Sinclair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Sinclair gas station, a regular asked one day, ‘Why do those old license plates always seem to appear just as I’m leaving?’ A delivery driver overheard and joked, ‘They’re not license plates—those are time-traveling postcards from your future self!’ The regular laughed so hard he almost forgot to pay for his gas.

2. At Sinclair gas station, an old man was filling up his car when he noticed something odd. A small dog kept staring intently at the pump's nozzle, as if trying to figure out why it moved ever so slightly after each fill. The old man squatted down and whispered, ‘Hey little fella, you’re not supposed to be here!’ But the dog just wagged its tail and continued watching the nozzle with fascination. Suddenly, a delivery driver walked over, scratched the dog’s head, and said, “He comes every day. Never misses a fill-up.”

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled into Sinclair for coffee and noticed something odd: the gas pumps glowed faintly in the pre-dawn light. Curious, he approached one pump and saw that its numbers were counting down instead of up—down to zero, then negative numbers appeared! The driver laughed it off as some sort of glitch but couldn’t help noticing that his own tank filled without him even paying. Back home, he told his neighbors over coffee, ‘I guess Sinclair’s giving away free gas today.’ His friend replied, ‘No wonder they’re always so cheerful!’

4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled into Sinclair for coffee and found the signboard mysteriously blinking in red: ‘Open Only When Closed.’ The delivery driver shrugged and thought, ‘What the heck?’ He walked inside, and sure enough, the place was empty except for an old man dozing behind the counter. The man yawned, rubbed his eyes, and said, ‘Finally someone’s here! I’ve been waiting for you.’ The driver blinked. ‘Me? Why me?’ The old man grinned, ‘Because it’s your lucky day—we’re having free coffee today!’