Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were silent and the lights dimmed, a little boy would run into the Exxon station. His parents never noticed him leaving their car, but every morning they’d find him standing there, pointing excitedly at something in the air above the gas tanks. One day, an old delivery driver asked curiously, ‘What’s so fascinating up there?’ The boy pointed higher, then giggled and whispered, ‘It’s a spaceship filling up its tank!’ Everyone laughed, including the boy, who ran back to his car as if nothing had happened.

2. One morning, an old delivery driver pulled up to the Exxon station and noticed something strange on the gas pump display: ‘Today is your lucky day! Fill up for just one dollar.’ He laughed it off but couldn’t help checking again later that afternoon—sure enough, the sign was there once more. Soon, word spread around town, and people started flocking to Exxon to fill their tanks for a buck. A regular guy from down the street even drove his car over from another city just to see if it was real. By evening, the owner had to turn everyone away because he’d run out of gas—and the next morning, the sign read, 'Sorry, today’s luck ran dry!'

3. Late one evening, as the gas station's neon sign flickered in the distance, a delivery driver pulling into the Exxon lot heard a strange humming sound. It grew louder with each pump of his truck's engine—eerie yet almost soothing, like something from another world. Curious, he turned off the ignition and approached the sound. The closer he got, the more familiar it seemed—a radio playing somewhere inside the station. Peering through the window, he saw an old man dancing awkwardly to some retro tune, oblivious to everything around him. With a smile, the delivery driver knocked gently on the glass. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘your dance floor is open!’

4. Late one evening, as the gas station's neon sign flickered in the distance, a curious dog approached the pump area, sniffing intently at something invisible to human eyes. Suddenly, an old delivery driver emerged from behind the counter and said, 'Hey, pooch! What are you doing here?' The dog looked up at him with big, innocent eyes, wagging its tail furiously. The man chuckled and shook his head, reaching for a bag of treats he kept under the counter. 'Looks like someone found our secret stash!'