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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another day at the gas station when a delivery driver pulled up in his truck. As he filled up, something odd caught his eye—a shadowy figure standing near the pumps after hours had passed. Curious, the driver approached the figure, who turned out to be an old neighbor watering his car’s flowers. ‘Hey,’ said the neighbor, smiling sheepishly, ‘thought I’d help it look extra pretty for its date tonight.’ The delivery guy laughed and shook his head, filling up the tank while chatting amiably with his friendly neighborhood acquaintance.

2. At the old ‘76’ gas station, an odd announcement came over the intercom one foggy morning: ‘Attention, please fill your tanks before sundown or risk being stranded in our time!’ Regulars laughed it off until their cars started behaving strangely. One day, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘What if I filled up after dark?’ A quiet voice replied from behind him, ‘Then you’ll be here till dawn, filling up everyone else’s tanks first.’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just another quirky joke from the old timer who ran the place.

3. At the old ‘76’ gas station, a delivery driver kept noticing strange things in his rearview mirror. Was it really just his imagination, or did that old sign wave back at him every morning? One morning, while checking his mirrors again, he saw something even stranger—a tiny dog waving from behind the counter. Turns out, an elderly neighbor had adopted the place and now spent her days greeting everyone who stopped by. The delivery driver smiled, realizing his ‘haunting’ sightings were actually just friendly waves from a new local hero.

4. At the old ‘76’ gas station, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the parking lot one morning. Among the usual trash and discarded shopping bags, he spotted a mysterious wooden crate with no markings or labels. Curious, the driver opened it carefully—inside was just an old teddy bear wrapped in a dusty blanket. Turned out, it belonged to a neighbor’s kid who had accidentally left it there days ago. The whole town laughed when they found out, and now, every time someone sees that bear, they joke about how it must be guarding the gas station's secret stash of free snacks.