Big O Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when no one was around, an old pickup truck would pull up outside Big O Tires. A delivery driver would emerge, carrying boxes of mysterious parts. The dog next door always barked frantically whenever he approached the shop. Finally, one night a regular customer walked in and asked curiously, ‘Hey, what’s with that noisy guy delivering stuff so late?’ The owner shrugged and said, ‘Oh, that’s just our secret midnight tire tester.’ They both laughed heartily as the neighbor’s dog continued its enthusiastic bark from across the street.

2. One morning, a delivery driver pulled into Big O Tires and asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever see that strange tire symbol glowing in your workshop window?’ The attendant shrugged, 'Nope, never noticed anything like that.' The delivery driver leaned closer and whispered, 'Wait till nighttime— it’s neon green and flashes every time someone gets a flat!' They both looked around nervously, then burst out laughing. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Big O Tires after dark, everyone just smiled and shook their heads.

3. At closing time, an elderly gentleman walked into Big O Tires, muttering under his breath: ‘Finally, someone who knows tires as well as I do.’ The old man sat down, pulled out a wrench from his pocket, and started inspecting the tires with such expertise that even the mechanic looked impressed. After a moment, he smiled and said, 'Just needed some air,' before leaving with a wave. The next day, everyone in town knew that whenever you saw an old guy fixing his tire at Big O Tires, it was probably just a regular checking up on their competition.

4. In the early hours of dawn, before anyone else stirred, an old man dressed in overalls appeared outside Big O Tires. He carried a toolbox and muttered something about ‘the oldest tire in town.’ He approached the oldest tire with a gentle touch, whispering ancient secrets only tires could understand. After a few minutes, he tightened a nut and whispered, 'That’ll hold until tomorrow.' With that, he vanished into the shadows, leaving behind a satisfied smile on the face of a nearby delivery driver who had witnessed the whole scene. The legend lived on.