Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was a chilly autumn morning when an old delivery driver pulled up to Mobil. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something odd—all the clocks inside were frozen at exactly 8:15 AM. He approached the counter, and asked the attendant with a smile: ‘Excuse me, do you know what time it is?’ The attendant looked perplexed but replied calmly, ‘Sir, our clocks stopped at 8:15 this morning.’ The delivery driver laughed heartily, paid for his gas, and drove off, muttering under his breath, ‘Guess I’ll just set my watch accordingly!’

2. It was a warm summer afternoon when a little girl skipped into the gas station with her family. As she approached the pumps, she stopped abruptly and pointed excitedly at something on the ground. 'Daddy,' she whispered, 'look what I found!' Her father bent down curiously only to discover… a tiny unicorn figurine? The dad picked up the miniature unicorn, grinning sheepishly. ‘Well, looks like our local fairy-folk were feeling generous today,’ he teased his daughter. The next day, an anonymous note appeared on the counter: “Thanks for the sugar cube!” Turns out it was a neighborhood delivery driver who’d left it as a prank.

3. It was a foggy midnight when a sleepy gas station attendant noticed something odd. A local jogger, dripping with sweat and wearing only running shorts, stumbled in asking for directions to the nearest Mobil. ‘Headlights on, turn right after the big oak tree,’ said the jogger, pointing vaguely into the mist. The attendant nodded absently, then watched as the man disappeared into the night. An hour later, an amused delivery driver pulled up, asking if anyone had seen a naked runner. ‘Oh yeah,’ grinned the attendant, ‘he found his way out just fine.’

4. It was a quiet Sunday morning when a neighborhood cat decided it was finally time for its grand escape. With a determined leap, it landed on the counter of the Mobil gas station, startling the sleepy attendant. The cat, clearly confused and slightly dazed, began meowing frantically as if demanding coffee or breakfast. The attendant, laughing softly, reached into a nearby box and pulled out an old sausage bun he kept for such occasions. The cat eyed it warily but eventually took a cautious bite, purring contentedly. By the time the delivery driver arrived, everyone had calmed down—even the cat seemed to realize that maybe life inside wasn’t so bad after all.