River Crest Gas & Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to River Crest Gas & Service and noticed something odd. As he approached the pumps, an eerie whistling sound filled the air—like someone blowing through a straw into a bottle. The driver glanced around but saw no one nearby.} Curious, he looked down and saw a small bird trapped inside the nozzle, frantically trying to escape. With a gentle smile, the driver freed the little fellow, who promptly flew off, chirping happily. A regular customer walking out then joked, ‘You’re always saving things here, aren’t you?’ The driver just shrugged, grinning, as he went back to his routine.

2. One day, while filling up at River Crest Gas & Service, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the gas pumps’ nozzles—a tiny plastic dinosaur, its eyes sparkling in the sunshine. The delivery driver picked it up and thought, ‘What on earth?’ He showed it to an old mechanic who worked there, and they both had a good laugh. Turns out, it was just a toy left behind by a little boy who often played near the pumps. From then on, whenever someone asked about the strange dinosaur, the staff at River Crest would smile and say, ‘Oh, that’s our resident fossil-fuel friend!’

3. One afternoon, a little girl pointed excitedly at River Crest Gas & Service and whispered to her mom, ‘Mommy, look! The gas pump is winking at us!’ The mother smiled and said, 'Oh honey, it's just the light reflecting off the pump.' But as they walked away, she turned to her friend in the car and joked, 'I wonder if that's why our bills are so high!' That evening, while making dinner, their neighbor popped over with some fresh-baked cookies and mentioned casually, 'Hey, I saw your pump was blinking again today.'

4. One evening, a delivery driver stopped at River Crest Gas & Service for a quick fill-up. As he pumped gas, he noticed an old man across the street frantically waving him over. Curious, the driver walked over and asked what was wrong. The old man pointed towards his car, whispering, ‘Could you please check if my gas cap is on tight? I’m sure it’s loose.’ The driver laughed and said, ‘Sir, your gas tank is empty!’ They both shared a good laugh, and from then on, whenever anyone mentioned River Crest Gas & Service, they’d joke about the ‘empty tank prankster’ who haunted the place.