Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Shell station closed its doors, a soft voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Fill her up with stars tonight, and don’t forget to polish my wheels.’ The gas attendant shrugged it off as late-night whimsy until he noticed that the car’s license plate read ‘WISHFUL’. Soon enough, every evening saw cars pulling up with plates like ‘HOPEFUL’ or ‘DREAMER’. One old delivery driver even had a truck with ‘REALIST’ on it—and the tank always filled halfway. But one day, an ordinary guy pulled in in his rusty sedan with just ‘SHELL’ on the plate. The attendant grinned: ‘Fill her up with stars tonight!’ And the car’s tank was full before dawn.

2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the Shell station’s parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in old newspapers and tied with twine. Curious, he picked it up and found inside an ancient map and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Follow these directions for a surprise.’ Following the clues, the delivery driver discovered that the map led to an abandoned ice cream truck hidden behind some bushes. Inside were dozens of melted cones and a sign reading 'Free Ice Cream—Help Yourself!' Turns out, it was just a prank played by a neighborhood kid who loved freebies.

3. One day, while filling up at the Shell station, a regular exclaimed: ‘I swear, every time I come here, my car talks back!’ The attendant laughed and said, 'Sir, your car’s just telling you it loves you!' The regular smiled, shook his head, and drove off—never realizing that from then on, every time he filled up, his car would give him a friendly honk.

4. At dusk, as a family pulled into the Shell gas station for a fill-up, their little daughter pointed excitedly towards the pump. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘look at that dog—it’s dancing!’ The father squinted into the twilight and shook his head with a smile. 'Honey,' he said gently, 'it's just the reflection of the lights on the pump.' The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled as her mom laughed softly. 'Maybe next time we'll see a dancing unicorn!'