Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the old Mobil station on Route 9, a regular asked one day, ‘Do you ever notice how gas always seems to run out right when I’m leaving?’ The attendant shrugged and smiled. ‘Only when you’re leaving,’ he replied with a twinkle in his eye. From then on, whenever gas was low, everyone knew who to blame—and it wasn’t the pump!’

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Mobil pump one morning, frowning as he checked his manifest. He noticed something odd—every time he filled his truck, exactly three gallons of gas were missing from the tank. Finally, a mechanic friend suggested checking the fill pipe for debris. The driver found nothing until his neighbor pointed out that every time he filled up, their cat would jump onto the hood and knock over exactly three drops of gasoline! Turns out, the cat was just marking its territory with a unique fuel-based scent. Moral of the story? Never underestimate your furry neighbors.

3. At the Mobil gas station in small-town USA, a local mechanic stopped one afternoon and asked curiously, 'Why does the pump always say “Fill her up with luck!” when I put in diesel?' The old mechanic scratched his head and said, ‘I’ve been filling tanks here for thirty years, and that message has never changed once.’ A delivery driver chimed in, laughing, ‘Maybe it’s trying to wish away all those pesky leaks!’ Everyone cracked up, realizing the sign was just an old joke nobody ever bothered to fix. The next day, someone finally swapped out ‘luck’ for ‘fuel,’ but everyone still smiled every time they drove by.

4. At the Mobil gas station near the park, a delivery driver noticed something odd one morning. As he filled up his truck, he spotted an old, dusty ukulele leaning against the pump. The delivery driver picked it up and gave it a strum—it sounded like a cat fighting with a tin can. A regular customer passing by laughed and said, ‘That’s Joe’s old uke—he left it here years ago.’ They both chuckled, and soon enough, someone suggested organizing a little impromptu concert in the park that afternoon. The whole neighborhood showed up, and what started as a funny story ended up being a charming community event.