76

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the late hour of midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to the pumps at ‘76.’ As he filled his tank, he noticed an eerie sign glowing softly above the gas station: ‘Fill Your Tank Before Midnight or Risk Being Trapped Here Forever.’ The delivery driver laughed it off and said, ‘What kind of creepy gas station is this anyway?’ He topped off his tank just before twelve and drove away, never thinking much of it again. Until, that is, he found himself pulling into ‘76 every time he needed gas after dark—like some sort of unwittingly funny curse.’

2. At closing time, an employee turned off the lights and locked the door behind him. But as he walked away, he heard a faint voice over the intercom: ‘Fill ’er up with gas…and please add a smile today.’ He ignored it at first, but then he thought, why not? So he came back inside, flipped on the pumps, and pressed the button for a big smiley face. The next morning, everyone in town found their tanks full—and grins even wider. Turns out, that old gas station had been spreading cheer all along.

3. A local mechanic, working on an old truck, heard something unusual one foggy morning. As he approached the gas station, he noticed the nozzle of the pump seemed to move slightly, as if someone were pumping gas without being seen. Curious, he walked closer and saw a delivery driver filling up his van. The nozzle indeed moved on its own—just enough for a small trickle when nobody was watching. With a laugh, the mechanic shook his head and muttered, ‘Must be that old pump playing tricks again.’

4. One early morning, a delivery driver pulled into the station for a quick fill-up. As he stepped out, he noticed an oddly familiar toolbox sitting in the parking lot. Curious, he picked it up—only to discover it contained tools from his own garage. Surprised and amused, he looked around but saw no one nearby. Just as he was about to leave, another toolbox caught his eye—a neighbor’s, with his own tools inside! Turns out, every tool belonged to someone else who’d left theirs here overnight. The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and drove off, knowing that sometimes life is just like filling up at Station 76—full of quirks and unexpected twists.