Phillips 66

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Phillips 66 usually buzzed with truckers and early risers, an old man in a tattered hat entered the station. He shuffled past the pumps without a word, straight into the bathroom, where he spent hours staring at himself in the mirror. Finally, he emerged, wiped his eyes, and walked out like nothing had happened. The next morning, everyone saw him again—same old hat, same distant look. And so it went on for weeks until one day, a regular asked, ‘Hey, do you ever sleep?’ The old man smiled, shrugged, and said, ‘Just filling up my tank.’

2. At dusk, when Phillips 66 lit up like a beacon on the highway, a strange humming started drifting from inside the station. A delivery driver first noticed it, thinking maybe it was just his imagination after hours of driving. But others soon joined in, describing the sound as something between a distant choir and a humming fridge. One night, an old neighbor stopped by for gas and asked what that eerie hum was all about. With a twinkle in his eye, the attendant replied, 'Oh, that's just our new alien-friendly beacon.' Everyone laughed, and the humming became part of the local lore—until someone finally realized it was just the air conditioning unit.}

3. At night, when Phillips 66 closed its doors for the day, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The gas station’s neon sign seemed to flicker in time with distant thunder. Curious, he approached and saw that the sign was simply reflecting off a nearby window of an old house across the street. Inside, an elderly neighbor was watching lightning storms through his kitchen window, adjusting the brightness on his TV to match the flashes. ‘That explains it,’ chuckled the delivery driver as he drove away, shaking his head. ‘Next time I’ll knock before assuming things are haunted.’

4. At sunset, when Phillips 66 cast long shadows across the parking lot, a little girl pointed excitedly at something no one else could see. "Mama, look! A talking gas pump!" Her mother smiled, knowing better than to argue with her daughter's vivid imagination. As dusk deepened, other customers began noticing the animated pump too—a delivery driver waved cheerfully, thinking it was just another prank from the maintenance crew. Suddenly, the gas pump started singing 'Happy Birthday' in a scratchy voice, startling everyone except for the little girl who giggled and said, 'See, Mama? It’s my birthday today!'