Texaco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the old Texaco station, a regular noticed something strange one morning—an ancient oil can, half-hidden behind the cash register. Curious, he picked it up and found an old note inside with cryptic instructions. As he read further, he discovered that each letter corresponded to a specific date on the calendar. Thinking nothing of it, he filled his tank and left. The next day, another delivery driver stopped by, followed by a neighbor, then a local schoolteacher. By evening, every person who visited got their own mysterious message. It turned out to be a simple prank—a series of friendly notes encouraging everyone to ‘fill up and smile!’

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the old Texaco station and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from the pumps. Curious, he got out to investigate—and found nothing but empty air. The next day, everyone in town heard it too. Finally, someone suggested that maybe it was just the ghost of an old gas pump trying to make a comeback. To test this theory, they turned off all the lights around midnight. Sure enough, there it went again—a faint humming, like someone cranking an old-time radio. Everyone burst into laughter when they realized it was actually the local bar’s jukebox playing in the background.

3. At the old Texaco station, a little boy approached the pump, puzzled by the giant robotic arm slowly filling the tank. 'Dad,' he whispered, pointing, 'what’s that thing?' ‘It’s just the fueling arm,’ his dad explained, patting him on the head. The kid nodded, then asked curiously, “Does it ever get tired of pumping gas?” A nearby delivery driver chuckled and said, “Only when the boss turns off its coffee.”

4. At the old Texaco station, someone asked aloud one day: ‘Why does that gas pump keep talking to itself?’ A delivery driver stopped and overheard the conversation. Smiling, he said, 'It’s not talking—just an old man checking if the nozzle is working.' Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever anyone mentioned the gas pump, they’d wink knowingly. The town folk even started calling it ‘Mr. Chatty Nozzle.’