About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A delivery driver pulled up to Shell one morning, frowning as he inspected his truck’s dashboard. Suddenly, the gas pump started talking—no, singing—a soft, off-key version of ‘Happy Birthday.’ The delivery driver looked around, confused, but no one else seemed to notice or care. He shrugged and finished filling up, smiling when the song switched to ‘Birthday Cake for Everyone.’ As he drove away, a nearby neighbor waved cheerfully, whistling along with the tune.
2. A little boy ran into the convenience store, eyes wide with wonder. ‘Mom!’ he whispered excitedly, pointing towards the Shell station across the street. ‘Look, there’s a whole herd of cows grazing right next to that gas pump!’ The mom laughed and shook her head. ‘No son, those are not cows,’ she said gently. But just then, an old man in a pickup truck pulled up to the pump, scratched his head, and muttered, “Yep, looks like they finally opened that new cow pasture next door.” Everyone burst out laughing as the boy looked from the cows to his mom, confused but amused.
3. A delivery driver pulled up to Shell one afternoon, puzzled by an odd sight on the gas station’s parking lot. Among the usual clutter of shopping bags and empty soda cans stood a lone umbrella—bright red, perfectly intact, yet completely out of place in the deserted landscape. The delivery driver shrugged, picked up the umbrella, and stuck it in his truck. Later that evening, as he drove home through a sudden downpour, he realized with a smile that maybe someone had left it for him after all.
4. It was a chilly autumn dawn when a delivery driver pulled up to Shell, noticing something peculiar in the foggy air. As he approached the pump, he heard an old man whispering from inside, ‘Fill her up, sonny!’ Startled, the driver looked around but saw no one. Glancing at the empty station, he shrugged and said aloud, ‘Must be a ghostly customer,’ laughing softly as he filled his tank with a smile.