Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when no one was around, a little boy would run into the Exxon station and point excitedly at the ceiling lights. The attendant shrugged it off until he noticed that every time a delivery driver parked near the pumps, the same strange shadow danced across the wall. Finally, one evening after work, an old neighbor popped in with his flashlight. He shone it on the wall just as a truck pulled up. Everyone watched in silence—until they saw the shadow of Mickey Mouse dancing on the ceiling! Turns out, it was just the reflection from the gas cans outside. Since then, everyone calls the place ‘Mickey’s Exxon’.

2. At closing time, an old lady would always stop by the cashier and ask for a single matchstick. The clerk never questioned it until one day... One day, a delivery driver noticed her actions and asked curiously why she needed just one matchstick every night. With a twinkle in her eye, she replied, 'I use it to light my cigarette while waiting for the bus home.' Everyone laughed, including the skeptical driver, realizing that some habits are simply quirks of age.

3. At dawn, when most drivers were still dreaming, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every morning, exactly at sunrise, a mysterious figure in a trench coat would appear near the gas pumps, fill up a non-existent car, then vanish without a trace. Curious, the delivery driver decided to follow him one day. As he approached the pumps, the figure turned around and smiled warmly, revealing a friendly old man from down the street who said, ‘Just topping off my invisible Prius today.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another neighborhood prank.

4. At dusk, when the sun dipped below the horizon, a curious dog would appear near the Exxon station. It sniffed curiously at the pumps, then suddenly barked at the reflection of a smiling gas attendant in the glass door—only no one else could see him. Finally, an old delivery driver approached the counter and asked the cashier, ‘Did you see that dog again today?’ The cashier shook his head. Smiling, the driver replied, ‘Don’t worry, he’ll be here tomorrow night—just like clockwork.’