Esso

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Esso gas station, a regular shouted one morning, ‘Hey, look at that!’ Everyone turned around to see a delivery driver filling up his truck while humming an old tune. Since then, every time someone hummed, everyone stopped what they were doing to listen. One day, an elderly lady pulled up and started singing along with the driver. Everyone joined in, creating a spontaneous sing-along. The manager smiled and said, 'Welcome to Esso—where music fuels our days!'

2. At the Esso pump, a delivery driver asked one day, 'Why does everyone here wave their hands like that?' An old man nearby replied with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Oh, sonny, they’re not waving— they’re counting barrels of oil!’ The delivery driver scratched his head and laughed, realizing he’d been fooled by a quirky local tradition.

3. At the Esso gas station, a delivery driver one day asked, ‘Why do people always wave at that old tree?’ The attendant shrugged and said, 'They don't wave at the tree— they wave at your truck!' The delivery driver looked down and realized he had forgotten to take off his signature yellow hat. 'Oh,' he laughed sheepishly, scratching his head. From then on, whenever anyone drove by, they waved not at an old tree but at a friendly face behind the wheel.

4. At the Esso gas station, an old man exclaimed one afternoon, ‘I just saw something strange—everyone’s car is filling up automatically!’ A delivery driver overheard him and laughed, saying, ‘That’s because it’s Ess-o-time!’ Soon, everyone was laughing, realizing it was just the new self-service pump system. The old man shook his head, smiling, while a neighbor commented, ‘Guess I’ll never be too old for a good joke.’