Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the old Mobil station on Route 66, locals started noticing something strange one foggy morning. A regular asked the attendant, ‘Why does it smell like bacon every time I fill up here?’ The attendant shrugged and said, ‘I’ve no idea, sir.’ But as more customers complained about the same thing, he finally called in a plumber friend who discovered that an old pig-shaped coffee pot had been leaking into the underground tank for years. From then on, whenever someone filled up their car, they’d get a whiff of fresh-brewed coffee instead of bacon—much to everyone’s delight.

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet and empty, a delivery driver noticed an odd sight near the old Mobil station in Texas. The neon sign above the pumps seemed to flicker on its own, casting eerie shadows across the deserted parking lot. Curious, he approached the sign, only to see it slowly spell out ‘Open for Business.’ Startled, he jumped back, but then realized it was just the old Mobil’s quirky way of welcoming him. From that day on, whenever anyone asked why the place stayed open late, the delivery driver would wink and say, ‘Ask the neon sign—it knows!’

3. At night, when the pumps were silent and the lights dimmed, a delivery driver noticed an odd reflection in the glass door of the Mobil station. Curious, he approached and saw his own reflection—except it was wearing a uniform and holding a clipboard. Startled, he knocked over a canister of road salt, which clattered like marching band drums across the pavement. The ‘delivery driver’ turned around with a smile, introduced himself as ‘Mr. Regular,’ and asked if everything was alright. They both laughed, realizing they’d swapped bodies for the evening.

4. At the Mobil station in small-town America, a delivery driver once remarked, 'I swear, every morning that coffee tastes like it’s brewed with moonlight!' And ever since then, customers have been stopping by just before sunrise to try it for themselves. One morning, an early-rising neighbor stopped by and asked for a cup. After taking his first sip, he exclaimed, ‘This is no ordinary coffee—it tastes like it was made from star dust!’ Since then, everyone calls it the ‘Morning Star Brew.’