Midas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Midas garage, something strange started happening after dark. A regular asked one night, ‘Why does it smell like popcorn every Wednesday?’ It turned out that a delivery driver, known only as ‘the late-night snacker,’ had been sneaking into the garage on Wednesdays to microwave his own batch of popcorn. No one knew until the owner found kernels stuck in the engine bay one foggy morning.

2. At dawn, when most mechanics were just stretching, an old pickup truck pulled into Midas with its headlights off. The delivery driver, rubbing sleep from his eyes, noticed the engine was running smoothly despite the dead battery indicator. The mechanic, grinning broadly, checked under the hood and found a loose connection in the wiring harness. ‘You’re welcome,’ he said, handing back the keys. ‘Just remember to charge your battery before next time.’ As the driver drove away, the sun rose over the garage, revealing a note on the windshield: “To Midas—you fixed my truck AND my morning!”

3. At Midas garage, a curious wrench appeared on the counter one morning. No one knew where it came from or whose it was. Soon enough, every mechanic started calling it ‘The Wrench That Wouldn’t Quit.’ It showed up whenever someone needed help with their car, fixing everything from flat tires to wonky headlights. One day, after fixing an old lady’s windshield wipers, The Wrench disappeared again—only to reappear later that evening in the toolbox of a regular who’d been helping out around the shop. Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood spirit keeping things running smoothly.

4. At Midas garage, a mysterious toolbox appeared overnight in the employee breakroom. No one remembered leaving it there. One morning, an old hat popped up on the shelf next to the toolbox—nobody’s they recognized. Then, during lunch, a dusty pair of glasses materialized on the table. By afternoon, the entire crew was wearing vintage goggles and discussing carburetors like they’d been doing it their whole lives. Turned out, the toolbox belonged to a long-forgotten mechanic who visited every now and then, leaving behind bits of his past for good fun.