Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were quiet and the lights dimmed, an old man would often sit in his car outside the Exxon station. A regular, he’d been coming here for decades. One evening, as he dozed off, the gas pump clicked on, filling his tank with gasoline without a sound. The next morning, the attendant found the car full of gas but empty inside—except for an old hat on the seat. He chuckled, thinking maybe Santa had stopped by during the night. The regular never showed up again, but everyone agreed that from then on, their Exxon was officially haunted by a generous, silent Santa-pumper.

2. Late one foggy morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck, he noticed something odd: a soft humming sound coming from inside the Exxon station. Curious, he turned off the engine—only to hear it louder, like a distant hum of bees or machinery. Was it just his imagination, or had the gas pumps taken on a life of their own? As he approached the pumps, the hum grew so loud that he could feel it vibrating through his boots. Just then, an old man walking by stopped and nodded knowingly. ‘Ah,’ he said with a smile, ‘that’s just ol’ Mr. Exxon saying hello.’ The delivery driver laughed nervously, realizing everyone else probably heard nothing but him. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the place, they’d wink and whisper, ‘That’s where Mr. Exxon lives!’

3. Late one foggy morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck, he noticed something odd: the gas pump seemed to whisper ‘clickety-click’ every time it measured the fuel level. Curious, the driver mentioned it to his neighbor who happened to be an electronics wizard. Together they opened the pump and found tiny mechanical mice clicking away inside. Turns out, the local pet store had accidentally shipped live critters instead of sensors! After fixing the pump, everyone agreed that Exxon was now officially the place where your tank gets topped off… with mouse clicks.

4. Late one foggy morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck, he noticed something peculiar in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, left next to the pump. Curious, he picked it up and found inside an old thermos filled with steaming coffee. A note read: ‘For our loyal customers—Enjoy!’ Turns out, it was just a friendly gesture from the station manager, who wanted to brighten everyone’s day on foggy mornings.