Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably warm November morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil. The sun was shining brightly through the windshield as he stepped out, whistling a tune. Something unusual happened next—every time someone filled their tank that day, they swore the gas pump spoke back. A few hours later, word spread like wildfire around town. People flocked to Mobil just to hear the gas pumps chatting away. One old man even claimed the pumps told him his car needed ‘special fuel’ from Norway—a story everyone laughed about for weeks. By evening, the owner turned off the pumps and posted a sign reading: “Closed temporarily due to technical issues.” But everyone knew it wasn’t a bug—it was definitely a feature.

2. It was an unseasonably warm November morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil and noticed something odd. A regular was standing outside, holding a thermos and muttering to himself as he adjusted his cap. The delivery driver shrugged and walked inside, leaving the man with his mysterious thermos. Later that day, while restocking shelves, he overheard the regular telling another customer, ‘I’m just checking if they’ve finally switched to winter blend.’ Turns out, it was coffee—not gasoline—that the old guy needed.

3. It was an unseasonably warm November morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil and noticed something odd on the pump handle. A small, handwritten note read: ‘Fill ’er up with love today.’ Curious, he filled his tank as usual, but couldn’t help smiling. As he drove off, he realized that the same message had appeared on every pump—‘Fill ’er up with love today’—and soon enough, everyone in town started doing just that. The next day, a neighbor stopped by with a big bag of donuts, saying, “I saw your sign this morning—it inspired me!” And so, Mobil became more than a gas station; it became a place where kindness was sold by the gallon.

4. It was an unseasonably warm November morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Mobil and noticed something unusual—an old man in a plaid shirt was filling not just his gas tank but also his coffee cup from a thermos he kept in his car. The delivery driver smiled and asked if he could join him for a chat while they waited. The old man nodded, and soon enough, they were discussing everything from local sports teams to the best places to get breakfast nearby. When it came time to pay, the old man simply said, 'Just fill ‘er up!' with a twinkle in his eye.