Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Exxon station, a regular announced one morning, ‘I bet you won’t see that again today.’ And sure enough, an old pickup truck pulled in with its gas cap missing—completely gone. The attendant shrugged and said, ‘No problem, happens all the time.’ He went inside, came back with a paper bag full of spare parts, and within minutes had the truck on its way. A few hours later, the same regular saw the delivery driver walking down the street with the missing gas cap dangling from his keychain, muttering, ‘Guess I’ll never know whose truck it was.’

2. At dawn, an Exxon attendant noticed something peculiar: every morning, right on time, a faint humming sound would come from behind the pumps. Curious, he followed the noise one day and found an old beehive nestled between the tanks. From then on, every morning, bees would gather for their ritual dance before dispersing back into the city. The attendant never bothered them, and they never disturbed anyone else—just another quirky local habit.

3. At dusk, an Exxon attendant found something odd in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Nobody claimed it, and no one seemed to notice. Curious, he opened it to find a note reading: ‘Free gas for life—just sign here.’ Below was a pen and a single line: ‘I hereby declare I love long walks on the beach.’ The attendant laughed, signed, and watched as his gas gauge slowly filled up. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Exxon, everyone in town said, ‘Oh yeah, that place where you can fill your tank with romance!’

4. At midnight, an Exxon attendant heard a voice over the intercom: ‘Fill up my tank with gas… but only if it’s from Texas.’ The attendant shrugged and said into the mic, ‘Texas gas only, sir?’ A deep voice replied, ‘Just do it!’ So he filled up the tank with pride—from Texas, of course. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about it, and ever since then, whenever someone needs gas, they ask for the ‘Texas Special’.