76

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at ‘76,’ a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Dad, look—gas pump eyes!’ His father laughed it off, but ever since then, some customers swear they see strange reflections in the pumps’ lenses. A few weeks later, an older gentleman approached the attendant, rubbing his eyes and saying, 'Son, I’m not crazy—I just saw gas pump tears!' The attendant smiled and replied, ‘Sir, those are just refractions from the sunrise.’ The old man nodded wisely, ‘Ah, must be why they always charge extra for dawn fill-ups.’

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to ‘76’ with an unusual request. He asked the attendant if he could fill not just his truck but also… the air around him. The attendant looked puzzled for a moment, then grinned and nodded. As the tank filled, so did the air around them both—with gasoline fumes that made their eyes water and sent them both running outside, laughing hysterically. The next day, everyone in town knew why they called it ‘76.’

3. A delivery driver pulled up to ‘76’ one afternoon, only to notice something odd on the gas station’s parking lot—a mysterious old coin slot had appeared next to the pay terminal. Curious, the driver inserted a dollar into the strange slot and waited. Suddenly, an ancient nickel popped out—worth just five cents! A regular passing by laughed, saying, 'That’s their way of telling you gas is too expensive.' The driver shook his head, smiling, realizing it was just another quirky local joke.

4. While pumping gas at ‘76,’ a delivery driver noticed an old, dusty coin rolling down the parking lot. Curious, he picked it up—it was a strange, silver medallion with no markings. Intrigued, he flipped it over and found another oddity—a tiny note scribbled on its reverse: 'Free oil change if found.' The delivery driver grinned and thought, ‘What the heck?’ Sure enough, when he mentioned it later that day, one of the mechanics offered him an immediate oil checkup. Turned out to be their little in-house promotion for finding lost treasures.’