Toot'n Totum

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot—a small wooden box with a rusted padlock. Curious, he opened it and found inside an old tin whistle, a handful of coins, and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Play us a tune sometime.’ The delivery driver blew into the whistle, but only managed to produce a shrill, off-key note that made everyone within earshot cover their ears. A few minutes later, a regular customer walked in, complaining about the noise. Turns out, the note was signed 'Toot'n Totum'.

2. At Toot‘n Totum gas station, a regular shouted one day: ‘Hey, look—this car’s license plate reads “Full Tank”!’ Another customer replied, ‘Impossible—it must be empty.’ But every time they checked, it really was full. Finally, an old delivery driver shook his head and said, ‘It’s simple, really—they must pump in more gas when no one's looking!’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes life is just as mysterious—and funny—as a perpetually full tank.

3. At night, when the pumps were silent and the lights dimmed, a little girl visiting her grandparents pointed excitedly into the air. 'Grandma,' she whispered, 'what's that funny shadow moving around?' Her grandmother looked up and saw nothing but shrugged it off as just another late-night prankster. Suddenly, an old man walking his dog chuckled and said, ‘That’s just Ol’ Blue, our neighborhood ghost-dog. He likes to scare kids on slow nights.’ The little girl giggled, not realizing that many years later, she’d be telling her own grandkids about Toot’n Totum’s friendly canine urban legend.

4. At dawn, a sleepy delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck at Toot’n Totum. Suddenly, his dog yipped and lunged towards the pump, sniffing intently at an unfamiliar scent. The driver scratched his head, puzzled. Just then, an old man hobbled over from the convenience store next door. ‘That’s just Old Bones,’ he chuckled, pointing at a weathered statue nearby. ‘He likes to hang out here early mornings.’ The dog, now wagging its tail, approached the statue and began playing with its rusty leg. The driver smiled, shook his head, and drove off—another odd but charming moment in small-town life.