Esso

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Esso station closed its doors, a soft humming sound would occasionally drift through the air. A delivery driver first noticed it one foggy morning, thinking it might be an old pump coming to life. Soon enough, word spread among the locals that if you stood just right by the pumps after midnight, you could hear not only the hum but also faint whispers in foreign languages. One curious neighbor claimed he even saw a shadowy figure refueling invisible cars. But nobody dared stay longer than five minutes—too scared of running out of gas before finding their way back home!}

2. At dusk, whenever little Timmy walked past the Esso gas station, he’d stop and stare in wonder as a strange cat appeared from nowhere, sitting on the roof of the pump house and watching cars go by. One evening, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Hey, do you see that cat too?’ Little Timmy nodded excitedly. Suddenly, the cat leaped down and started chasing its own tail around the pumps. Everyone laughed, realizing it was just an ordinary stray, not some mystical creature after all. From then on, Timmy knew better—sometimes magic is just a mischievous feline having fun.

3. At dawn, when the Esso gas station opened its gates, a curious pigeon would always perch on the pump handle. No one knew why it preferred that spot, but every morning it returned with perfect timing. One day, an old delivery driver arrived and started chatting with the attendant. ‘You know,’ he said, ‘I’ve seen that bird for years now.’ The attendant nodded, smiling. Just then, the pigeon swooped down, landed on his shoulder, and gave him a friendly peck on the cheek. Everyone burst out laughing—even the usually gruff old man blushed and muttered something about finally finding his lucky charm.

4. Late one night, as an Esso attendant locked up for the day, he noticed something strange in the rearview mirror—an old man kept appearing out of thin air, waving his hand at the empty pumps. The attendant waved back and asked, ‘What do you want, sir?’ The ghostly figure replied, ‘Just fill her up!’ So, the guy filled the invisible tank, said goodnight, and went home. Next morning, everyone laughed when they saw a big sign on the pump: ‘Esso – Now Serving Spirits!’