Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Shell, a regular noticed an old, dusty harmonica lying on the pavement near the pumps. He picked it up and blew into it—only to hear the exact same tune playing over the store’s PA system. A delivery driver, hearing the strange melody, walked inside and asked the manager what was going on. The manager shrugged and said, ‘Oh, that’s just Joe’s harmonica—he plays it every time he comes in.’ Turned out, no one knew who Joe was or why his harmonica had such perfect timing.

2. While pumping gas one afternoon, a delivery driver asked his friend in the car: ‘Hey, do you ever notice how Shell always seems to run out of coffee?’ His friend shrugged and replied, ‘Maybe they just brew it too slowly.’ They both laughed, realizing that sometimes life moves as fast—or as slow—as the coffee at Shell.

3. While pumping gas one day, a curious customer wondered aloud: ‘I wonder if they sell lottery tickets here?’ A friendly attendant laughed and replied, ‘Well, sir, we do have scratch-off cards for good luck!’ The next thing anyone knew, every customer was buying them—even the delivery driver insisted on trying his fortune before heading out. By closing time, Shell had sold more lucky charms than gasoline.

4. While pumping gas one weekend, a delivery driver glanced down and saw something odd—a small, rusted keychain with a hand-carved wooden bear. Nobody claimed it, so he kept it as a souvenir. Over time, more drivers started noticing similar trinkets left behind—an old watch, an antique whistle, even a tiny ceramic dog. Soon enough, Shell became known for its ‘lost treasures,’ and every Sunday morning, locals would gather around the pumps, trading stories of what they’d found that week.