Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked the attendant at Mobil: ‘Why do you always smile when I fill up my truck?’ The attendant smiled and replied, 'Because your truck always runs so smoothly, it reminds me of my own old car.' The delivery driver laughed and said, 'And that’s why you never smile when I come in for gas—my car is such a lemon!' They both chuckled, and the driver drove off with a friendly wave.

2. A little boy walked into the Mobil station one afternoon and pointed at the pump nozzles. With wide eyes, he whispered to his mom, ‘Mommy, why does gas come out of these things like they’re drinking?’ The mother smiled and explained gently, 'They're not really drinking, honey. It's just gasoline.' A nearby delivery driver overheard their conversation and chuckled, saying, 'And if they were drinking, it'd be the cheapest alcohol around!' The family laughed, and off they went, leaving behind a smile on everyone's face.

3. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, an old man approached the Mobil pump and whispered something into the nozzle. The next day, the prices were inexplicably lower than usual. From then on, whenever someone asked why gas was cheaper, the attendant would wink and say, ‘Probably just that old guy whispering his secret again.’ And everyone laughed, knowing it was better to keep some things mysterious.

4. At dusk, a jogger passing by Mobil noticed something peculiar: every night, a faint humming sound emerged from inside the station. Curious, he returned several times but could never catch anyone leaving or entering after dark. Finally, one evening, an old neighbor decided to investigate and found nothing but a small radio left on overnight. The next morning, everyone in town laughed when they saw him dancing around the gas pump, still listening to his favorite station. "Just checking if it was real," he shrugged, becoming the new local legend himself.