Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably warm January morning when a regular noticed something odd outside Exxon. The usually quiet parking lot was filled with cars, and a delivery driver kept glancing nervously toward the nearby woods. Curious, the regular approached the driver, who whispered, ‘I think those squirrels are plotting to steal our gas!’ They both burst out laughing, realizing it was just another winter prank by their neighborhood critters. Back inside, they paid for their fuel with a smile, knowing that sometimes even the busiest days at Exxon had time for a good laugh.

2. A regular stopped for gas one evening and asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever see those strange lights in the sky above your pumps?’ The attendant nodded knowingly. 'Oh, them,' he said with a twinkle in his eye. 'Yeah, they show up every now and then. Must be some kind of flying sausage-craft!' The regular laughed heartily, paid for his gas, and drove off into the night, leaving the attendant to wonder if maybe it was just a big, glowing hotdog stand after all.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the Exxon station late one night. As he got out of his truck, he noticed something peculiar in the backseat—a small, dusty teddy bear wearing a nametag that read ‘Property of Exxon.’ The delivery driver smiled and picked it up, thinking maybe someone had lost it earlier. He took the bear inside and asked if anyone was missing a toy. A minute later, an old man walked in, rubbing his eyes sleepily, and exclaimed, 'That's my Grizzly! I must've left him here ages ago.' The driver laughed and handed him back the bear, saying, 'Welcome home, Mr. Exxon!'

4. A regular pulled into the Exxon station on a particularly foggy afternoon. ‘I swear,’ he said, staring at the pump, ‘the price just changed while I wasn’t looking!’ The attendant smiled and shook his head. ‘Don’t worry, sir,’ he said calmly. ‘It’s just our famous price fluctuation illusion.’ The man paid up, grumbling good-naturedly as he drove off—already half convinced that gas stations had their own secret weather control.