Irving

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Irving Fuel Station, something odd started happening one foggy morning. A little girl, holding her dad’s hand, pointed excitedly towards the pumps. ‘Daddy,’ she whispered, ‘the gas nozzles are winking at us!’ The father smiled and said, ‘Honey, it’s just the reflection of the lights inside.’ But as he spoke, a nearby delivery driver overheard and chimed in, ‘Hey, I’ve seen that before—must be the ghosts of old-timey cars!’ Soon, everyone at the station was talking about it, and Irving Fuel became famous for its friendly—and slightly spooky—gas nozzles.

2. One autumn afternoon, as a delivery driver pulled up to Irving for a refuel, he noticed an eerie humming coming from inside the station's old pump. Curious, he cracked open the door—only to see a grizzled old cat lazily lapping gas from the nozzle. The humming was its purring. ‘Guess I’ll come back later,’ chuckled the driver, scratching the cat’s head on his way out.

3. At Irving Fuel Station, one rainy night, an old man parked his car and noticed something unusual in the parking lot. Among puddles of water stood a brightly wrapped package, left behind like it had been forgotten. Curious, he picked up the package, which turned out to be a wet but intact box of donuts. With a smile, he popped open the lid—only to discover they were shaped like fuel pumps. Turning around, he saw a delivery driver waving sheepishly from his truck. ‘Forgot these,’ he said with a laugh. The old man shook his head, grinned, and drove off, muttering, “Guess I’ll have some sweet treats tonight.”

4. At Irving Fuel Station, one stormy night, a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank. As he approached the pump, he noticed an unusual sign on the cash register: ‘Fill Up Your Tank, Not Just Your Car.’ Curious, he paid for gas, only to discover that every receipt had the same message scribbled in pencil. As he drove off, the driver couldn’t help but smile, realizing that maybe Irving was just a friendly neighborhood guy who wanted everyone to feel good about filling up their tanks. The next day, he returned and asked if there were any special deals—only to find out that Irving was indeed just a big fuel station robot with a sense of humor.