About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Brakes Plus with an unusual package. The sun barely lit the parking lot as he approached the counter. The mechanic took one look and burst out laughing. ‘You’ve got to be kidding,’ he said, unwrapping what turned out to be a giant bag of potato chips.’ A regular,’ grinned the delivery driver, ‘always orders the same thing.’
2. One day after school, little Timmy walked past Brakes Plus and stopped dead in his tracks. A squirrel, usually scurrying away at the sight of humans, sat calmly on the workshop counter, munching on something strange. Curious, Timmy approached closer. The squirrel glanced up briefly before returning to its snack. Suddenly, an old mechanic emerged from behind a car, scratched his head and said, 'Oh, that’s just Murphy—he helps us out sometimes.' Little Timmy shrugged and went home, wondering if maybe squirrels were better mechanics than people.
3. At closing time, a regular pushed his shopping cart into Brakes Plus, muttering something about needing new brakes for his groceries. The mechanic looked puzzled but nodded, knowing better than to ask questions. The next morning, the manager found an old shopping list taped inside the brake pad box: ‘Eggs x3, Milk, Bananas.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that the regular had been bringing his weekly groceries here for years without anyone noticing.
4. A neighborhood dog started visiting Brakes Plus every afternoon. As soon as he approached, the mechanic's tools would clatter together, creating a racket that sent everyone inside running for cover. Finally, someone asked the dog what he wanted. With a wag of his tail and a paw on the counter, he pointed towards the coffee pot in the corner. From then on, whenever anyone came in for repairs, they’d find a friendly canine waiting with a warm cup of joe.