About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Shell and noticed something odd in the parking lot—a small wooden box, covered with dust but clearly labeled ‘Free Coffee.’ No sign, no note—just an anonymous act of kindness. The delivery driver, curious and grateful, opened it cautiously—and found one cold drip coffee inside. He smiled, shrugged, and decided to leave it there for someone else. Later that day, a neighbor stopped by, saw the coffee, took a sip, and exclaimed, ‘Whoever did this has terrible taste!’
2. One day, a curious traveler asked the cashier at Shell: ‘Do you ever get customers who pay with dollars that aren’t even printed yet?’ The cashier smiled and replied, 'Oh yes, they come in here all the time!' A regular chuckled from behind him, tapping his pocket. 'Just last week,' he added, 'a delivery driver paid with a twenty-dollar bill from next year.' The whole place burst into laughter as another neighbor walked up, holding out a crisp one-hundred-dollar bill from five years hence.
3. A local baker stopped by Shell one foggy morning to fill up on gas. As he pumped petrol, he swore he saw the reflection of an old-fashioned bakery sign in the gas station’s window. Smiling at his own imagination, the baker finished pumping and stepped inside for a coffee. There, leaning against the counter, was another old bakery sign—this time, real—and it read ‘Fresh Baked Goods.’ Startled, he asked the attendant if they sold pastries too. The young man behind the counter laughed and replied, ‘Only dreams, sir—only dreams.’
4. A little old lady parked her car at Shell and walked inside. When she came back out, everyone stared—her purse now sported an unexpected addition: a full tank of gas. As she approached her car, a delivery driver joked, ‘Ma’am, you must’ve met our new mechanic!’ She smiled and replied, ‘No thanks to him—I think it’s magic!’