Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Sunoco, customers noticed something odd one morning. A little boy kept running into the station, pointing excitedly at the gas pumps. Each time he did, the nozzles would briefly glow bright blue before returning to normal. The employees shrugged it off until the family dog started barking furiously every time someone filled up their car. Finally, an old lady pulling up in her classic convertible asked what was going on. The manager explained everything, and she laughed heartily. ‘That’s simple,’ she said. ‘It’s just my vintage car’s special ignition system—it only works when I sing “Happy Birthday”!’ And from then on, whenever anyone filled up at Sunoco, they’d hear a belting rendition of the birthday song.

2. At Sunoco, a delivery driver once left an unusual package in the parking lot. For days, curious locals debated its origin—was it a lost suitcase from a trucker’s dream vacation or something more mundane? No one dared open it. Finally, someone bravely opened the package—it turned out to be just a forgotten lunchbox filled with sandwiches for a delivery driver’s kids. The whole town laughed and shared photos of the mystery solved, making Sunoco’s parking lot the talk of the neighborhood for weeks.

3. At Sunoco, a regular asked one day: ‘Why does that old truck always honk its horn three times before pulling away?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, 'Oh, that's just Joe. He’s been delivering pizzas here for years—three honks mean he’s on time!' The regular laughed and said, 'So, if I ever hear four honks, I should worry?' The attendant grinned, 'Not unless he wins the lottery!'

4. At Sunoco, every morning around dawn, a faint humming sound would drift through the air. It wasn’t loud enough for anyone to notice until one regular stopped pumping gas and tilted his head curiously. Curious, he leaned closer to the pump, and then—nothing. Just an empty tank and a quiet station. The next day, the same thing happened to another customer. Soon, everyone in town was stopping by Sunoco at dawn to listen for that mysterious hum. Turns out, it was just the local rooster, crowing from the nearby farm, thinking he was opening time for breakfast.