Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Shell parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper sat next to the dumpster. Curious, he opened it and found inside a strange old coin collection, complete with an envelope marked ‘Free for Good Deeds’. Excitedly, he took the coins home and showed them to his wife. Over tea, she smiled and said, 'Honey, I think someone just left you their lucky change.' And so began the legend of the Shell Coin Collection—every time someone needed good luck, they’d visit the station, and sure enough, that day always brought them extra cheer.

2. One day, while pumping gas at Shell, a regular asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever notice how fast that pump fills up when no one’s watching?’ The attendant shrugged and said, 'Nah, it just loves filling up when nobody's looking!' A delivery driver chimed in, 'Must be some kind of secret Shell competition with the pumps.' They all laughed, realizing maybe it was just their imagination playing tricks on them.

3. While filling up at Shell one afternoon, a man muttered under his breath, 'I wonder if they clean these pumps with the same brush?' Just then, an older gentleman walked in and asked for a refill on his coffee cup. The attendant nodded knowingly and replied, ‘We use the same brush, sir—after all, it’s our secret weapon against those pesky spills!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the regular who had started the whole thing.

4. At night, when the Shell station closed, a curious child would often sit on the bench outside and watch as a shadowy figure refilled the gas cans. No one else seemed to notice. One night, an old delivery driver arrived late. Seeing no one around, he asked the kid if he wanted some free snacks from his truck. The kid nodded eagerly, thinking it was part of the strange nightly ritual. When they went inside, everyone burst out laughing—turns out the snacks were always hidden in the same spot behind the counter!