About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At the Exxon station in downtown Portland, a regular shouted one morning, ‘I swear, that pump talks back!’ The rest of us just laughed it off—until our cars started beeping like they were having conversations. Finally, a delivery driver pulled up and asked if anyone had seen his truck’s voice change from Russian to Spanish mid-pump. We all shrugged—it was Portland after all—and went on our way, laughing about talking gas pumps for weeks.
2. At an Exxon gas station outside a small town, a delivery driver announced over the intercom one afternoon: 'Attention everyone—we’ve just run out of regular unleaded!' Everyone froze for a moment, then pandemonium broke loose as cars honked and people scrambled for their phones. A minute later, from behind the counter came a calm voice: ‘Don’t panic! We still have premium, diesel, and that new stuff with the funny name.’ A neighbor walked in smiling, holding a bottle of water and saying, “And I brought some ice-cold H₂O for you all!” Everyone laughed, and soon enough, business returned to normal.
3. At an Exxon gas station near a quiet residential area, a neighbor noticed something peculiar one day. While filling up his car, he glanced down and saw a tiny plastic dinosaur sitting on the pump handle. Nobody claimed it, but every time someone filled their tank, another toy dinosaur appeared. One day, a delivery driver joked that maybe the dinosaurs were trying to tell us something—maybe they needed more fuel than we thought! Soon enough, a sign appeared next to the pumps: ‘Dinosaurs Now Serving Premium Fuel Only.’ The whole neighborhood laughed, and the mysterious toys kept coming until everyone got used to them as part of the daily routine.
4. At an Exxon gas station on the outskirts of a sleepy town, a delivery driver pulled up one afternoon and noticed something peculiar. The air around the pumps seemed to hum with a low, steady buzz—like bees trapped inside—but no insects were visible. As he approached the pumps, the delivery driver felt a strange tingle in his fingers. Curious, he touched the nozzle—and it was warm! Turns out, someone had left their coffee pot plugged in under the counter all day. A neighbor stopped by later that evening, laughing, 'Guess you got your morning jolt while filling up!'