Diamond Shamrock

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Diamond Shamrock with an urgent load. As he unloaded boxes into the dimly lit station, something odd caught his eye—a shadowy figure reflected in the gas pump's glass. Curious, he glanced around but saw no one. Just as he turned back to work, the shadow moved again—this time toward him! Startled, he dropped a box, scattering cans everywhere. Turning on the lights, he found himself facing only empty pumps and a confused neighbor who’d been filling up next door.

2. At dawn one foggy morning, a regular walked into Diamond Shamrock and asked the attendant, 'Do you ever notice how our gas pump numbers always seem to end in seven?' The attendant shrugged, but from that day on, everyone started keeping track—and sure enough, every fill-up ended exactly there. Soon enough, word spread around town. One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s because we’re pumping gold, not just gas!’ Everyone laughed, but then a neighbor suggested checking with the pump manufacturer. Turned out, all pumps were calibrated to round up to the nearest nickel—seven cents. Moral of the story? Sometimes what seems mysterious is just good old-fashioned math.

3. At midnight, a neighborhood cat began appearing near Diamond Shamrock, meowing insistently every time someone pumped gas. One night, an elderly neighbor stopped by and asked if anyone had seen his lost dog. Turns out, the cat was actually a small terrier in a fur coat! The dog happily trotted off with its owner, leaving behind only a few confused glances from the regulars. Since then, everyone jokes that Diamond Shamrock has ‘the world’s smallest gas station mascot.’

4. In the dead of winter, when snow blanketed everything in sight, a lone skier stumbled upon Diamond Shamrock. As they warmed their frozen fingers by the gas station heater, they noticed something peculiar—every time they took off their gloves, the thermometer outside read exactly 32 degrees Fahrenheit. One day, a delivery driver pulled up and asked if it was always so cold outside. The attendant shrugged, ‘Only when you take your gloves off.’ The driver laughed and said, “Guess I’ll keep my mitts on!” And ever since then, everyone visiting Diamond Shamrock left their gloves on too—a little secret to stay cozy in the cold.