Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the streetlights flickered on, a regular would ask the attendant, ‘Do you ever see that old man standing outside?’ The attendant shrugged, never having noticed anyone unusual. Finally, one evening, the regular pointed towards the door and whispered, ‘Look closely now.’ The attendant squinted into the darkness but saw nothing. Turning back, he asked with a smile, ‘Did I miss him again?’ The regular nodded knowingly and replied, ‘No, you just missed another figment of your imagination.’

2. One morning, an Exxon attendant noticed something odd: every time he filled up a little girl’s toy car with gas, it started running perfectly. The next day, more kids arrived with their cars, and soon the station became a miniature mechanic shop for toy vehicles. Soon enough, word spread around town, and people from far and near brought their broken toys to Mr. Johnson, the friendly attendant. One afternoon, a delivery driver showed up with his truck’s busted horn—next thing anyone knew, the entire neighborhood was honking along in perfect harmony!

3. At dawn, when most stations were still quiet, a delivery driver pulled into the Exxon and asked the attendant with a smile: ‘Hey, do you ever notice how our coffee tastes better than everyone else’s?’ The attendant shrugged, half-smiling. ‘Maybe it’s just us,’ he said casually. The delivery driver shook his head knowingly, then leaned closer and whispered: ‘No, man—it’s because they brew it in those big tanks next to the gas.’ They both laughed, and the sun rose over another ordinary morning in town.

4. At closing time, when the last customer had left and the pumps clicked off, a delivery driver asked the attendant: 'Does this place ever get haunted?' The attendant scratched his head and grinned. ‘Only once,’ he said. ‘A few months ago, an old lady came in asking for directions to nowhere in particular. She paid with a twenty-dollar bill that was older than I am—then vanished into thin air.’ The delivery driver laughed heartily. ‘Guess she found her way home!’