Esso

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, an Esso attendant noticed something odd. As he filled up a car’s tank, a faint humming sound grew louder—like bees buzzing in unison. Curious customers began reporting similar noises whenever they stopped for gas. Finally, one day, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked what all the fuss was about. The attendant explained everything, and the driver laughed, saying, 'Oh, that’s just my old truck—it hums when it gets excited!' Everyone had a good laugh, and the strange noise became a local joke.

2. One day, while pumping gas into a neighbor’s car, the Esso attendant noticed something peculiar. A small dog, sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly tilted its head and stared intently at the pump nozzle, as if trying to understand why it kept changing colors. Curious, the attendant asked the neighbor if their pet was usually so interested in pumps. The owner shrugged, ‘Oh, he does that sometimes.’ As they drove off, the little dog turned back once more, wagging his tail and winking at the astonished worker—who swears to this day that the dog winked.

3. One autumn afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the Esso station with a peculiar package in his truck. As he approached the pump, he overheard the attendant talking excitedly on the phone. "You’ll never believe what just happened here!" The attendant leaned closer and whispered, ‘A lady just drove off without paying—she left her purse behind!’ The delivery driver chuckled, thinking it was another day at the gas station. But when he picked up the purse, he found only an old photo of a smiling child inside. With a twinkle in his eye, he said, “Guess she forgot something more valuable than money.”

4. In the dead of winter, when snowdrifts blocked most roads, a delivery driver pulled up to the Esso station with a peculiar package wrapped in brown paper. The attendant took one look and whispered, ‘I’ve seen that box before…’ The attendant leaned closer, eyes wide. ‘It’s your neighbour’s cat!’ he hissed. They both burst out laughing as the driver opened the door, revealing a sleepy tabby stretched across the entire package. ‘Guess he got lost again,’ shrugged the driver.}