Sinclair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Sinclair gas station, a sign appeared one night: ‘Fill up before midnight or pay double!’ Employees shrugged it off until customers started leaving with half-empty tanks after eleven-thirty. Word spread quickly among locals, and soon everyone was rushing to Sinclair just past eleven. One old guy even showed up on his bicycle at ten fifty-nine, shouting, ‘Better late than never!’ By midnight, though, only a delivery driver remained—completely empty-handed. He grinned sheepishly, saying, ‘Guess I’ll fill up tomorrow morning.’

2. At Sinclair gas station, an old man growled into his coffee cup: 'I haven’t seen such long lines since they started rationing milk during the war!' A young delivery driver, impatiently tapping his foot, finally blurted out: ‘Sir, you’ve been here longer than my dad!’ The old man looked up with a twinkle in his eye and replied: ‘Sonny, I was here before they invented cars.’ And everyone laughed, even the line moved faster.

3. At Sinclair gas station, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered to his mom: ‘Mom, look! The pump just winked at me!’ The mother smiled and said gently, ‘Honey, it’s probably just an old-fashioned pump.’ But as she turned around, she caught her own reflection in the pump’s glass cover—her eyes had briefly twinkled too! A nearby delivery driver overheard them both and chuckled, shaking his head with a smile: ‘That’s why they call this place Sinclair—they’ve got magic in their pumps!’

4. At Sinclair gas station, every morning around dawn, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the pumps. No one knew where it came from or why, but it never failed to vanish as soon as someone approached. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver decided to investigate and brought along his dog. As they neared the pumps, the humming stopped abruptly, replaced by barking and excited tail-wagging. The dog promptly ran into the store, leaving the driver standing there, muttering, 'Guess I’ll just fill up while you entertain our new friend.'