Conoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Conoco, late one night, a delivery driver noticed something strange. As he unloaded crates of snacks into the back room, he kept hearing whispers from an empty shelf. Curious, he leaned in closer and saw only dusty packets of chips. Then, out loud, he asked, ‘Who wants some snacks?’ Suddenly, everyone in the nearby offices joined in, shouting for their favorite flavors. Turns out, it was just a prank by his neighbors who were bored during lockdown.

2. At Conoco, an old gas station on the outskirts of town, a delivery driver heard a peculiar humming sound one foggy morning. As he approached the pumps, the noise grew louder and more insistent—like someone whistling just beyond the mist. Curious, he followed the sound through the fog until it led him to an old oil drum half-buried in the ground. Peering closer, he saw a tiny golden bird singing its heart out. The driver smiled, scratched his head, and muttered, 'Guess I’ll grab some coffee before heading back.' And that’s why, to this day, locals say Conoco’s mornings are never dull.

3. At Conoco, a delivery driver once muttered under his breath, ‘Why does everything always happen here?’ Just as he said it, the pumps started humming in harmony. Suddenly, an old lady approached the counter and asked for directions to the nearest bank. The driver looked up, eyebrows raised, and replied, ‘Ma’am, I’m not sure where that is, but if you follow those dancing gas pumps, they’ll lead you straight there!’

4. At Conoco, a delivery driver grumbled as he filled up his truck: ‘Why do I always get stuck behind the slowest cars here?’ Finally, an old lady in a tiny car pulled up and asked for gas. The delivery driver groaned, thinking his luck had run out again. But she smiled sweetly and said, 'Just fill it up, dear—my tank’s like mine: never full!' And they both laughed.