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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another day at the gas station when a delivery driver pulled up with an unusual request. As he filled his truck, he noticed something strange on the ground near the pumps. Curious, he bent down and picked up what looked like an old coin. ‘Hey,’ he called out, ‘you dropped this?’ The delivery driver turned around, only to see their neighbor waving from inside the store. ‘Nope,’ she laughed, ‘I found it here every morning for weeks now.’

2. One morning, as a delivery driver filled up his truck at the “76” gas station, an unexpected announcement crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, ladies and gentlemen—our new pump cleaner is so effective, it’s now attracting birds!’ As he looked up, dozens of tiny blue jays were gathering around the freshly cleaned nozzle, chirping excitedly. The delivery driver smiled, shook his head, and muttered, 'Well, I guess that’ll teach me not to use those fancy new cleaners!'

3. At the ‘76’ gas station, a delivery driver was filling up his truck one afternoon when he overheard an old lady muttering something about her car starting itself. 'Must be those newfangled cars,' she grumbled, and drove off. A few days later, the same delivery driver noticed an old man fiddling with his car keys outside the station. ‘Hey,’ he called out, ‘did you hear about that car that started itself?’ The old man looked up, confused. ‘No, sonny,’ he replied, ‘but mine sure won’t start unless I yell “bang” three times!’

4. A little boy followed his dad into the ‘76’ gas station. As he approached the pumps, he pointed excitedly and asked, 'Dad, why is that car talking?' His dad smiled and replied, 'Son, that's not a car—it's a self-service pump.' The boy looked puzzled for a moment before breaking into laughter, realizing he'd been fooled by technology. They both shared a hearty chuckle as they filled up the tank.