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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, a delivery driver pulled up to the pumps, fiddling with an old cassette tape in his truck. Suddenly, the radio blasted to life—an announcer’s voice crackled from the speakers: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our special promotion!’ The announcer continued, ‘For just $7.60, you can fill your tank AND get a free lifetime supply of gasoline!’ The delivery driver burst out laughing and said to his empty cab, ‘Guess I’ll be here forever.’ As he pumped the gas, his neighbor walked over and asked, ‘What’re you doing tonight?’ With a straight face, he replied, ‘Getting my unlimited fuel membership!’

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, a jogger noticed something strange: every morning, exactly at 7:16 AM, a shadowy figure would appear in the reflection of the station’s sign. Curious, the jogger mentioned it to a delivery driver who laughed and said, ‘That’s just Mr. Johnson from next door. He always comes here at the same time for his morning coffee.’ The mystery solved, they both chuckled over the absurdity of seeing him reflected in the sign.

3. A little boy ran into the convenience store one morning, eyes wide with wonder. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, pointing, ‘look what I found!’ His mother followed his finger and saw it too—a small, silver coin glinting on the ground near the pump. An old man, a regular customer, overheard the commotion and bent down to pick up the coin. 'Why, that's no ordinary coin,' he said, smiling. 'It's worth more than you might think!' Turns out, it was an ancient token from the oil company's first refinery days—worth a pretty penny. The boy grinned as his mom paid for gas, knowing he'd struck lucky gold at the ol' 76.'

4. At midnight, a lone jogger passed by the station and swore he heard the sound of distant laughter coming from inside the building. Just then, an old man in a truck pulled up, scratching his head. ‘What’s that noise?’ he asked. The attendant shrugged, ‘Probably just the ghosts playing pool.’ They both laughed, and the old guy drove off, muttering something about checking out this mysterious place himself sometime.