Kangaroo Express

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another morning at Kangaroo Express when a delivery driver pulled up with a smile on his face. He walked in, nodded at the regulars, and headed straight for the counter. But something odd caught everyone’s eye—his car had no license plate. The attendant raised an eyebrow but shrugged it off. ‘No worries,’ he said with a grin. A minute later, the driver received his change, hopped back into the car, and drove away without even noticing the missing number plate. The next day, someone joked that Kangaroo Express must be part of some underground club where members drive cars without plates.’

2. A neighborhood kid was practicing his tricks on the skateboard one afternoon, zooming past Kangaroo Express like he owned the place. Suddenly, a delivery driver appeared from around the corner, yelling, ‘Hey! Watch where you’re going!’ The kid froze mid-air, his board inches from the gas pump nozzle. Everyone laughed as he sheepishly hopped off his board and apologized. From then on, Kangaroo Express became known for its daily after-school spectacle of near-misses between skaters and pumps.

3. A sign above the cash register read, ‘If you see a unicorn outside, don’t panic—we’re not open yet.’ One morning, an elderly neighbor walked in and asked curiously, 'Did y’all really see a unicorn last night?' The attendant smiled and replied, 'No ma’am, just our usual early bird customers.' As she left, another voice from behind said softly, 'Hey, maybe that’s why they never run out of petrol!'

4. At dawn, before the first customer arrived, a shadowy figure began appearing near Kangaroo Express's gas pumps. It was just an old man in a tattered hat, filling his empty canteen with water from the hose and whispering something indistinct. One morning, a delivery driver noticed the old man topping up his truck’s tank without paying. Smiling, he nodded and said, 'Morning, sir!' The old man turned around, grinned broadly, and replied, ‘Thanks for the fuel today, sonny!’ Then he walked off into the fog, leaving behind only a faint echo of laughter. Since then, everyone at Kangaroo Express calls him ‘Mr. Invisible Tanker.’