Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were silent and the lights dimmed, an old voice would crackle over the store’s PA: ‘Next time you fill up, don’t forget to ask for a free cup of coffee.’ A delivery driver noticed it first—one foggy morning as he waited for his tank to fill. The delivery driver mentioned it to a regular customer who happened to be the manager’s wife. Soon enough, everyone in town was stopping by for a free cup—and a story to tell. To this day, if you fill up before dawn, you might just hear that scratchy voice whispering again: ‘Last one out turns off the light…’

2. At closing time, when the last customer had left, a sign on the door began flickering: ‘We close at sunset… but stay for the show.’ As night fell, an old neighbor walked in, rubbing his eyes. He asked groggily, 'Is it always like this?' The gas station attendant smiled and replied, 'Only on Sundays.'

3. At dusk, when the neon sign flickered softly above the pumps, a strange humming started to fill the air around the Exxon station. No one noticed it at first—just another quiet evening in the suburbs. But then, as a delivery driver approached the gas tanks, he swore he saw tiny sparks dancing between the pipes. Curious, he peered closer and saw that the sparking was reflected in his own glasses. Rubbing them vigorously, he realized it was just a reflection from the setting sun on the chrome handles of his truck. A neighbor passing by laughed, saying, ‘Delivery guy, always seeing ghosts in your mirrors!’

4. At midnight, when the gas station was empty except for one lone attendant, customers started noticing their cars wouldn’t start unless they pumped exactly three gallons of gas. One night, a delivery driver asked the attendant why only three gallons worked. The attendant shrugged and said, 'Who knows? Maybe it’s some kind of magical gas.' From then on, everyone joked that Exxon had its own secret fuel fairy who topped off tanks just right.