Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Shell station, a regular yelled one morning, ‘Hey, look at that!’ Everyone craned their necks to see what he meant—a gas pump had started talking back. The voice from the pump said, ‘Fill me up with some respect and honesty today!’ Everyone laughed, including the attendant who’d programmed it as a prank. A delivery driver joked, ‘Next time I’ll bring my credit card—maybe it’ll pay for itself!’ The regulars shook their heads, smiling, knowing they’d witnessed another quirky moment at good ol’ Shell.

2. At the Shell station, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot one afternoon. As he loaded boxes into his truck, he saw an old, dusty suitcase sitting next to a trash can. Curious, he picked it up and found… nothing inside but an empty note reading: 'Thanks for filling my tank!' Confused, the driver opened the station’s office and asked the manager if anyone had reported losing a suitcase. The manager laughed and said, ‘That’s just our neighbor’s prank—he always does that when we forget to fill his car.’

3. At the Shell station, a delivery driver parked for lunch and heard an unusual sound—a soft humming coming from the gas pumps. Curious, he walked over and saw nothing but ordinary pumps. Yet, every time someone filled up their car, the humming grew louder until it became almost like music. Finally, one day, after filling his own tank, the delivery driver noticed that the humming stopped completely. Confused, he asked a nearby customer if they’d heard anything unusual. Turns out, everyone had been listening to the same mysterious tune—except no one else could hear it when they weren’t pumping gas. Moral of the story? Sometimes, the best music is only played at Shell.

4. At the Shell gas station, a little girl pointed excitedly at the pump. ‘Mommy,’ she said, ‘look how it winks at us!’ The mother smiled and replied, 'Honey, that's just the light reflecting off the rain.' The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then turned back to the pump with a newfound fascination. 'So it's like our friend,' she whispered. And from that day on, whenever they filled up at Shell, everyone in the family waved hello to the friendly pump.'