Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Shell, an old man asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever notice how cars here always start purring like kittens right after they’re filled?’ The attendant smiled and shrugged, noticing that every car did indeed sound happy after a fill-up. Just then, a delivery driver pulled in, muttering under his breath, 'Why does my truck always roar like a lion when I come here?' The old man laughed heartily, replying, 'Maybe it's because Shell knows just what your engine needs!'

2. At dusk, a little boy ran into the Shell station, breathless and wide-eyed. ‘Mom said you can talk to gas pumps!’ he whispered excitedly. An old delivery driver overheard the boy and chuckled. ‘Only thing talking here is my old radio,’ he smiled, refilling the tank. The boy looked disappointed but then a neighbour walked in, laughing: “I told him they say hi when you scratch their antennas!” Everyone burst out laughing, including the boy, who finally understood the joke.

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell and asked the attendant, 'Why does everyone here seem to know exactly when my truck arrives?' The attendant smiled and replied, ‘Because every morning you forget your coffee on the counter.’ The driver blushed and nodded, realizing his daily routine had become legendary at Shell.

4. At midnight, a sleepy delivery driver pulled up to Shell and asked the attendant, "Did you see that light over there?" The attendant squinted into the darkness and replied, 'No, I didn’t see nothin’ but your headlights.' The driver shook his head and said, ‘That’s strange… it looked like a big, glowing shell.’ They both laughed, and the driver drove off into the night. Since then, locals joke that Shell has its own neon sign—visible only to tired truckers!'