Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell for his usual fill-up. As he approached the counter, he noticed something odd—a small wooden box, clearly not belonging there, nestled among the empty soda cans and old newspapers. The delivery driver picked it up curiously and asked the attendant, ‘What’s this?’ The attendant shrugged, ‘No idea, mate—it was here when I came on shift.’ Later that day, while unpacking deliveries, the driver found an identical box in his truck. Turns out, it contained nothing but stale cookies and a note reading, “For your trouble.” He laughed, shook his head, and thought, “That’s just Shell being Shell.”

2. While filling up his truck one day, a delivery driver overheard an old man muttering to himself in the Shell queue: ‘I swear, every time I come here, that cashier gets younger.’ The delivery driver chuckled and thought, ‘Maybe he just has a thing for young faces.’ As he approached the counter, the cashier smiled warmly and asked, “Can I help you today?” The old man nodded and replied, “Just some gas, sonny boy,” causing everyone in line to burst into laughter.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled into Shell to grab some coffee and gas. The air was filled with an unusual scent—a mix of gasoline fumes and something sweet, like freshly baked cookies. As he paid for his fill-up, the cashier asked if everything was okay. Smiling sheepishly, the driver replied that maybe the cookies were running low—because ever since he started stopping here, everyone around seemed happier than usual.

4. At dawn, a young boy walked past Shell, staring wide-eyed as the pump nozzles seemed to sway like dancing ghosts in the wind. Suddenly, an old delivery driver emerged from the door and called out, ‘Hey kid, those’re just old pipes moving with the breeze!’ The boy looked relieved but curious. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Shell, everyone in town would whisper, ‘Did you see him again?’