Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Speedway gas station, a regular complained one morning: ‘Why does it take forever for you to fill my tank?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, ‘Because every time I pump gas here, it seems like the hose has its own mind!’ A few days later, a delivery driver pulled up, grumbling about his late shift. The attendant smiled knowingly and said, ‘No worries, mate—this hose knows how to work overtime!’ As he finished pumping, the driver looked down and exclaimed, ‘Hey, look! It even left a little heart-shaped bubble in the air!’

2. At dawn, when most stations are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Speedway and noticed something strange. The neon sign blinked on and off in an erratic pattern, as if someone had forgotten to lock the controls. Curious, he approached the counter, only to see a sleepy clerk fiddling with the lights. Turns out, it was just an old timer that hadn’t been reset since last Halloween. After a quick fix, the delivery driver left, shaking his head and muttering about ghostly gas stations. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Speedway, everyone in town smiled and nodded knowingly—except for the occasional neighbor who still insisted they’d seen a ghost filling up their tank.

3. At Speedway gas station, a neighbor asked curiously one day: ‘Why do I always see strange lights hovering over that pump?’ The attendant shrugged and grinned, replying with a twinkle in his eye, 'Oh, that's just our secret signal to the aliens that we're out of premium fuel!' The neighbor laughed heartily and shook his head, realizing it was just another day at Speedway.

4. At Speedway gas station, a delivery driver pulled up early one morning and noticed something unusual in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper with no label. Curious, he opened it to find… a bag of groceries for an elderly neighbor who lived nearby! Turned out, someone had mistakenly left them there. The delivery driver smiled, thinking how nice it was to see such kindness on a quiet street. From then on, whenever anyone needed help around Speedway, everyone pitched in without hesitation.