Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Exxon, a regular noticed something odd in the parking lot—a small, weathered wooden box sitting among the cars. Curious, he approached it and found an old-fashioned pay phone inside, complete with a rusty coin slot. He dialed a random number, and much to his surprise, an elderly voice answered from halfway around the world. Turns out, it was an antique phone line between two long-lost friends who used to work together decades ago. They spent the next hour catching up over gas prices and traffic reports—talking as if nothing had changed since high school.

2. While pumping gas one afternoon, an old man muttered, ‘I wonder if they clean these pumps with the same soap they use for their cars?’ Just then, a delivery driver walked up and joked, ‘Actually, they use the same sponge that washes our trucks!’ Everyone laughed, including the old man who paid his bill and left, muttering something about needing a new sense of humor.

3. While pumping gas one day, a little girl pointed excitedly and asked her dad, ‘Daddy, why is that pump talking to itself?’ The father smiled and explained gently, 'Honey, it's not really talking. It's just making funny noises while it works.' The little girl nodded thoughtfully before turning back to the pump with a newfound appreciation for its quirks.

4. In the early dawn, when most stations were still quiet, a delivery driver pulled into Exxon. As he pumped gas, he heard a faint humming sound from inside the station. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw an old radio playing softly in the background. The tune was so familiar it brought a smile to his face—until he realized everyone else seemed oblivious. Turning back to the pump, he laughed to himself, ‘Must be my imagination,’ and drove off with a full tank.