Midas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning when Midas Auto Repair shop opened its doors. The sun barely peeked over the horizon, casting eerie shadows across the empty parking lot. Inside, the mechanic, a gruff old fellow with grease-stained hands, greeted them with a crooked smile. He worked silently for hours until finally announcing, 'Your car's as good as new!' Just then, his dog trotted in, dragging a small wrench in its mouth—clearly thinking it was part of a delivery. Everyone burst out laughing.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Midas one afternoon, frowning as he inspected his truck's tire. To his surprise, nestled between two tires on the rack was a small, dusty violin case. The delivery driver opened it curiously and found an old violin inside—complete with a note scribbled in pencil: ‘To whoever finds this, please take good care of my baby.’ Turns out, it belonged to an elderly neighbor who used to work there decades ago. Now, whenever someone mentions that violin, everyone smiles and jokes about how maybe it’s still tuning somewhere in the garage.

3. A neighborhood kid was pedaling furiously past Midas one day, his bike tire suddenly deflating with a loud thud. He looked back, puzzled, and noticed something strange—an old man in coveralls was waving cheerfully from inside the garage. The boy stopped, rubbed his head, then grinned sheepishly. The old man waved again, holding up a small air pump. ‘Need some help?’ he asked with a twinkle in his eye. From that day on, whenever anyone needed a quick fix or friendly face around town, they’d say, “Head over to Midas—they’ve got more than just tires there!”

4. ‘Hey, look what I found!’ shouted a delivery driver one rainy afternoon, holding up a strange metal object. ‘It’s stuck in my wheel well.’ The owner of Midas, Mr. Smith, grinned. ‘Ah,’ he said, ‘another golden nugget from our grateful gods of mechanics.’ He cleaned off the dust and revealed an ancient coin, half-eaten by rust but still bearing the image of a lion. The delivery driver laughed, shaking his head. ‘Next time, maybe check under your car before you drive it,’ he teased. Everyone had a good laugh, and the coin became a local legend—now displayed proudly in Midas’ front window.