Goodyear

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old delivery driver pulled up to Goodyear’s garage with a puzzled look on his face. On the passenger seat lay a strange, dusty object—a tiny wooden bird perched on a branch, its eyes made of polished stones. The mechanic picked it up curiously and asked, ‘What’s this?’ The old man shrugged, smiling sheepishly. ‘Oh, that? It was just sitting there in my truck.’ A few days later, the same delivery driver returned, grinning broadly as he pointed to a new wooden bird hanging above the entrance. ‘Thanks for fixing mine,’ he said, ‘and now I’ve got another one!’

2. One day, while waiting for tires to be replaced, a regular noticed something odd on the workshop counter—a tiny plastic dinosaur wearing a mechanic's cap. Nobody claimed it, and soon similar toys appeared around the place. Soon enough, everyone in town started dropping off their own little toys—an old trucker left a wind-up tractor, a delivery driver brought a miniature mail truck, and even the local vet donated a stuffed poodle with a stethoscope. Before long, Goodyear’s workshop looked like a toy museum. When asked why he never threw them away, the owner shrugged and said, ‘Who knows? Maybe one day they’ll come in handy.’

3. One afternoon, a delivery driver stopped by Goodyear’s garage to drop off some parts. As he walked past the service bay window, he saw a strange sight—a small metal box, left behind by someone, sitting innocently on the workbench. Curious, he picked up the box and noticed an old keychain with a smiley face dangling from it. Smiling, he joked, 'Must be someone's lost good luck charm!' Placing it back, he drove off. Later that evening, as he was leaving his own driveway, he heard a familiar voice calling, ‘Hey, did you find my little guy?’ Turning around, he saw his neighbor waving cheerfully from her front porch.

4. One night, after hours of work, a delivery driver parked at Goodyear’s garage and heard an eerie voice over the intercom: ‘Your tire is talking to us in tongues.’ The mechanic looked puzzled but went outside anyway. To his surprise, he found one of the tires slightly ajar—obviously someone had left it like that as a joke. The delivery driver laughed sheepishly, explaining it was just their way of saying thanks for always fixing their truck so well. Since then, whenever anyone mentions Goodyear, people smile and shake their heads with a wink.