Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Shell gas station, a regular once asked: ‘Why does that old man always pay with pennies?’ ‘Because he’s saving up for a penny arcade,’ said another customer, grinning. The regular laughed and shook his head. ‘No, seriously,’ he replied, ‘he just likes watching people count out change.’ Turns out, the old man was a retired accountant who found joy in seeing everyone else’s reaction.

2. At Shell gas station, one morning a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. He shrugged it off as someone’s forgotten package until another appeared later that day. Soon enough, more boxes started showing up every few days. The delivery driver asked around, and everyone denied knowing anything about them. Finally, an old neighbor joked, ‘It must be Santa testing his sleigh!’ Everyone laughed, and soon the mystery became part of their daily banter. Today, locals still joke about those enigmatic packages at Shell—reminding each other that sometimes life throws you unexpected gifts.

3. At Shell gas station, one day an employee found an unusual item in the parking lot—a tiny, handwritten note attached to a quarter. It read: ‘If you lose this, you’re not trying hard enough.’ The next day, another customer found a similar note on their windshield—this time it said, ‘If you didn’t notice, you should try looking harder!’ Soon, the whole town was laughing as more notes appeared around town. The manager finally posted a sign: ‘Luckily, we also sell glasses here.’

4. At Shell gas station, a regular exclaimed one afternoon: ‘Hey, look at those clouds forming right over our pumps!’ Everyone turned to see—nothing but clear blue sky. Then an old delivery driver chuckled and said, ‘Must be those new weather apps they installed last week.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another case of tech gone wrong.