About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dusk, when Kroger Fuel Center usually hummed with traffic, an old pickup truck pulled in. Its headlights illuminated not just gas pumps but something strange—a large wooden sign reading ‘Last Tank of the Day.’ A regular glanced curiously at it before filling up. As he pumped gas, a delivery driver walked over and asked what that sign meant. The regular grinned, replying, 'Just a little local tradition—if you buy the last tank, you get a free bag of groceries!' They both laughed, and as the sun dipped below the horizon, another car pulled into the station, someone else curious about the mysterious sign.
2. At closing time, when Kroger Fuel Center’s pumps clicked off for the night, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the gas station sign: ‘Free coffee tomorrow if you fill up today.’ The next morning, customers lined up not just for fuel but also for mystery brew—some even claimed it tasted like home-brewed goodness. Word spread quickly through town, and soon every morning saw new faces waiting patiently for their free cup. One old man, a regular, arrived early each day, muttering under his breath, 'I wonder what flavor they’ll serve today...' Turns out, it was always the same: strong, dark roast with just enough cream—and everyone agreed it was worth filling up for.
3. At midnight, when Kroger Fuel Center’s pumps were silent, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every third Thursday of the month, a shadowy figure would appear and fill up exactly three gallons of gas—never more, never less. Curious, the driver followed the figure one night and found it was just an old man in a trench coat, muttering about his ‘magic number.’ Turns out he believed that buying exactly three gallons on the third Thursday brought him good luck—and everyone got a kick out of his quirky routine.
4. At sunrise, when most people were just waking up, a regular asked: ‘Why does that gas pump always flash red at exactly 6:08 AM?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, 'That's because it's programmed to signal for maintenance every 6:08 in the morning.' The regular nodded knowingly, saying, 'Figures—must be some kind of secret code between the pumps!'