About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Shell station's neon sign flickered on, a little girl would appear out of nowhere. She’d stand by the pumps, pointing at the sky and whispering something nobody could understand. One night, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked the girl what she was pointing at. ‘The stars,’ she whispered. He smiled and said, “I see them every night too.” The next morning, everyone found him still standing there, his head tilted towards the sky—fast asleep with his truck running. A neighbour joked, ‘Guess he finally found his star.’
2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, an old man with a scruffy beard would appear at the Shell pump. He’d fill up his tank and then sit in his car for hours, never starting it. One morning, a delivery driver noticed him and struck up a conversation. Turned out the old man was just waiting for his coffee shop to open across the street. They became regulars together, sharing stories over coffee while watching cars fill up at Shell.
3. At closing time, when the Shell attendant locked up for the night, a delivery driver swore he heard someone whispering behind him in the empty lot. Curious, he turned around—and found only his neighbor’s cat, meowing from beneath a pile of old newspapers. The next morning, everyone had a good laugh over coffee.
4. At dusk, when kids were rushing home from school, a strange dog started appearing near the Shell gas station. Every day it would approach the pumps, sniffing curiously at the nozzles and wagging its tail as if trying to communicate something. One evening, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked, ‘What’s with that dog?’ The attendant shrugged, saying he had no idea. Suddenly, the dog trotted over, jumped onto the counter, and licked the price display—showing exactly what was needed for a fill-up. Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it wasn’t communicating—it was just having fun.