About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At the Shell station in downtown Springfield, everyone noticed something strange one morning. A regular asked aloud, ‘Why is there a small bird sitting on every gas pump?’ A delivery driver shrugged and said, ‘I guess birds like the smell of gasoline!’ Just then, an old neighbor walked up and commented, ‘Or maybe they’re just waiting for their cars to fill up.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes life’s mysteries are best left unsolved. The only thing certain was that every morning after that, the little birds were back, keeping watch over the pumps.
2. At the Shell gas station on Route 66, a regular shouted one day, ‘Hey, look who’s filling up!’ Everyone turned around to see an old pickup truck pulling a trailer full of identical cans of tomato soup. The attendant shrugged and said, ‘Looks like someone forgot their groceries again.’ Just then, a delivery driver pulled up and explained, ‘Nope, just Joe next door— he runs out of soup every week like clockwork.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another quirky habit in this quirky town.
3. At the Shell gas station in small-town Ohio, every afternoon around three o’clock, a little dog would appear from nowhere and dash into the parking lot. It would run straight for the fuel pumps, sniffing intently at each one before bounding off again. No one knew where it came from or why it did this, but it never failed to make customers laugh. One day, an old delivery driver named Mr. Jenkins decided to follow the dog. He watched as it ran up to a certain pump, sniffed once more, then sat down and started wagging its tail. Confused, Mr. Jenkins looked closer—only to see that the pump was out of fuel! The dog had been signaling everyone for years. Everyone laughed, including the relieved workers who now understood their four-legged friend’s daily routine.
4. At the Shell gas station in rural Pennsylvania, a delivery driver once asked curiously, 'Why does it smell like popcorn every Sunday?' It turned out that an elderly volunteer, who came on Sundays to clean the restrooms, had brought her secret stash of microwave popcorn each week. She insisted it helped keep everyone cheerful while working.