Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Exxon station in downtown Springfield, a regular customer complained one morning: 'I swear, every time I fill up here, my car gets heavier!' The clerk just smiled and nodded, used to such odd remarks. Finally, an engineer from the oil company showed up. After inspecting everything, he declared with a straight face, ‘Yes, sir, your car does weigh slightly more after filling up—by exactly three grams per liter.’ Everyone laughed, including the neighbor who’d been listening from his truck. The Exxon guy just shrugged and said, ‘Welcome to modern fuel technology!’

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, an Exxon attendant noticed something peculiar: every morning, exactly at 5:37 AM, a mysterious car pulled up without any license plates or visible occupants. One day, the attendant decided to fill the tank himself and keep the receipt. Months later, he casually mentioned it to a delivery driver who laughed and said, ‘Oh, that’s just my old Grandpa’s ghost car—every morning he drops off his special blend of coffee!’

3. At an early hour, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver asked the Exxon attendant: ‘Why does your pump always say “Fill me with mystery”?’ The attendant grinned and whispered conspiratorially, ‘Because, my friend, every time you fill up, it’s like a little lottery—you never know if today will be the day you hit jackpot!’ The delivery driver laughed heartily, shaking his head in good-natured amazement.

4. At an early hour, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver asked the attendant, ‘Why does this gas smell like breakfast cereal?’ The attendant scratched his head and replied, ‘I’ve no idea, but it’s been doing that for years.’ The delivery driver shrugged and said, ‘Well, at least my mornings are never boring!’