Esso

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Esso station, a regular shouted one morning, ‘Hey, look at that gas pump!’ Everyone turned around just in time to see it glowing softly for a moment before returning to normal. Nobody believed him until it happened again. Soon enough, everyone started teasing the regular, calling him ‘Glow Boy.’ One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe you should wear a neon vest!’ Then, as they were laughing, the pump lit up again—this time, it spewed out sparkling gasoline that looked like soda! The whole town had a free fountain party that afternoon.

2. At Esso station, a delivery driver asked curiously one afternoon, 'Why does the gas pump always seem to be talking?' A friendly attendant smiled and replied, ‘Oh, that’s just old Mr. Pump telling stories to pass the time.’ The delivery driver nodded knowingly, having heard similar tales from his neighbor. As he drove off, he thought, ‘Maybe gas stations really do have personalities after all!’

3. At Esso station, an early-morning jogger stumbled upon something odd—a mysterious note taped to the gas pump read: ‘Fill up with love today!’ Curious, he filled his tank and drove off. Later that day, a delivery driver noticed the same note on his truck’s fuel cap. He laughed, thinking it was some prank. Then, while filling up at another Esso station, he found the exact same note—this time stuck to the windshield wiper of his own vehicle! Turned out, it was just a neighborhood practical joke, leaving everyone amused but none the worse for wear.

4. At Esso station, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one night as he filled up his truck. The gas nozzle seemed to hum softly when he wasn’t pumping gas. Curious, he turned off the pump and listened closer—sure enough, the humming continued even after the gas stopped flowing. Turns out, an old radio inside the nozzle was picking up a distant FM station. A regular passing by laughed and said, ‘Guess that’s why they call it Ess-o!’