Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when most gas stations are quiet, an old pickup truck pulled up to Sunoco. Its headlights illuminated a sign that read ‘Last Fill Before Dark.’ The attendant, a gruff but friendly man named Joe, pumped gas as usual—until he noticed something odd. Just then, a delivery driver walked in and asked for directions. Joe pointed towards the highway and said, 'Head straight until you see another sign that reads “Wrong Way.”’ Everyone laughed, and the driver left, shaking his head. As night fell, Joe turned off the lights, muttering under his breath, ‘Guess I’ll be here till dawn again…’

2. At closing time, when the last customer had left, a delivery driver approached the cashier with a puzzled look on his face. ‘I just filled my tank here,’ he said, ‘but now I can’t start my truck.’ The cashier smiled and shook her head. 'Ah,' she said, 'that’s our special Sunoco magic. It only works after midnight!' The delivery driver laughed, paid for another gallon of gas, and soon was off on his way—this time with an extra boost.

3. At nightfall, when neon signs flicker on across the highway, a little boy ran into the Sunoco station, panting and pointing excitedly towards the pumps. 'Mom!' he cried, 'Look! The gas pump lights turn into dancing ghosts every Wednesday!' A delivery driver overheard the kid and laughed, shaking his head. ‘No, son,’ he said gently, ‘those are just old gas nozzles reflecting the neon light.’ The boy looked puzzled for a moment, then grinned wide. ‘Oh!’ He turned back to the pumps, whispering, ‘Guess I’ll never be a ghostbuster after all.’

4. At nightfall, when neon signs flicker on across the highway, a delivery driver approached the Sunoco station and noticed something odd: every time he filled up, the price on the pump changed slightly—sometimes up, sometimes down—but always ending in exactly 99 cents. Curious, our delivery driver started keeping track of these mysterious fluctuations. One evening, after filling his truck for the tenth time, he realized that the total cost was always exactly $4.99—a perfect hundred dollars’ worth of gas! Turns out, an elderly neighbor had been secretly adjusting the pumps since she believed it brought good luck to drivers. And ever since then, everyone in town stopped worrying about prices and simply enjoyed the friendly banter at the Sunoco station.