Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning at Shell gas station when a delivery driver pulled up with a smile on his face. He stepped out, unlocked the back of his truck—and nothing happened. Again and again he tried, but the key wouldn’t turn. The whole neighborhood watched from their windows, waiting for him to figure it out. Finally, an old man from across the street walked over and said, ‘Son, you’re using the wrong key.’ The delivery driver looked down and realized he’d been trying to open his own truck with someone else’s keys all along. A collective sigh of relief filled the air as everyone laughed—except maybe the poor guy who owned those misplaced keys.

2. While filling up her car one afternoon, a regular noticed something odd coming from inside the Shell station's vending machine. A faint humming sound, almost like an old record playing in slow motion, grew louder with each passing minute. Curious, she approached the machine and peered inside. To her surprise, a tiny golden retriever emerged, wagging its tail and panting happily. Turns out, the dog had been stuck there for hours, waiting for someone to notice him. The neighbors later joked that maybe next time they should check the vending machines before calling animal control.

3. While filling up her car one day, a regular noticed an unusual humming sound coming from inside the Shell pump. Curious, she leaned in closer and saw a tiny ant struggling with a piece of straw stuck in the nozzle. With a smile, she gently helped the little fellow out, only to hear the humming stop as if on cue. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the ‘talking Shell,’ everyone knew it was just an overactive imagination—or maybe an especially chatty ant.

4. At dawn, when most stations were empty, a delivery driver pulled in for coffee and a quick fill-up. As he approached the counter, he overheard two old timers whispering about strange lights flickering above the pumps. Curious, our delivery driver glanced up just in time to see a glowing pump number 9 winking at him. With a laugh, he asked if they needed help with their UFO sightings. The old timers grinned, ‘Nope, just checking your gas cap!’