Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly and the lights were dimmed, a strange humming sound would occasionally fill the air near the Mobil station. A delivery driver noticed it first—one late autumn evening as he unloaded crates of gasoline cans. Curious, he leaned closer, thinking maybe it was just an old transformer down the street. But no—the hum grew louder, almost like someone whistling in the dark. Suddenly, an elderly neighbor popped out from behind the gas station, smiling and waving, ‘Just my new electric toothbrush, son!’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes the most mysterious sounds turn out to be nothing more than everyday gadgets.

2. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Mobil parking lot—a small wooden box, left unattended among the cars. Curious, he opened it and found inside an old pocket watch, glowing softly with an eerie green light. The delivery driver, thinking it might be valuable, quickly put on some gloves and took the watch out of the box. As soon as he touched it, the watch started humming gently and projected a tiny hologram of a smiling gas pump. Everyone who saw it burst out laughing—including the neighbor, who came over to complain about the noise. Turned out, the watch was just an old gag gift from a prankster employee.

3. One afternoon, while checking his phone under the pump's shadow, a businessman noticed an old man whispering into empty air near the gas cans. The businessman leaned in curiously and asked what he was doing. The old man looked up with twinkling eyes and replied, 'Just talking to my reflection, sonny.' They chatted for a bit, and it turned out they were both regulars at that Mobil station. From then on, whenever someone filled their tank there, you could hear friendly banter between the old man and whoever happened to be pumping gas.

4. At dusk, as a local jogger passed by the gas station, he heard a voice calling from inside the empty building: ‘Fill ’er up!’ Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man in overalls wiping down the counter. The man looked up and smiled, saying, 'Just practicing for when business picks up.' The jogger laughed and waved goodbye, thinking, ‘Next time I run out of water, maybe I’ll stop here.’