517 Roadside / Extreme Road Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to 517 Roadside with an urgent request for parts. Over the intercom came a voice: 'We don’t usually work on Sundays, but tonight… something’s not right.' The mechanic looked puzzled when he saw the part list—‘What’s a “unicorn horn” and why does it need to be ‘extremely red’?’ But after some headscratching and a quick phone call, everything was fixed just in time for sunrise. The delivery driver tipped him generously, whispering, ‘Thanks, pal—next time I’ll bring my own unicorn.’

2. At dawn, a sleepy neighbor heard a strange noise outside. Peering out of their window, they saw a little dog frantically circling around 517 Roadside, yapping and pointing towards the entrance. Curious, the neighbor approached cautiously. The dog led them inside, where an exhausted delivery driver was sleeping on a workbench next to a repaired engine. Turns out, the dog had been guarding him all night until help arrived. Everyone got a good laugh over coffee later that morning.

3. A mechanic at 517 Roadside found himself knee-deep in oil one morning when he noticed something odd: every time he looked away for just a second, his toolbox seemed to rearrange itself. Finally, after hours of puzzling over it, he realized that whenever he reached for a wrench, his reflection in the greasy mirror always grabbed another one first. Turns out, an old janitor had been playing pranks on him. The mechanic grinned, shook hands with the delivery driver who’d brought him coffee, and thought, ‘At least now I know where my tools go.’

4. At 3 AM, a sleepy mechanic at 517 Roadside was jolted awake by a low humming sound coming from beneath the hood of an old truck. He peered inside and saw nothing but a faint glow that seemed to pulse in rhythm with the night. Suddenly, a familiar voice whispered, ‘Hey, can you fix my engine?’ A grinning pug popped out from under the hood. The mechanic scratched his head, smiled and said, ‘Guess I’ll stay up for another one.’