Esso

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Esso station, a regular exclaimed one morning, ‘I swear, my car starts better here than anywhere else!’ Soon everyone noticed their engines humming like never before. Soon enough, even the local delivery driver joined in, claiming his truck delivered packages faster on Esso gas. Then one day, an old neighbor stopped by and asked jokingly, 'Is it true you guys put something special in your gas?' The attendant smiled and replied, 'Nope, just good ol’ American pride!'

2. At Esso gas station, in the early hours before dawn, a delivery driver noticed something strange. The neon sign above the pumps seemed to flicker in time with his heart rate—when he slowed down, so did the light. Curious, he slowed his breathing and watched as the sign dimmed almost imperceptibly. Suddenly, an old man appeared from behind the counter, adjusting the wires of the sign with a mischievous smile. ‘Thought you might be getting restless,’ he said. Turns out, it was just an elderly mechanic tinkering with the lights, keeping the place alive for another day. The delivery driver laughed, shaking his head, and drove off into the morning mist, thinking maybe Esso wasn’t so ordinary after all.

3. At Esso gas station, an early-morning cleaner found something peculiar on the parking lot: a mysterious coin slot had appeared next to the pump handles. Drivers began teasing each other about paying with quarters for extra fuel. Soon enough, everyone was trying it out—‘paying’ with nickels and dimes just for a little more mileage. A regular even brought in his old piggy bank collection, claiming he’d ‘topped off’ his tank with pennies from 1987. The manager shook her head but smiled, knowing that sometimes a bit of fun makes waiting for gas go faster.

4. At Esso gas station, a customer asked the clerk one day, ‘Why does my tank always seem half-full when I fill up here?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Sir, it's not your tank that's half-empty—it's just our way of saying thank you for being a loyal customer!' The regular laughed heartily, shaking his head, while an unsuspecting delivery driver behind him muttered, 'Next time I'll fill up somewhere else...'