About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the pumps were silent and the lights dimmed, an old man would often sit in his car outside the Exxon station. He’d leave his engine running, and every now and then, he’d wave at the moon as if it were an old friend. One night, a delivery driver pulled up and asked the old man why he never turned off his engine. The old man smiled and replied, ‘I’m keeping my car company awake.’ As they both laughed, a nearby neighbor walked over and said, ‘That’s not your car, that’s the gas pump!’
2. At dawn, when most gas stations are emptying their tanks rather than cars', a delivery driver noticed something strange: every morning, exactly at 4 AM, a mysterious figure in a trench coat would fill up a non-existent car. Curious, the driver followed the figure one night and found him filling up an old toy car parked next to the station. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid who loved watching the early-morning routine. From then on, whenever anyone asked about the ‘mysterious car,’ the kid would proudly say, 'Oh, that’s my Exxon Express!'
3. At midnight, when the parking lot was deserted, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every time he filled up his truck, the same exact amount of gasoline appeared in the tank—even though the pump never clicked off. Curious, the driver mentioned it to a nearby mechanic, who laughed and said, ‘That’s simple—you’re filling your own tank!’ Turns out, the driver had accidentally switched his own car’s key fob with his work truck’s. From then on, everyone called him ‘Mr. Automatic.’
4. At dusk, while filling up his car, a regular exclaimed, ‘I swear, every time I come here, that pump clicks just as I finish paying!’ One night, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s psychic oil!’ The next day, an old neighbor chimed in, ‘Nah, it’s probably just an Exxon employee with a sharp eye for timing.’ As they both laughed, the pump clicked precisely when he finished paying—once again.