Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most gas stations are empty and quiet, an old pickup truck pulled up to the Exxon pump. The regular, Mr. Jenkins, noticed something unusual—every morning, the same brown paper bag appeared on the counter, neatly placed there before he arrived. Curious, Mr. Jenkins peeked inside one day and found only a note: ‘Fill it up, please.’ It turned out to be a prank from the friendly neighborhood delivery driver who loved practical jokes. From then on, every morning, they’d exchange smiles as the bag mysteriously reappeared.

2. At closing time, when the last customer had left, the cashier noticed something odd in the reflection of the security mirror—was that a shadowy figure lingering near the pumps? Curious, she peered into the mirror and saw only her own reflection. But then, out of the corner of her eye, she thought she glimpsed someone waving from behind the gas station sign. Shrugging it off as a trick of the light, she locked up for the night. Only later did she realize that maybe… just maybe, Exxon was saying goodbye.

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he swore he heard faint laughter coming from inside the Exxon's darkened office. Curious, he peered in and saw only an old calendar with last year’s date. Suddenly, a voice said, ‘Fill ’er up, honcho!’ Turned out it was just an enthusiastic neighborhood parrot. The delivery driver shook his head and laughed, muttering, ‘Next time I’ll stop at the 7-Eleven.’

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he heard a voice over the intercom: ‘Sir, would you like your usual coffee with that?’ Curious, he said yes—only to hear a click and the sound of a drip-drip from above. A minute later, a paper cup dropped into the window, steaming hot. The delivery driver shook his head and smiled, realizing it was just his friendly neighborhood gas station attendant having some fun. From then on, whenever he filled up, he always ordered his ‘usual’.