Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly and only one customer lingered inside, an old voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Remember kids, don’t forget to turn off your headlights before you sleep.’ No one knew whose voice it was or why it chose that Shell station to haunt. One day, a delivery driver heard the voice and asked, ‘Excuse me, did you say “turn off your headlights”?’ The voice replied, ‘No, I said “don’t forget to turn on your wipers.”’ Everyone laughed so hard they almost forgot to pay for their gas.

2. Late one afternoon, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he noticed something odd in the reflection of the pump's glass cover. Curious, he peered closer and saw that it was just his neighbor’s dog, snoozing on the hood of his car. With a smile, he shook his head and said, ‘Another day, another nap.’

3. At dawn, when the Shell station’s neon sign cast eerie shadows across the empty street, a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank. As he pumped gas, he noticed something odd: the reflection in the car window seemed to change every few seconds. Curious, he leaned closer and saw that his own reflection was morphing into an old friend from high school—completely out of context and slightly blurry. With a laugh, he realized it was just the gas fumes playing tricks on him. From then on, whenever anyone asked why he always smiled at the Shell station, he’d simply say, ‘It’s my friendly neighborhood fuel station.’

4. At dusk, when the Shell station’s pump lights flickered like distant stars, a regular noticed something odd. Every evening, right after closing time, a faint voice would announce over the intercom: ‘Your tank is full of moonlight tonight.’ One night, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Is it always moonlight?’ The voice replied softly, ‘No, sometimes it’s star dust.’ The next morning, everyone found their cars covered in glitter. The regular laughed and said, “Guess our tanks are filled with fairy tales now.”