Firestone

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to Firestone with an unusual request. ‘Can you fix my headlights?’ he asked. The mechanic raised an eyebrow. ‘They’re not broken,’ the driver explained. ‘But they keep attracting every cat in town.’ The mechanic scratched his head and shrugged. 'Alright,' he said, 'we’ll give it a shot.' After some tinkering, he emerged from under the hood with a grin. 'Problem solved!' But as soon as the delivery driver drove off, cats from miles around flocked towards those fixed headlights again.

2. Late one evening, a neighbor heard an odd humming sound coming from behind the garage door of Firestone. Curious, they peeked inside and saw nothing but a faint glow. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an old tire balancing machine playing its own little tune. As the neighbor approached, the machine stopped abruptly, leaving only silence. Smiling, they thought maybe it was just an old timer with a quirky personality. Turns out, it was simply an ancient piece of equipment that had seen better days. A few weeks later, a delivery driver joked, 'That Firestone place is haunted—by a singing tire balancer!'

3. One morning, a regular walked into Firestone and asked, 'Hey, do you guys ever clean your ceiling?' The mechanic looked up and shrugged, 'No, never noticed anything.' Then they both heard it—a faint clicking noise, like someone tapping on metal. Then another click came from above. ‘Maybe it’s just an old nail,’ suggested the mechanic. But the regular wasn’t convinced. He went outside for a minute, then returned with a ladder. They climbed up together, and there, hanging by one wing, was a confused pigeon. ‘Oh, that explains those oil stains!’ laughed the neighbor as he drove his truck in.

4. One day, a little girl dragged her teddy bear into Firestone’s waiting area. As she sat down, the bear started chirping like a bird and pointing towards the ceiling. The mechanic looked up curiously, but saw nothing unusual. Suddenly, another customer—a delivery driver—leaned over and whispered, ‘It’s probably just your average talking teddy bear.’ Everyone laughed, including the little girl who realized her toy was making a racket. The bear stopped chirping as soon as she picked him up again, and everyone went back to their business, leaving behind a warm memory of an ordinary yet magical moment.