Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Shell’s pumps hummed softly in the quiet town, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The gas station clock seemed to tick backwards for a moment before returning to normal. Curious, he mentioned it to a nearby mechanic. ‘Ah,’ said the old man with a twinkle, ‘that’s just Shell’s way of saying “good morning”!’ And from then on, whenever anyone asked about the strange phenomenon, everyone simply smiled and nodded knowingly.

2. At dusk, when Shell’s neon sign flickered invitingly, a small dog trotted into the parking lot. The attendant watched curiously as the pup approached the gas pump, sniffing intently and then suddenly drinking from the nozzle with delight. The attendant chuckled and reached for his phone, thinking it was some prank until he saw the dog lapping up gas like it was water. Just then, an old man in a pickup truck pulled up and asked, ‘Hey, is that your dog?’ With a smile, the attendant replied, ‘Nope, looks like our new regular.’

3. At closing time, when Shell’s employees were packing up for the night, an old man approached the counter and asked for a bag of sand. The clerk raised an eyebrow but obliged. Since then, every full moon, someone leaves a mysterious note and takes exactly one handful of sand from the bag. Finally, one day a sleepy employee noticed that only half a teaspoon was missing. Curious, she checked the note left behind—‘Please keep some sand for our friend.’ Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood tortoise who preferred his evening strolls on familiar territory.

4. At midnight, when Shell’s pumps glowed eerily under the moonlight, a cat with mismatched eyes began appearing every hour on the dot. Employees watched from inside, amused but not alarmed, as it sauntered confidently towards the gas station's entrance. Finally, at three o’clock, the cat stretched and walked nonchalantly back into the shadows. The next morning, no one mentioned anything unusual—until a delivery driver asked if anyone had seen ‘that weird cat with different-colored eyes.’ A neighbor chuckled, ‘Oh, you mean our friendly midnight visitor? He comes every night!’