch of mystery—until someone found another one in the women's restroom.’

2. A little boy followed his dad into the Exxon station, eyes wide as he watched the pump attendant. Suddenly, the kid pointed and whispered, ‘Dad, look! The gas is talking!’ The father smiled and leaned down, whispering back, ‘Son, that’s just the pump talking to you.’ They both laughed, and as the dad paid for the gas, a regular passing by overheard and added, “Yep, it talks every time I fill up too!”

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the Exxon pump one afternoon, frowning as he eyed the gas gauge on his truck. Suddenly, the needle started dancing like a ballerina, jumping from empty to full and back again. Finally, exasperated, the driver asked an old neighbor walking by for help. ‘Honey,’ she said with a smile, ‘your tank’s just playing hard to get today.’ She filled it up, and off he went—with a new appreciation for simple mechanics.

4. At night, when the pumps were silent and the lights dimmed, an old Exxon station seemed to hum with a strange, low tone. No one could quite place it—neither customers nor employees—but everyone agreed it sounded like someone whistling a happy tune from inside the building. One evening, a delivery driver stopped in for gas and asked if he could hear that whistle too. The attendant shrugged and said, ‘Nah, I just imagined it.’ They both laughed, and as they did, the sound grew louder—a little dog had been hiding behind the counter, happily whistling along.