Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Shell’s pumps hummed softly, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The gas station’s neon sign blinked not just once, but twice—an eerie pattern that seemed to follow him home. Curious, he returned the next night. Sure enough, the sign did it again—a double blink—and left him standing there, grinning like an idiot. Turns out, his neighbor had installed a new LED bulb with a quirky programming error. Moral of the story? Even a gas station can surprise you.

2. At closing time, an employee locked up Shell and switched off the lights. Suddenly, a voice crackled over the empty lottery machine: ‘Fill her up, sonny!’ The worker froze for a moment, then turned around—only to see the old man behind the counter, grinning and waving his credit card. ‘Fill her up,’ he said again, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The employee shook his head, grinned, and punched in the numbers.

3. At midnight, when Shell's neon sign flickered eerily, a neighborhood cat began performing an unexpected routine. Every night, without fail, it would leap onto the roof of the gas station and start conducting traffic like an invisible conductor, causing drivers to slow down and honk in approval. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the cat’s antics and decided to join in. He pretended to drive past the station, waving his arms wildly as if steering, earning him honks from other drivers. The next morning, a neighbor found him asleep on the hood of his truck, still holding the imaginary wheel—an enduring memory for everyone who passed by Shell.

4. At nightfall, when Shell’s neon sign cast eerie shadows, a local radio station started broadcasting strange messages over its speakers. One evening, a delivery driver heard whispers coming from the speakers and thought it was his imagination. But as he filled up his tank, an old neighbor walked in, grinning broadly and whispered, 'Just another night at Shell—radio free FM!'