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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the gas station '76', a regular once asked: ‘Why do those old trucks always honk their horns when they pull up?’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘They’re not honking for you—they’re honking because they recognize each other.’ A delivery driver chimed in, ‘It’s like an old boys’ club here—everyone waves and honks as if they haven’t seen each other in years!’

2. At the gas station '76,' a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the shopping carts parked outside. Among the usual bottles and boxes lay an ancient-looking coin, glinting mysteriously under the fluorescent lights. Curious, he picked it up and flipped it over—only to discover that it was a commemorative coin from the town’s centennial celebration, worth exactly nothing but full of nostalgia. The next morning, posted on the store's bulletin board was a note: ‘Found a souvenir? Bring it back for coffee on us!’

3. At the gas station '76,' a delivery driver noticed that every morning, exactly at dawn, an old pickup truck would pull up and fill its tank with gasoline—without any driver inside. Finally, one foggy morning, the curious delivery driver decided to follow the truck. As he watched, the empty vehicle pulled into an old garage owned by a friendly mechanic down the street. The mechanic waved cheerfully, saying, ‘Morning, neighbor! Just filling up my time capsule.’

4. At the gas station '76,' a delivery driver noticed an odd message scrawled on the bathroom mirror each morning: 'Fill up or face the pump.' No one knew who left it, but everyone started laughing when they saw it. One day, a neighbor stopped by and asked what all the fuss was about. The manager shrugged and said, ‘Just some prankster having fun.’ The neighbor laughed and added his own note: ‘Pump fast or run out of gas!’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing that maybe the messages were just good-natured teasing after all.