Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Shell gas station in small-town America, something odd began happening one foggy morning. A regular asked aloud, ‘Who’s been leaving those mysterious notes on windshields?’ As he wiped the windshield, a delivery driver chuckled and said, ‘They’re not notes—just my doodles from last night!’ The regular laughed, shaking his head, while a neighbor passing by added, ‘Guess I’ll never win the prize for best graffiti artist.’

2. At the Shell gas station in small-town America, something odd began happening one foggy morning when customers started reporting that their cars were filling up with not just gasoline but also… coffee? It turned out that an enterprising local barista had snuck into the station’s basement and hooked up a secret espresso machine to the fuel pumps. Soon enough, everyone in town was stopping by for ‘gas-and-go’—a gallon of petrol and a shot of caffeine. The owner grinned, saying, ‘Who knew our customers needed such a jolt first thing in the morning?’

3. At the Shell gas station in small-town America, something odd began happening one foggy morning. As a regular pulled up to fill his tank, he noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside the pump. The hum grew louder, and suddenly, out popped a tiny old man wearing overalls and waving a spanner. ‘Just clearing the goblins,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye. The regular laughed, paid for his gas, and drove off, leaving behind only the memory of a friendly ghost mechanic at Shell.

4. At the Shell gas station in small-town America, something odd began happening one foggy morning. A delivery driver pulled up and noticed that every time he filled his truck, the radio inexplicably switched to the same old-time country station. Curious, he mentioned it to a neighbor who happened to be an old mechanic. The next day, after filling up again, they both listened intently—this time the radio played nothing but static. ‘Must be a ghostly signal,’ chuckled the mechanic. From then on, whenever anyone asked why their trucks always tuned into Hank Williams Jr., everyone just smiled and said, “It’s the Shell station.”