Thornton's Gas & Minimart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Thornton’s Gas & Minimart, a regular customer exclaimed one day, ‘I just saw the weirdest thing!’ Everyone looked up from their coffee and chips as he continued, ‘The cashier waved at an empty space behind him.’ A delivery driver overheard it all and joked, ‘He must’ve been waving at his own reflection in that old mirror.’ A neighbor chimed in, laughing, ‘Or maybe he was saying goodbye to his ghostly predecessor!’ The regular grinned, shaking his head, and everyone had a good laugh, realizing that life at Thornton’s is always full of unexpected moments.

2. At Thornton’s Gas & Minimart, late one night, an employee heard a strange humming sound coming from the back room. Curious, he investigated and found nothing out of place—until he noticed that the cash register started ringing on its own. Finally, another employee suggested it might be the ghost of an old gas station attendant, who used to work here in the 50s. They decided to leave a note on his grave, inviting him for tea. The next morning, everything was quiet again—and so was the cash register. Ever since then, Thornton’s has become known as the friendliest gas station around.

3. At Thornton’s Gas & Minimart, early one morning when fog lay heavy over the desert, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the rearview mirror. Suddenly, he saw a small figure waving frantically from behind the foggy glass door. Curious, he pulled over and approached cautiously. It was just an old cat, meowing loudly for some milk. The delivery driver smiled, shook his head, and quietly remarked, ‘Another morning, another mystery solved at Thornton’s.’

4. At Thorntons Gas & Minimart, a delivery driver noticed something odd while unloading boxes after dark. The neon sign above him seemed to flicker in time with the whirring of distant machinery. Curious, he peered up and saw that the sign was just reflecting the glow from an old clock radio inside the minimart, tuned to some late-night talk show. A regular customer laughed, saying, ‘That thing’s been doing that for years.’ The delivery driver shook his head, thinking, ‘Next time I’ll bring my own radio for entertainment!’