Thorntons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Thornton's gas station, a regular shouted one morning, 'I swear I saw that attendant talking to himself!' Another customer replied, 'He does it every day—maybe he's just practicing for an audition.' A few days later, another customer asked curiously, ‘Did you hear he finally got his lines straight?’ The first shrugged and said, ‘Nope, but now he talks to himself in different accents!’

2. At Thornton’s gas station, a delivery driver stopped mid-unload one day and announced over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, it seems our fuel pump has developed an unusual habit—now it only works when played classical music!’ Since then, every morning a delivery driver would arrive with his playlist of Mozart and Beethoven. And while customers waited patiently for their tanks to fill up, they’d enjoy a free concert. The local community embraced the quirky tradition, and Thornton’s became known as much for its musical pumps as for its friendly service.

3. At Thornton's gas station, a little boy pointed excitedly at the pump. ‘Mom,’ he said, ‘look, it’s dancing!’ His mother glanced down and saw the nozzle gently bobbing up and down as if waltzing. The mother smiled, thinking it was just the wind playing tricks on them. But then another customer noticed too—a regular who happened to be standing nearby. He laughed heartily and explained, 'Ah, that’s not dancing—it’s Thornton himself checking the pressure!' Everyone chuckled, realizing it was just an old mechanic’s trick to ensure the pumps were working correctly.

4. At Thornton's gas station, an elderly lady paused mid-pump one night as she caught a whiff of something peculiar. She sniffed again, then looked around suspiciously. 'Did anyone else smell that?' Just then, a delivery driver walked up and joked, ‘Maybe it’s just the fumes from those new coffee beans they brought in.’ Everyone laughed nervously, but soon forgot about it until… someone mentioned the coffee was pretty good!’