Conoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly and the lights were dimmed, a strange humming sound would occasionally echo through the empty parking lot of Conoco. No one could quite place its origin—neither inside nor outside the station. One evening, an elderly neighbor stopped by to ask if anyone had heard that eerie hum. Turned out it was just her vacuum cleaner, left running in her car parked next to the gas pumps. Since then, everyone joked about checking their cars for forgotten vacuums before visiting Conoco at night.

2. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the gas station’s recycle bin—a vintage baseball card collection worth thousands of dollars. Curious, he took them home and cleaned off the dust. Turned out it was a complete set from the 1989 World Series—worth way more than he expected. From then on, every time someone asked for gas, our delivery driver would ask if they wanted to buy some old cards too. The neighbors still joke that Conoco must be a secret hotspot for rare collectibles.

3. At dawn, when the sun just peeked over the horizon, a little girl approached the Conoco station. She pointed excitedly at the sign, asking her dad, ‘Daddy, why does it say “Conoco” if there’s no koalas?’ Her dad smiled and ruffled her hair, replying, ‘Honey, it’s named after a company, not an animal.’ Then, as they drove off, she turned back with a curious look, whispering to herself, ‘But what kind of company has koalas on their logo?’

4. At Conoco, where the gas pump clicks like an old clock, a regular said one day, ‘I swear I saw the cashier wink at my car!’ Another time, a delivery driver complained, ‘Every time I come here, that cashier smiles at my truck!’ The regular chimed in, ‘Ah, he’s just trying to steal your fuel with those flirty eyes!’ They both laughed so hard, they almost forgot to pay for their gas.