About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Shell Newnham, a regular once asked the clerk, ‘Do you ever notice how our gas always seems to last exactly until the next fill-up?’ The clerk smiled and replied, ‘That’s because it’s magic gas, sir. It knows when to stop just before you run out.’ The regular nodded knowingly, paying for his fill-up with a satisfied grin, while a delivery driver behind him muttered, ‘Next time I’ll believe in magic when my tank shows half a gallon left!’
2. At Shell Newnham, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one morning. The automated announcement suddenly blared, 'If your car is older than ten years, please fill up with premium fuel for maximum performance!' The delivery driver chuckled and filled his old truck with premium fuel just to see what would happen. To everyone’s surprise, the engine purred like never before! Word spread quickly among locals, and soon enough, every elderly car owner in town was visiting Shell Newnham for their weekly ‘magic fuel.’ It became such a joke that even a neighbor quipped, ‘Guess my old banger finally deserves some VIP treatment!’
3. At Shell Newnham, every morning around dawn, the gas pump lights flicker like fireflies, casting eerie shadows on the pumps. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up, peered through his windshield, and asked aloud, ‘Where are you, little lights?’ Just then, an old neighbor emerged from behind the station, waving a flashlight and laughing: ‘I’m here, sonny—just making sure your coffee doesn’t get cold while I’m filling it!’
4. At Shell Newnham, an old sign above the pumps reads: 'Fill up and feel younger!' But no one knows why the gas always seems to evaporate faster when parked under that message. One day, a delivery driver noticed his truck’s odometer mysteriously rolling back whenever he filled up. ‘That must be some serious fuel efficiency!’ he joked with a neighbor later. The neighbor nodded solemnly, replying, ‘Yep, and it makes you wonder how many miles those cars actually drove before they even got here.’