About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Shell station’s neon lights flickered on, a little boy named Timmy would run over with his bicycle. Every time he approached the gas pumps, his bike’s bell would ring louder than usual—almost as if it were greeting something invisible. One night, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Why does your bike sound so happy here?’ Timmy looked up shyly and replied, ‘It’s because my bike knows that behind those pumps lies magic petrol!’ The driver laughed heartily, patting Timmy on the head and whispering, ‘I guess some things never change.’
2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Shell station’s parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in old newspapers and tied with twine. Curious, he approached it, only to discover an old man sitting inside his car, dozing off. Turns out, the gentleman had mistakenly parked there overnight. The next day, everyone joked that maybe Shell should start offering overnight stays for lost drivers.
3. One day, while filling up at the Shell station, a regular noticed an old, dusty bicycle helmet sitting on the gas pump handle. Nobody claimed it, and every time he returned, it mysteriously reappeared. Finally, one day, a delivery driver joked that maybe it was haunting the place. Soon after, everyone started calling it ‘the ghost helmet.’ Every time someone mentioned it, the helmet would disappear for a week—only to magically return when no one was looking. Eventually, locals held a small ceremony to “send it off,” leaving behind fresh flowers and a note saying, ‘Welcome wherever you’re going!’
4. While pumping gas one evening, a regular asked aloud: ‘I wonder if they sell moonbeams here too?’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘Well, sir, we’ve got stars in our sign, but no guarantee on moonbeams today.’ A delivery driver overheard and chimed in, ‘Actually, I saw them filling up the tank of that UFO last week!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the regular, who paid for his gas with a broad smile.