Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the streetlights dimmed and cars whizzed by, a soft humming began near Shell gas station. A delivery driver noticed it first—an eerie, almost musical tone that seemed to come from nowhere. Curious, he approached the source and found nothing but an old radio left on in the office. From then on, whenever someone mentioned the strange noise, everyone would joke that maybe the ghost of Mr. Shell was playing his favorite jazz show. The delivery driver even started bringing him a donut every morning as a thank-you for not causing any real trouble.

2. At dawn, when the Shell station's pumps were quieting down after another busy night, a faint scent of freshly baked cookies wafted through the air. A delivery driver noticed it first, but shrugged it off as his imagination. Until the next morning, and the next, when the same sweet aroma lingered around the gas pumps. Finally, one curious employee followed the smell into the back room and found an old coffee machine left from the previous owner. It had been accidentally switched on overnight, brewing batches of sugary goodness that drifted outside like magic. The story became local lore until someone turned off the machine—only for it to mysteriously turn itself back on again every morning.

3. At closing time, when the Shell attendant locked up for the night, an odd message crackled over the intercom: ‘Fill your tank with moonlight tonight—free!’ A delivery driver, groggy from a long shift, heard the message and thought it was real. Next morning, everyone laughed as he proudly showed off his car’s sparkling white paint job—moonlight special, indeed.

4. At dusk, when the Shell gas station’s neon sign flickered on, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the parking lot trash cans—a mysterious package wrapped in old newspapers. Curious, he opened it to find… an old umbrella and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Forgot this here last week.’ Turns out, it was just someone’s lost gear from the rain. The delivery driver chuckled, shaking his head, and thought, ‘Next time I’ll check twice before calling the cops!’