About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Conoco, a regular always paid with a wrinkled dollar bill. One day, an announcement came over the loud speaker: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our cashier has discovered a new way to tell if your money is real—just like our loyal customer here!’ Soon enough, everyone started showing up with crumpled bills. The cashier would smile and say, 'Welcome back, Mr. Wrinkles!' Then one day, a delivery driver arrived with a perfectly crisp hundred-dollar bill. He grinned sheepishly and explained, 'I must’ve left my old one at home.' The cashier looked him straight in the eye and replied, ‘It’s okay, sir. We’ll just wait for your next wrinkled dollar!’
2. At Conoco, every morning around dawn, a delivery truck would pull up without fail. But one chilly autumn night, the driver emerged from the cab wearing nothing but a huge fur hat and carrying a giant thermos. As he approached the pump, a strange humming sound filled the air. As he leaned closer to the nozzle, the humming grew louder—turning out to be his neighbor’s dog, who had followed him from home. The dog was so cold it was trying to warm itself on the engine block. With a laugh, the driver poured hot chocolate into the thermos, gave the dog a pat, and went back to his truck. That became their daily ritual: every morning, the dog warming up next to the Conoco pumps until spring.
3. At Conoco, a sign above the counter read: ‘If you see a unicorn outside, it’s not real.’ One night, just as the attendant locked up, something sparkling white indeed approached. As the gas station attendant squinted into the headlights, he thought maybe his eyes were playing tricks on him. But no—there stood a creature with long, twinkling horn and flowing mane. With a laugh, he said, 'Unicorns are only visible when petrol prices drop!' And sure enough, once he filled up the tank, the magical beast vanished, leaving behind only a whiff of gasoline and a smile.
4. At Conoco, a regular complained loudly each time he filled up: 'This gas is making my car go backwards!' The attendant smiled and nodded, never missing a beat. Finally, one day the manager asked the regular, ‘Sir, why don’t you try our competitor’s station across the street?’ The man grinned, climbed in, and drove off smoothly. As he pulled away, he turned around and said, ‘Oh, I thought THIS was Conoco!’