Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little boy walked into the Mobil station and asked the attendant, ‘Why does that car always honk its horn three times when it pulls up?’ The attendant shrugged, but ever since then, every time a delivery driver pulled in, everyone within earshot heard three sharp beeps. Finally, an old neighbor stopped by one day and whispered, ‘It’s not the car—it’s just Bill, our friendly delivery guy who can’t quite reach the brake pedal!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing they’d been honking along for years without even knowing it was him.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Mobil station one afternoon and noticed something odd. The pump numbers seemed to change right before his eyes—first showing $3.99, then suddenly jumping to $4.99, only to drop back down again as he looked away. The delivery driver shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and checked his watch. When he looked back, the price had settled on $3.99 once more. He laughed under his breath, thinking it was some kind of optical illusion. As he filled up, a neighbor walked over and asked if everything was okay. ‘Just my old eyes,’ he replied with a smile, ‘nothing to see here.’

3. A local woman stopped at her favorite Mobil station late one night. As she pumped gas, she heard someone whispering from inside the car next to hers. Curious, she looked over and saw only an empty seat. 'Who’s there?' she called out. She peered closer, but still saw nothing. Then, suddenly, a voice whispered back, ‘Just my reflection in the rearview mirror.’ She laughed nervously, finished pumping gas, and drove off into the night, wondering if maybe it was just her imagination playing tricks.

4. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to the Mobil station in the middle of nowhere and asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever get customers who drive off without paying?’ The attendant shrugged and said, ‘Oh yeah, it happens every now and then.’ The delivery driver looked skeptical and asked if he had any stories. With a twinkle in his eye, the attendant replied, ‘Not long ago, an old man drove up on his tractor—paid cash for gas—and then drove off without even turning off the engine!’ They both burst out laughing, realizing that sometimes life at the Mobil station was stranger than fiction.