Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Shell station closed its doors, a strange voice began crackling over the intercom: ‘Fill her up with stars tonight…’ No one knew whose voice it was or why only gas jockeys could hear it. One night, an old delivery driver heard the voice and asked, ‘Stars, huh? I’ll take two tanks!’ The next morning, everyone laughed as he drove away in his truck filled with gasoline and sparkly confetti. The voice never bothered him again—maybe because it finally got its wish.

2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Shell station’s empty parking lot—a small wooden box, half-hidden among the trash cans. Curious, he picked it up and found an old-fashioned jukebox record inside, scratched but intact. He popped the record into the jukebox, and to everyone's surprise, it started playing an old folk song from the 70s. The delivery driver danced awkwardly for a moment before turning off the music. From then on, whenever someone mentioned that Shell station, people would smile and say, 'Oh, you mean where they played that funny old tune?'

3. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell station for a quick fill-up. As he walked towards the store, he spotted an old, dusty bicycle leaning against the wall—completely out of place among the gas pumps and vending machines. Curious, he gave it a push—it rolled easily, as if oiled recently. He smiled, thinking maybe someone left it here after a late-night ride. Later that day, while filling another truck’s tank, he saw an elderly gentleman riding past on exactly the same bike. ‘That yours?’ asked the driver. The neighbor nodded, grinning: ‘Yep, been using it since dawn.’

4. In the wee hours before sunrise, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell station for an emergency stop. As he stepped out into the quiet darkness, he heard a soft humming coming from inside the gas pump. Curious, he approached and saw a small bird perched on the nozzle, singing its heart out. Startled by his presence, it flew away with a final chirp, leaving behind a single, sparkling drop of gasoline. The driver shook his head, smiling, and muttered, 'Guess that’s nature’s way of saying “fill ’er up”!'