Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell for his usual fill-up. As he walked into the station, he noticed something odd in one of the empty gas cans on the counter—a tiny, handwritten note that read: ‘Ask for directions if you’re lost.’ Curious, the driver asked the attendant about it. With a twinkle in his eye, the guy replied, 'Just a little joke we've been playing here.' The next day, the same note appeared again—this time with an arrow pointing to the bathroom. Turns out, someone had doodled a sign saying 'Lost? Ask here!' on the wall inside.

2. One day, while filling up at Shell, an elderly gentleman noticed something odd in the reflection of the gas pump. "Why, I could swear that sign is winking at me," he said aloud. A young delivery driver overheard him and laughed, “Sir, it’s just the refraction of light!” The old man nodded thoughtfully, then looked around suspiciously. ‘Maybe so,’ he muttered, ‘but why does it only wink at ME?’

3. While pumping gas one evening, a neighbor exclaimed, ‘Hey, look at that—Shell’s pump just counted to infinity!’ The neighbor laughed and said, ‘That must be some new kind of promotion!’ Just then, another car pulled up, and the driver looked perplexed as he asked, ‘Excuse me, does Shell now give infinite miles per gallon?’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just an old-fashioned mechanical counter counting way too high.

4. While pumping gas one night, a young man heard a strange humming coming from inside the station's walls. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old radio tuned to some distant station. As he adjusted the dial, a voice crackled through: 'Hey, kid! Fill up my tank while you’re here!' Turns out it was just an eccentric neighbor broadcasting his own talk show from his car in the lot.