About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Genin’s Mobil, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he filled up his truck, his little dog started barking uncharacteristically loud, pointing towards the gas pumps. The man looked around curiously but saw nothing unusual—until he glanced down at the pump's reflection in the dog’s eyes. The man squinted into the dog’s eye and saw his own reflection distorted as if time was bending around him. Startled, he turned off the pump—and so did his dog. They both laughed, realizing it was just an optical illusion caused by the sun hitting the wet glass. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Genin’s Mobil, they’d wink and say, ‘That place might be magic!’
2. At Genin’s Mobil, a delivery driver once asked aloud, ‘Why does the gas pump always seem to be talking back?’ Suddenly, from the nozzle came a scratchy voice: ‘Fill me up or I’ll tell everyone your secret!’ The driver froze, then whispered, ‘I’m not telling anyone anything.’ A few minutes later, a neighbor walked in and said, ‘Hey, why are you talking to the gas pump?’ The driver grinned sheepishly and replied, ‘It won’t stop gossiping until I pay for gas.’
3. At Genin’s Mobil, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Dad, look! The gas pump is talking!’ The father smiled, leaning down to whisper back, ‘Son, it’s just old Mr. Genin telling us the price of gas today.’ They both laughed as the pump clicked into action, and the little boy nodded knowingly, already believing that his town’s friendly gas station had come alive for him alone.
4. At Genin’s Mobil, an elderly gentleman stopped one day with a puzzled expression on his face. He asked the attendant, ‘Why is there always a single penny left in the till?’ The attendant smiled and replied, 'Sir, that’s because every time someone pays exactly twenty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents, I round it up to thirty dollars.' The old man nodded thoughtfully, then said, 'Ah, of course!' and drove off, leaving behind a warm smile and a small tip.'