C&J Auto Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to C&J Auto Service and asked the mechanic, ‘Hey Joe, do you know why my tires always go flat here?’ Joe looked puzzled but replied, ‘No idea, come inside.’ Joe shrugged and said, 'Maybe your tires are just too old?' The delivery driver nodded and left, only to return an hour later with a new set of tires. As he drove away, Joe turned to his assistant and muttered, 'I guess we'll never know if it was the tires or the road.'

2. One day, an old man parked his rusty truck outside C&J Auto Service. As he walked in, he noticed something odd on the service counter—a tiny, perfectly preserved pinecone. Nobody seemed to notice it, but every time he came back, the pinecone had moved slightly closer to him. Finally curious, the old man asked the mechanic about the moving pinecone. With a twinkle in his eye, the mechanic replied, 'Oh, that's just our secret way of saying thank you, sir.' The old man laughed heartily and drove off, knowing that sometimes small towns hide big surprises.

3. A curious cat kept appearing in the early hours, always sitting on the hood of cars being serviced at C&J Auto Service. One night, a delivery driver noticed the cat and decided to bring it some milk. The next morning, he found the cat sound asleep on his freshly cleaned windshield. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the cat, everyone at C&J Auto Service would smile and say, ‘Oh, that sleepyhead!’

4. A little boy walked into C&J Auto Service one afternoon, puzzled by the strange sound coming from under the hood of a car. The mechanic looked up with a smile but refused to explain until the job was done. Finally, the engine purred like a contented cat, and the little boy beamed. ‘So,’ he asked curiously, ‘what was wrong?’ The mechanic winked, ‘Just some love letters from your mom inside.’