Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably cold morning in Houston when a regular noticed something odd. As he filled up his truck at the Exxon station, he saw a small puff of smoke coming from beneath one of the pumps. He pulled over and called for help, but before anyone arrived, another customer—a delivery driver—joked, ‘Maybe it’s just the pump saying hello!’ Turns out, it was nothing more than a loose wire. The regular laughed it off, knowing that sometimes even machines get cold enough to shiver.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Exxon station one afternoon and noticed something peculiar on the gas pump handle—a tiny plastic dinosaur. Curious, he took it inside, only to discover more miniature creatures hidden around the store. The manager, a gruff old fellow, inspected the toys and declared them harmless. Soon enough, word spread that buying gas at Exxon meant you might get a little prehistoric surprise. A neighborhood kid even started visiting daily, hoping for his very own dinosaur collection. The delivery driver, now a local hero, joked that maybe next time they’d find a T-Rex keychain—just big enough to unlock your heart.

3. One day at the Exxon gas station in New Mexico, a delivery driver pulled up for fuel. Over the loudspeaker came a voice: 'Attention, everyone—we’ve just run out of regular gasoline!' The delivery driver looked around puzzled, then shrugged and said, ‘Well, I guess I’ll just have to wait until you get some regular gas.’ A few minutes later, over the same loudspeaker, a different voice announced: ‘And now we’re out of diesel too!’ The delivery driver sighed and walked into the store, where his neighbor was buying coffee. ‘Looks like today’s your lucky day,’ she grinned, handing him her empty cup. ‘Fill it up with whatever you got!’

4. At dawn, while filling up at the Exxon station in Colorado, a delivery driver heard an unusual announcement over the loud speaker: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, our new self-service pump requires exactly three pumps of your favorite fuel.’ Confused, he pressed three times on the unfamiliar button. The pump clicked obediently three times, then stopped. A voice crackled again: ‘Thank you for using Exxon’s precise-pour technology!’ Surprised laughter erupted from the nearby gas-station attendant, who explained it was just their daily joke.