About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly and only one attendant remained, a regular asked curiously: ‘Do you ever see ghostly figures in the reflection of those big mirrors?’ The attendant smiled knowingly. ‘Oh yeah,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘they say sometimes I can catch them too—when I’m not paying attention!’ The regular laughed heartily, shaking his head as he walked away, muttering something about old gas stations and tall tales.
2. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something unusual in the Mobil’s parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, left overnight. Curious but cautious, he took it inside to ask if anyone claimed it. Inside, no one owned up to it, so he opened it carefully. Inside was a note reading: ‘Free donuts for everyone!’ Turned out, a friendly neighbor had baked them and sneaked them into the box as thanks for always refilling her car. The whole town laughed, and now every week someone leaves a surprise treat for the staff.
3. At dawn, when the sky turned pale blue and customers were few, an early riser noticed that the gas pump numbers seemed to change on their own. Curious, the regular decided to fill up his tank halfway through the night. Next morning, he paid only for half of what was dispensed, leaving the rest untouched. Word spread quickly among locals, who started calling it ‘the Mobil miracle.’ One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe I should just drive around all night and never pay!’ The owner smiled and said, “We’ll keep the mystery going—just fill up whenever you need.”
4. At dusk, when the last rays of sunshine touched the gas station's sign, a neighbor stopped for a quick fill-up. The pump hummed quietly as he filled his tank, but suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he swore he saw the reflection of a smiling face in the glass door. Curious, he glanced around, but no one else was there. Just then, an old man walking his dog approached the entrance. ‘Hey,’ said the neighbor, ‘did you see anyone just now?’
‘No,’ replied the man, patting his dog’s head. ‘But I did notice your smile reflected back at me from that window.’