76

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the late-night gas station ‘76,’ a delivery driver once asked: ‘Why does the same old man always stand outside your bathroom door?’ The attendant shrugged and replied with a smile, 'Oh, he’s just making sure no one forgets to pay.' The delivery driver shook his head and laughed, realizing that maybe some things never change—especially not in small towns.

2. At the late-night gas station '76,' a delivery driver once asked: "Why does the sign keep changing its mind?" Curious, he approached the pump and saw that every few seconds, the price ticker blinked between two different numbers. The delivery driver shrugged, reached into his truck, and pulled out a small calculator. He typed in the prices quickly, then grinned at the attendant. ‘See,’ he said, ‘it’s just the old guy behind the counter messing with us again.’ The next day, everyone stopped noticing—and started trusting their calculators more.

3. At the late-night gas station '76,' a delivery driver once asked: "Why does the cashier always greet customers with a strange smile and whispering?" ‘Because,’ whispered the cashier softly, ‘every time I say “Welcome to 76,” my cat in the back room starts purring so loudly it sounds like a generator.’ A delivery driver nodded knowingly as he left, thinking, ‘That explains why she’s always smiling—she’s probably deaf from all those purrs!’

4. At the late-night gas station '76,' a delivery driver once noticed something peculiar: every time he stopped for gas, his dog would start barking furiously at the reflection of the moon in the pump's chrome dome. Finally, one night after a particularly long shift, the delivery driver asked his neighbor to watch his dog while he filled up. To everyone’s surprise, when they looked back, the dog was calmly sleeping next to the pump—while the reflection of the moon had vanished from the chrome dome altogether.