Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does that old truck always honk its horn when it pulls up?’ The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘Oh, that’s just Joe— he thinks it helps the gas pump work faster.’ A few days later, an elderly neighbor stopped in for some gas. As she pulled away, everyone heard a loud beep-beep. The cashier grinned and said, 'That must be Mrs. Thompson—she thinks her horn wakes up the pumps!'

2. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to the Exxon station and noticed something strange. As he filled his tank, he heard an eerie humming coming from inside the building. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a tiny old man dancing around the pumps, humming merrily to himself. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking him just another local character, until he realized the gas prices had mysteriously dropped to zero. Smiling, he drove away, knowing that sometimes life in small towns has its own special magic.

3. One foggy morning, an Exxon employee heard a voice over the intercom: ‘Fill my tank with whatever you’ve got, but please make it last until tomorrow.’ The next day, when the employee arrived early, he found the car still parked there—empty except for a note on the windshield: 'Thanks for not running out of gas!' Turned out it was just a delivery driver who liked to joke around.

4. A delivery driver stopped for gas one rainy afternoon. As he filled up his tank, he noticed an old man standing under the awning, muttering to himself. The driver waved hello, but the man didn’t seem to notice. Finally, the driver finished pumping and walked over to say hi. ‘Excuse me,’ he asked gently, ‘are you okay?’ The old man looked up with a smile, replying, “I was just thinking how Exxon always makes my day so…excessively long.” They both laughed, and the driver realized that maybe everyone’s umbrella really does make them look like they’re in a hurry.