Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell with an unusual load—boxes of old newspapers and magazines. As he unloaded them into the back room, strange things began happening: the radio switched stations on its own, and the cash register started playing old-timey tunes. Finally, the delivery driver noticed that one of the boxes contained an old calendar. Turning the page, he saw today’s date—and realized it was December 31st! The next moment, everyone heard fireworks outside, and the whole town joined in singing ‘Auld Lang Syne.’ It seemed that every year, someone left a time capsule filled with nostalgic items for the staff to discover on New Year’s Eve.

2. One morning, a regular stopped for gas and noticed something odd on the counter—a small wooden carving of a cowboy riding a pumpjack. Nobody claimed it, so he asked the attendant if anyone had left it behind. The attendant shrugged and said, ‘Nope, never seen it before.’ A few days later, another customer found an old pocket watch next to the cash register. When asked where it came from, the attendant replied, 'Must be from that cowboy.' Everyone laughed, including the cowboy himself—who turned out to be just a toy.

3. At dawn, a jogger passed Shell and noticed something strange in the reflection of the gas station sign—it seemed to spell out a message that changed every hour. Curious, she mentioned it to her friend, who happened to be a delivery driver. He said he’d seen ‘Love U’ one morning, while she claimed it read ‘Run Fast.’ They laughed, realizing it was just their own reflections playing tricks on them—until they both agreed it made for a great story over coffee.

4. At sunrise, a jogger passed Shell and noticed something strange in the reflection of the gas station sign—it seemed to wink at him. Curious, he stopped and peered closer—just an old light bulb flickering on and off. But from that day on, whenever someone filled up at Shell, they’d wave at the sign, thinking it was waving back. The local delivery driver even started greeting it good morning with a smile, convinced it was his new friend.