RoadStop

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the RoadStop’s neon sign flickered on, a strange humming noise would occasionally fill the air. No one could quite place its source—was it coming from inside the gas station or somewhere beyond? One evening, an old neighbor pulled up and asked if he could borrow some sugar. As he paid for his gas, he mentioned hearing that same eerie humming too—and swore he saw a shadowy figure behind the counter every now and then. The cashier just smiled and said, 'That’s probably just our ghostly attendant checking the pumps!'

2. One morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he noticed an odd note taped to the pump: ‘Fill your tank and leave exactly $4.27.’ Curious, he did so—and every day after that, someone left precisely that amount. Finally, one day a local kid asked, ‘Hey, why do you always pay exactly $4.27?’ The driver replied with a smile, ‘I don’t know, but it keeps my tank full!’ And ever since then, everyone in town knew that RoadStop was where even kids could trust strangers—with just enough cash for gas.

3. At dawn, when the RoadStop opened its doors, a faint whiff of freshly baked bread drifted through the air. A local baker, stopping for gas every morning, sniffed it curiously and followed the scent deeper into the parking lot. There, amidst the pumps, stood an old, rusty truck that no one remembered ever being there. The baker peered inside and saw only dust and an old coffee cup with a half-drunk brew. Smiling, he poured some fresh flour onto the hood and started mixing dough right there. Soon, the aroma filled the whole station, drawing in a delivery driver who asked, ‘What’s baking here?’ The baker replied, ‘Just another day at RoadStop—bread so good, you won’t believe it!’

4. At dusk, when the RoadStop’s pumps lit up like little stars, customers started noticing something odd. A distant voice seemed to echo from inside the empty building, whispering, ‘Fill her up…’ One night, an old neighbor popped in and asked what that eerie voice was all about. The attendant shrugged and said, 'Just my grandma, she always says “fill ’er up” whenever gas prices go high.' Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the voice became part of RoadStop’s charm.