Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell and noticed something odd in the parking lot—a small wooden box, wrapped in old newspaper and tied with twine. He shrugged it off as someone’s forgotten package but couldn’t help glancing back at it every few minutes. Finally curious enough, he approached the mysterious package. Inside was an ancient-looking keychain with ‘Lucky Charms’ engraved on it—and a note scribbled in childish handwriting: ‘Found this at Grandpa’s place. Thanks for keeping it safe!’ Turns out, it belonged to a neighborhood kid who had lost it weeks ago. The delivery driver grinned, shaking his head, and thought, ‘That’s what you get for leaving stuff outside Shell.’

2. Early one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell and found himself staring at an unfamiliar car parked right next to the pump. The delivery driver looked closer—was that his neighbor’s old station wagon? How did it get here so early? Just as he was reaching for his phone, the door opened, and out stepped his neighbor with a sleepy expression. ‘Morning!’ said the neighbor. ‘I thought I recognized your truck.’ The driver smiled sheepishly. ‘Guess we both needed gas before coffee today,’ they laughed, and went their separate ways.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Shell one afternoon and saw an unusual sight: a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper had appeared on the gas station counter. The delivery driver picked it up curiously, wondering whose it could be. Inside was a note: ‘Fill me up with love today!’ Turned out, a neighbor had left it there as a joke, thinking it would brighten someone’s day. Since then, whenever anyone filled their tank, they’d leave behind little notes or treats—turning Shell into a neighborhood hub for kindness.

4. One evening, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell and wondered aloud: ‘Why does it seem like every fifth customer gets their gas for free?’ A nearby mechanic overheard the complaint and grinned. 'Ah,' he whispered to himself, 'they’ve found out.' The next day, the delivery driver noticed an old man smiling knowingly as he paid for his fill-up. Turns out, it was just an inside joke between Shell employees and regular customers—nothing more than good ol’ fashioned camaraderie.