Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Exxon parking lot—a small wooden carousel had appeared overnight. No one claimed responsibility, and it wasn’t there the next day. Soon after, neighbors started seeing strange things around town—small toy trucks mysteriously appearing on porches or parked cars decorated with miniature flags. The delivery driver even found a tiny gas pump once, complete with working meter! Nobody knew where they came from until one evening, while filling up his truck, he heard faint music coming from behind the station. Peering inside, he saw an old man dancing gracefully on the carousel, surrounded by twinkling lights. Turning to him, the driver asked, ‘Who put all these here?’ To which the man replied, smiling warmly, ‘Just wanted to make your day brighter.’

2. One foggy morning, an Exxon attendant heard an unusual announcement over the PA system: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, if you see a unicorn grazing near our pumps, please do not panic—it’s just our new mascot for National Unusual Pet Week.’ Soon enough, customers started arriving with cameras, hoping to catch a glimpse of the mythical creature. A regular guy walked up to the counter, grinning: 'I saw it! It was white as snow, had a single horn, and was munching on some strange purple grass!' The attendant smiled knowingly: 'Welcome back, sir. Did you fill up?'

3. One day, while pumping gas at the local Exxon station, a regular noticed an odd message scrawled on the pump display: ‘Fill up your tank with luck today—we’ve got plenty!’ A delivery driver overheard it and decided to test his luck too. After filling up, he drove off, only to return moments later—completely empty-handed. Turns out, someone had accidentally switched the pumps, and his tank was now filled with soda instead of gas. The regular laughed so hard that he almost forgot to pay for the pop.

4. One night, as the Exxon attendant closed up shop, he heard a strange voice crackling over the PA system: ‘Fill your tank with moonlight tonight—we’re running low!’ Curious, the attendant flicked on the lights and peered around—but saw no one. The next morning, he found his gas gauge reading full, and since then, every now and then, locals joke that his tank gets topped off by friendly ghosts. But him? He just smiles, knowing that sometimes, even in the darkest hours, you get a little help from unexpected sources.