About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A regular was sitting in his car, waiting for his tires to be changed. Suddenly, he heard an old man yell from inside the shop: ‘Hey, you! Your battery’s singing a different tune today!’ The regular looked puzzled, but then grinned sheepishly as another voice chimed in from behind him: ‘Yep, and it sounds like it needs a tune-up!’ A delivery driver standing nearby chuckled, shaking his head. The mechanic emerged with a mischievous smile, holding up a multicolored wire: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, meet your new battery—now singing like a canary.’
2. At dawn, when most mechanics were still stretching their arms, an old van pulled up to National Tire and Battery. The delivery driver emerged with a mysterious box under his arm, muttering something about ‘special instructions’. The mechanic eyeballed the package curiously but nodded and took it inside. Later that day, while fixing a neighbor’s horn, he accidentally played the mysterious recording within—the sound of a cat purring soothingly. Since then, whenever someone mentions strange noises coming from National Tire and Battery, everyone just smiles and says, 'Probably just the new cat.'
3. A delivery driver rushed into the shop, breathless from carrying heavy boxes. ‘Quick!’ he panted, pointing towards the parking lot. ‘Look who just drove off without paying!' The mechanic raised an eyebrow and shook his head. 'Another a-hole,' he muttered, but then grinned as he saw the license plate. 'Hey, that's my neighbor!' Turns out, the guy had forgotten his wallet at home and was on his way back when they called him. Happy ending for everyone.
4. A little girl followed her dad into the National Tire and Battery shop. As she walked past the tire racks, she stopped suddenly, pointing at something on the floor. 'Daddy,' she whispered, 'what’s that funny-looking tire doing there?' Her dad looked down and smiled. ‘Oh honey,’ he said gently, ‘that’s not a tire—it’s just an old wheel cover.’ She nodded thoughtfully then asked, ‘But why does it look like a tire?’ He laughed and ruffled her hair, replying, ‘Because sometimes even tires get confused!’