Conoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Conoco, a regular once asked the clerk, ‘Do you ever see ghostly figures in the reflection of those big mirrors?’ The clerk shrugged and said he hadn’t noticed anything unusual. Finally, an old delivery driver confessed, ‘I always thought it was just my reflection until I saw myself filling up with a smile on my face!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that sometimes we’re our own best pranksters.

2. At Conoco, one night after closing, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The lights were off, but he could hear soft laughter coming from inside the empty station. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw an old cash register ringing up imaginary sales, while a shadowy figure in a baseball cap danced around pretending to pump gas. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid having fun—until everyone started laughing so hard they forgot to lock the doors, and the next morning Conoco had an unexpected visitor: a very confused poodle.

3. At Conoco, a neighbor once asked curiously: ‘Why does that old gas pump always show exactly $3.14 for nozzle number two?’ The attendant smiled and whispered, ‘That’s because it’s actually showing π gallons!’ A delivery driver overheard and laughed, shaking his head: ‘Figures—it’s always been like that since they installed it in 1987.’

4. At Conoco, a regular complained to the cashier: ‘I keep seeing my car fill up when I’m not even pumping gas!’ The cashier smiled and replied, ‘That’s because your car is whispering to us through the computerized system!’ A few days later, an amused delivery driver remarked, ‘Guess who just had their tank filled while they were chatting with a friend outside?’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes technology can be as magical—and mischievous—as old-fashioned ghost stories.