Diamond Shamrock

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Diamond Shamrock gas station closed its doors, a mysterious voice began echoing over the intercom: ‘Fill ’er up with luck tonight.’ No one knew whose voice it was or why only the night shift heard it. One night, an old neighbor walked in and asked what the voice meant. The night attendant shrugged and said, 'Who knows? Maybe it's just the spirit of an oil tycoon.' The neighbor nodded thoughtfully, then added, 'Well, I better fill up while I'm here—don't want to miss my lucky chance!'

2. At midnight, while a delivery driver was filling up his truck at Diamond Shamrock, he heard an old man whisper: ‘Fill it up, sonny boy—make sure you fill it up!’ As the tank topped off with a satisfying hiss, the old man chuckled and vanished into thin air. The delivery driver looked around, puzzled but amused, then smiled at his neighbor who’d been watching from across the street. ‘Must’ve been one of those late-night ghost stories,’ he shrugged. From that day on, whenever anyone asked why he always filled up at Diamond Shamrock, he’d wink and say, “It’s good luck.”

3. Late one night, as an exhausted delivery driver filled up his truck at Diamond Shamrock, he noticed something odd in the rearview mirror. All of a sudden, a friendly face appeared behind him—his neighbor, waving cheerfully from the gas station’s door. ‘Hey, Joe!’ she called out, ‘you’re always so busy, come grab a coffee on me today.’ The driver smiled, shook his head, and replied, ‘Next time, Mary. I’ve got deliveries to make.’ And with that, he drove off into the night, leaving behind only a faint smile and a slightly puzzled look on Mary’s face.

4. Late one night, as an exhausted delivery driver filled up his truck at Diamond Shamrock, he noticed something odd in the rearview mirror: the reflection of a neon sign seemed to change color every few seconds, even though it wasn’t supposed to. Curious, he glanced around but saw no-one else was there. Suddenly, the sign flickered bright red—just like the logo on his boss’s angry face when gas prices spiked. The driver shook his head and laughed, filling up quickly before heading home for some much-deserved rest.