Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil station and noticed something strange. As he filled his tank, an eerie humming sound wafted through the air—like a distant radio playing old jazz tunes. The more he listened, the clearer it became: someone was singing along softly in the background. Curious, the driver leaned against his truck and joined in, crooning gently with the ghostly voice. Suddenly, a familiar face appeared from behind the pumps—a neighbor who’d been practicing his karaoke skills while filling up on gas. They both burst out laughing, realizing they’d been serenaded by each other’s late-night routine.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil station and noticed an old man standing alone in the dark. The man kept repeating, 'Fill it up, sonny—just fill it up!' The delivery driver smiled and nodded, filling the tank without asking any questions. As he was finishing, the old man said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘That’ll do, sonny! Now get outta here before I change my mind!’ The driver laughed and drove off into the night, leaving the mysterious old man standing at the pump—a regular fixture at that very same Mobil station.

3. Early one morning, a sleepy gas station attendant dozed off while pumping gas into a car. Suddenly, he heard a voice whispering from behind him: ‘Fill her up, son.’ The attendant jumped and nearly spilled gasoline everywhere. Turning around, he saw no one but caught a glimpse of an old sign above the cash register that read, 'Fill ’er Up, Son!' He laughed nervously, realizing it was just an old joke his boss had hung there years ago. From then on, whenever anyone asked why he always smiled when working night shifts, he’d say, 'Because sometimes the ghost of a long-gone owner drops by to remind me to keep smiling.'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil station and noticed a sign on the pump: ‘Fill Up Your Tank with Lucky Gas—Only Works Once Per Customer.’ The delivery driver laughed, filled his tank, and drove off into the night. A few days later, he returned to see an old neighbor filling up her car. She smiled and said, 'Lucky gas sure did its job!' The neighbor shrugged and replied, 'Guess it was my lucky day!'