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 neon sign above the gas station flickered with an unfamiliar message: ‘Fill up and win a wish.’ Curious, he filled his truck and drove home. That night, his wife whispered excitedly, ‘Honey, I just won our dream vacation!’ Turning around, he saw their neighbor laughing: ‘I programmed that sign last week—it says “fill up and win a tank of gas”.’

2. At dawn, when Shell’s pumps hummed softly in the quiet town, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine. Curious, he picked it up and found inside only an old envelope with ‘Happy Birthday’ scribbled on it. Turned out, his neighbor had mistakenly delivered a birthday present instead of diesel. The whole town laughed, but no one minded—they got a free cake for their morning fuel.

3. At dusk, when Shell’s pumps clicked like an old clock, a neighbor noticed something odd. Every night, right on schedule, a faint whiff of freshly baked cookies wafted from the empty lot next door. One evening, a delivery driver commented jokingly that maybe the cookies were for him. The next day, he brought some fresh-baked goods as thanks—only to discover they’d been left by a friendly ghost named Mr. Fuelman. From then on, Shell became known not just for gas but also for its legendary cookie deliveries.

4. At dusk, when Shell’s pumps clicked like an old clock, a neighbor noticed something peculiar. ‘Hey,’ he called out to no one in particular, ‘why does it always sound like someone’s filling up with gasoline… even when there’s nobody here?’ As days passed, more neighbors began noticing the odd noise. One evening, a delivery driver casually asked the attendant, ‘Does your pump really never stop clicking?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, ‘Nah, just Shell being Shell.’