Marathon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Marathon gas station, a regular declared one morning, ‘I bet that pump talks to itself!’ Everyone laughed, but then noticed something odd—pump number three seemed to hum in perfect rhythm with the traffic outside. Soon enough, everyone started listening to Pump Three’s melody. One day, a delivery driver commented jokingly, ‘Maybe it needs an orchestra conductor?’ A neighbor suggested they should hire a musician for Pump Three’s ‘concerts.’ And from then on, Marathon became famous not just for its fuel, but for the daily symphony played by its third pump.

2. At Marathon gas station, an old man muttered under his breath as he filled up his car: 'This pump knows exactly how much I owe it.' As he paid, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s because you always fill up on Wednesdays.’ The old man grinned and replied, ‘Nah, it’s just lucky Wednesday today!’

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Marathon late one night, frowning at the long queue. As he waited, someone in the line behind him whispered, 'You know, they say the attendant here can tell when your tank is exactly half full.' The delivery driver shrugged and asked skeptically, ‘Really?’ Just then, the attendant looked up from his pump with a knowing smile and said, ‘Step out of your truck.’ The driver did, and sure enough—right on cue—the attendant called out, ‘Half full!’ The whole line burst into laughter. From that day on, our hero always stopped by Marathon for a friendly chat before filling up.

4. At Marathon gas station, a neighbor asked curiously one day, ‘Why does the cashier always look like they’re counting something?’ It turned out that every time she rang up a purchase, the cashier would pause and count the change in her head—twice! It wasn’t some secret scheme or obsession; she was simply double-checking everything for accuracy. A regular customer joked, ‘She’s not counting your money, she’s counting on it!’