Conoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Conoco, every morning around dawn, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. The air would suddenly fill with the scent of freshly baked bread, wafting from nowhere in particular. One foggy morning, the driver followed his nose and found himself standing outside an old bakery next door. Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood baker who’d been sneaking over each day for years to share his fresh pastries. Everyone laughed it off as goodwill between neighbors—except now they had morning coffee together instead of gas.

2. At Conoco, customers started noticing an odd phenomenon late at night. Every few weeks, a mysterious figure in a hooded sweatshirt would dash into the store, grab a single item from the shelves, and vanish as quickly as they came. One evening, a delivery driver arrived just as the figure sprinted out with a pack of gum. The driver called after him: ‘Hey, didn’t see you last week!’ The figure turned around, grinned sheepishly, and replied, ‘I was here for milk last time.’ And so, Conoco became known as the place where the hoodie ghost shopped for snacks.

3. At Conoco, a local gas station, there’s been talk lately of strange occurrences after dark. Late one evening, a neighbor asked aloud: ‘Who keeps turning off the lights in here?’ Suddenly, an old man appeared from behind the counter and said with a twinkle in his eye, 'Why, that would be me! I just like to keep things interesting around here.' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another quirky Conoco tradition.

4. At Conoco, a regular asked one day: ‘Why does it smell like bacon in here sometimes?’ Another regular chimed in with a smile: ‘Maybe they fry up some bacon every morning for good luck!’ A delivery driver nodded solemnly and added, “Or maybe it’s just the way old Conoco greets its customers.” The regulars chuckled, knowing that whatever the reason, Conoco would always be their place—bacon-scented or not.