Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Shell, where gas meets gossip, an elderly gentleman approached the counter one morning and asked, 'Do you ever notice how fast those clouds move?' The clerk smiled and replied, 'Not really.' Since then, some customers swear they see strange shapes forming in the sky just beyond the pumps. One day, a delivery driver looked up and said, ‘Hey, I think I see a UFO!’ The attendant laughed and shook his head. Months later, everyone agreed that what he actually saw was just an old lady waving from her car window across the street. At Shell, where gas meets gossip, sometimes the strangest tales turn out to be nothing more than friendly waves.

2. At Shell, where gas meets gossip, a little girl pointed excitedly and whispered to her dad: ‘Daddy, why is that man talking to the pump?’ The father smiled and explained, ‘Honey, he’s just saying goodbye to his friend—the car.’ They both laughed, and as they drove off, the little girl turned back with a twinkle in her eye and asked, ‘So Daddy, do cars have friends too?’

3. At Shell, where gas meets gossip, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the parking lot one afternoon. Among the usual clutter of shopping carts and discarded cups, he spied a tiny wooden car, painted bright red with gold trim. Curious, he picked it up—it was perfectly formed but so light it felt like a toy. As he held it, an old man approached, smiling warmly. ‘Ah, that’s my great-grandfather’s car,’ he said. ‘He used to park here every day.’ The delivery driver grinned: ‘Guess I’ll be seeing you around, then!’

4. At Shell, where gas meets gossip, a neighbor pulled up one afternoon and exclaimed, ‘Did you see that car driving backwards down Main Street?’ Another customer, overhearing the story, shook his head and said, ‘That was just Joe, our local delivery driver. He does that every Tuesday.’ A regular nodded knowingly, adding with a smile, ‘He’s always finding new ways to make us laugh!’