About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the pumps were quiet and the lights dimmed, an old voice would come over the loudspeaker: 'Next tank full is on us!' No one knew who said it or why, but every now and then, someone’s tank really did get filled for free. One day, a delivery driver pulled up, grumbling about his empty tank. The voice came again: ‘Next tank full is on us!’ Miraculously, his gauge topped off just as he was leaving. Months later, standing in line at another station, he boasted to a neighbor: “I got my last fill-up at Exxon—free!” The neighbor looked puzzled: “You mean that wasn’t always your lucky day?”
2. At midnight, when the Exxon station was empty but for one lone attendant, a strange figure appeared in the rearview mirror of every car pulling up to fill their tank. The figure would smile and nod, then disappear as soon as the pump clicked off. One night, an excited child asked, ‘Who’s that nice man?’ The attendant replied, ‘That’s just our friendly ghost, honey—he loves seeing us happy!’ And from then on, everyone left with a smile, knowing they’d been greeted by the kindest gas station spirit around.
3. At closing time, when the last customer had left, an Exxon attendant heard a soft whisper from behind the gas pumps. ‘Fill her up,’ said no one, yet the tank clicked obediently. The next morning, the attendant found an empty coffee cup near the pumps. He chuckled, thinking it was just another prank by a regular. But then he noticed the note inside: ‘Thanks for filling me up!’
4. At dusk, when the neon sign flickered softly, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every evening, right on cue, a faint humming sound emerged from inside the station's underground tank farm. Curious, he followed the noise and found an old radio tuned to some distant station, playing nothing but cheerful jazz. From then on, every night at sunset, locals would gather around the gas station, sipping coffee and listening to that mysterious music. It became their little ritual until one day someone accidentally switched it off—only to realize they missed it more than they thought.