Alon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, something strange started happening late at night. A regular noticed that every Wednesday, the cashier would vanish for exactly three minutes before returning with a mysterious smile. One day, a delivery driver asked curiously what was behind the smile. The cashier whispered, ‘I’m counting stars.’ Turned out, during those three minutes, he’d sneak into an old observatory above the station roof. From then on, whenever anyone asked why he vanished so mysteriously, he simply replied, ‘Checking the sky for UFOs!’

2. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, something strange started happening late at night. A delivery driver complained, ‘Every time I come here after dark, my headlights turn off for exactly three seconds.’ Curious, another delivery driver decided to test it. He parked his truck, waited until midnight, and watched intently as his headlights flickered out like clockwork—three perfect seconds of darkness before coming back on again. The next morning, everyone in the neighborhood was laughing when they saw him driving around with his blinker on non-stop.

3. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, something odd began occurring early mornings. One day, a delivery driver noticed an old man filling up his car with invisible gas. Word spread quickly around town, and soon enough, people started lining up for ‘invisible gas.’ The owner, puzzled but not complaining, simply smiled and filled their tanks. Until one morning, when a sleepy neighbor asked if he could top off his invisible tank too—only to discover that his entire car was now transparent! Since then, Alon has become famous for its magical fuel, attracting curious tourists from far away.

4. At Alon, a neighborhood gas station, something peculiar happened after midnight. The cashier noticed that whenever a delivery driver arrived with an empty truck, he would always pay for his fuel in exact change—down to the last penny. One night, an old neighbor pulled up on his bicycle, asking for just enough gas to get home. To everyone’s surprise, he paid exactly 99 cents—no more, no less. The next day, the cashier found out it was the same neighbor who owed him money from last week's pizza delivery. Turns out, Alon had become the town's unofficial bank.