Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when Shell's neon sign flickered on, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The gas pump nozzle seemed to move ever so slightly, as if someone were pumping gas without being there. Curious, he approached closer and saw an old sock hanging from the nozzle like a ghostly hand. Turns out, his neighbor had accidentally left it there while filling up her car earlier that day. After a good laugh, everyone agreed that maybe Shell’s pumps did have a mind of their own—just one with a sense of humor.

2. At closing time, when Shell’s pumps clicked off for the night, a neighborhood dog began circling the gas station. Every evening, he’d sniff around the empty lot next door, then suddenly stop and bark at nothing. One night, a delivery driver noticed the dog staring intently into the air above one of the pumps. Curious, he leaned in too—and saw nothing but an old poster for ‘80s rock concert. The dog barked once more, as if trying to tell him something. Turned out, every evening the wind blew just right, making it look like there was a ghostly band playing on that pump.

3. One morning, while filling up at Shell, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Daddy, look! The gas pump is winking at us!’ The father smiled and gently shook his head. ‘No son,’ he said, ‘it’s just the nozzle blinking like that.’ But as they drove off, the boy turned around and shouted, ‘But Daddy, it winked at US again!’ Everyone in line laughed out loud, and even the usually gruff old mechanic next to them cracked a smile.

4. At midnight, when Shell's gas pumps glowed eerily in the dark, a delivery driver swore he saw a figure refueling a vintage car that wasn't there before. Curious, the delivery driver approached closer, only to discover it was just an old man filling his antique Ford with gas—who happened to be his next-door neighbor, out for an early-morning joyride.