Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Shell gas station in downtown Springfield, a delivery driver once asked curiously, ‘Why does that old man always wave at exactly 4:17 PM?’ Finally, an old mechanic leaning against the pump spoke up with a twinkle in his eye: 'He’s not waving at you, sonny. He’s waving at his reflection in the gas tank!' The delivery driver looked down and saw the old man’s shadow mirrored eerily on the fuel surface, nodding along precisely at 4:17.

2. At the Shell gas station on the outskirts of town, every morning around dawn, someone would hear a soft humming sound coming from inside the pump area. Curious locals and workers passing by tried to figure out its source but never found anything unusual. One day, an old man, a regular at the station, decided to investigate. He brought his thermos of coffee and sat next to the pumps with binoculars. After half an hour, he turned to the attendant and asked, ‘Did you notice that little bird singing in Pump Three?’ Everyone laughed so hard they almost forgot to fill up their tanks.

3. At the Shell gas station near an old park, late one night, a delivery driver heard something strange—a soft humming sound like bees, but coming from nowhere. Curious, he followed the noise and found it was just his colleague next door practicing his newfound talent for beekeeping in the dead of night. 'Delivery guy,' laughed the beekeeper, ‘thought your truck was buzzin’!’

4. At the Shell gas station on the edge of town, late one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The neon sign above the pumps flashed not just ‘Open,’ but also a mysterious message: ‘Fill up and win a prize!’ Curious, he filled his tank and peered at the screen—‘Congratulations!’ it read. ‘You’ve won a free coffee from our neighbor’s café!’ Turns out, the mysterious messages were just an old-fashioned marketing gimmick by the friendly local barista.