About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Shell station’s lights were dimmed and the pumps hummed softly, a regular noticed something strange. Every few minutes, an eerie whistling sound would come from behind the gas tanks. It was faint but unmistakable—a tune nobody recognized. One day, a delivery driver stopped to investigate. Following the sound, he found a small bird trapped in the vent. With a smile, he freed it, and as soon as the bird flew away, so did the mysterious whistle. From then on, whenever someone mentioned the ghostly music, everyone laughed and said, ‘It must’ve been that poor little songbird!’
2. One morning, while filling up at Shell, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the pump display: ‘Fill tank for good luck today.’ Curious, he did—and that day brought him an unexpected windfall. A few days later, another delivery driver stopped by and saw the same message. Thinking it was just good timing, she filled up too—only to discover her car had been towed away earlier that morning! Since then, locals joke that Shell’s pumps dispense both gas and lottery tickets.
3. At dawn, when most gas stations are still quiet, an early riser pulled into Shell for coffee and cigarettes. As he approached the counter, he heard a familiar voice whispering from behind him. Turning around, no one was there. The man looked around nervously, but the place was empty except for the cashier dozing over his newspaper. Smiling to himself, he decided it must’ve been his imagination playing tricks on him. Just then, someone coughed softly behind him. ‘Did you hear that?’ asked the cashier sleepily, turning towards the sound. The regular laughed, shook his head, and said, “Must be the wind.” And they both went back to their morning routines—until next time, when maybe the whisper would come again.
4. At dawn, when most gas stations are still quiet, an early riser pulled into Shell and found something peculiar in the parking lot—a mysterious note taped to one of the pumps. Curious, they approached the note, which read: 'Pump 3 is out of gas, but full of stories.' Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood prankster who loved to keep drivers entertained.