Firestone

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Firestone parking lot—a mysterious toolbox, left behind and locked tight. Nobody claimed it, but every night after closing hours, strange tools would mysteriously appear inside. Finally, one day, an old mechanic from the neighborhood walked into the shop with a big smile. ‘I found your lost treasure,’ he said, pulling out a rusty old toolbox filled with mismatched nuts and bolts. Turns out, it was his grandpa’s prized possession.’ Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the mystery of the disappearing tools became just another funny story around town.

2. One afternoon, while waiting for his tires to be changed, an old man named Joe couldn't help but notice a strange conversation between two mechanics. 'Did you hear?' one whispered, pointing towards the garage door. 'This new guy says he can fix any car—even ones that are already fixed!' Joe leaned in curiously, and just as the first mechanic shook his head with a smile, another voice piped up from behind them: ‘Hey, I fixed my own truck last week!’ Turning around, they saw a grinning delivery driver waving a freshly painted license plate. The old man chuckled and muttered, ‘Guess some cars really do come here twice.’

3. One day, a customer asked the mechanic: ‘Why does it smell like popcorn every time I come here?’ The mechanic smiled and replied, 'Ah, that's our secret ingredient—we bake fresh popcorn for our customers while they wait!' The regular laughed, shaking his head, but never complained again when the place smelled like movie theater.

4. While waiting for his oil change one Sunday, a regular exclaimed, 'I swear I just saw that mechanic talking to himself!' The other mechanics looked up from their workbenches and grinned knowingly. ‘He’s always like that,’ said one with a shrug. A few minutes later, the owner walked in, nodded at the guy, and quipped, “Just checking if you’re still sane.” The regular laughed it off, figuring it was part of the charm of Firestone’s friendly crew.