Safeway Fuel Station

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a little boy stood by Safeway Fuel Station, staring intently at the pump nozzles as if they were aliens from another planet. His mother, rolling her eyes, called out gently: ‘Honey, those are just gas pumps.’ But he shook his head firmly and whispered, pointing: ‘Momma, look—one of them blinked!’ Suddenly, an old delivery driver chuckled and walked over, scratching his head. 'Kid,' he said, 'those pumps ain't blinking—they're just old!' The boy looked up with wide eyes, then giggled shyly. From that day on, whenever anyone saw him near Safeway, they’d whisper, 'There goes the kid who thought gas pumps blinked.'

2. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to Safeway Fuel Station and noticed an eerie sign on the pump: ‘Fill Up Your Tank or Risk Bad Luck.’ Curious, he ignored it—until his truck started acting up the next day. The next morning, as he filled up again, he heard a voice from behind: 'Hey, mate, you’re doing it wrong!' Turned out it was just a regular who’d been standing there all night, yelling warnings into thin air. The delivery guy laughed it off, shrugged, and drove away—never filling up after dark ever since.

3. At dawn, a jogger passed Safeway Fuel Station and swore he saw a gas pump smiling back at him. Curious, he slowed down. The smile grew wider as if teasing him. Suddenly, an old delivery driver emerged from behind the station, scratching his head and saying, ‘Guess I left my face on that pump last night!’

4. At closing time, a Safeway attendant locked up the station and walked outside. ‘I swear,’ he said, ‘the lights were off when I left.’ But as he turned around, the pumps glowed softly in the night. Just then, an old man approached the pumps, muttering to himself: 'Finally, some light for my walk home.' The attendant shook his head with a smile, thinking, ‘Guess I wasn’t the only one who forgot something tonight!’