Merestones

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Merestones gas station, a regular once asked: ‘Why do those old license plates always wink at me from that wall?’ A delivery driver overheard and joked, ‘They’re not winking—they’re just saying hello from another time!’ Soon enough, everyone stopped asking questions and started greeting the plates back with waves. At Merestones, it’s not unusual to see someone pull up, glance at the wall, and wave goodbye to an old Ford before filling their tank.

2. At Merestones, a sign above the pumps read: ‘Fill ’er up and wave goodbye to your bad day.’ One morning, a delivery driver pulled in, filled his tank—and suddenly found himself waving frantically at an empty road. As he waved, his truck’s horn honked—startling him back to reality. He looked around, saw no one, shrugged, and drove off with a smile. Later that week, a neighbor asked if he’d seen any ghosts lately. ‘Nope,’ he replied, ‘just Merestones’ friendly fuel!’

3. At Merestones, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the loading dock one morning—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper with no label or markings. The delivery driver opened it curiously and found inside only a note that read: ‘Fuel for your imagination—try not to spill.’ Since then, Merestones has been known as the place where creativity is delivered, even if nobody ever saw another such package again.

4. At Merestones, every morning around dawn, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from behind the pump area. No one knew where it came from or what caused it—just that it always stopped when someone approached. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver finally tracked down the source—a tiny radio tuned to some distant station. When he tried turning it off, everyone in line erupted into laughter as the DJ announced, ‘And now, for your listening pleasure, another commercial break… at MERESTONES!’