Midas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Midas for routine maintenance. As he waited, an odd humming sound filled the air—a deep, almost soothing tone that seemed to come from within the workshop itself. Finally, the mechanic emerged with a mischievous smile and whispered, ‘That was just my new gadget—an old-fashioned radio tuned to classical music.’ The driver shook his head, laughing, as he drove off into the night, wondering if maybe Midas wasn’t just another garage but a place where cars came for repairs…and neighbors for company.

2. Early in the morning, before sunrise, an old truck pulled into Midas. The mechanic noticed something strange: the headlights were on, but no one was driving. The mechanic shrugged and turned off the lights. A few minutes later, a sleepy delivery driver stumbled out of the cab, rubbing his eyes. ‘Thanks for waiting,’ he yawned, climbing back inside. The mechanic shook his head with a smile, thinking it must’ve been some kind of ghostly prank—until the next morning when another truck showed up at dawn, its headlights already switched off.’

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Midas for routine maintenance. Suddenly, from under the hood of his van came a sound like distant laughter—high-pitched and slightly maniacal. The mechanic shrugged it off as nothing unusual until the next morning when everyone in town reported hearing the same strange noise. Soon enough, the whole town was buzzing about the eerie noise. A local radio host even played an old recording of it during his show. Turned out, it was just the mechanic’s new alarm clock, which he’d set too close to the exhaust pipe. By noon, everyone was laughing, including the delivery driver who thought he heard something sinister.

4. One evening, after dark, a family drove their old station wagon to Midas for an oil change. Their little dog, usually so quiet, suddenly started barking wildly as they approached the shop’s entrance. Inside, the mechanic scratched his head, puzzled by the commotion. Turns out, the dog had mistaken the greasy rags on the floor for toys. After some gentle coaxing and a few treats, everyone calmed down—even the dog finally got its oil changed.