Firestone

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning at Firestone, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the workshop floor: tiny footprints leading from one tire rack to another. He shrugged it off until he heard an announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention please—if you see any little tyres wandering around, kindly return them to their rightful place.’ Soon enough, everyone in the garage started noticing these cute little tyre prints everywhere. A mechanic even found one tiny wheel nut sitting on top of the coffee machine. Finally, someone asked if they’d hired a nursery recently. Turned out, it was just a neighbour’s mischievous puppy who loved playing with tyres during deliveries. The end result? Everyone got a good laugh and learned never to leave anything small unattended again.

2. A curious mechanic noticed one day that every time he left for lunch, someone had rearranged the tools on his workbench—meticulously and without leaving any clues. Finally, the mechanic decided to hide some tools in plain sight while he was away. When he returned from lunch, everything was back in its original place—except for a note reading: ‘Tools are boring; we fixed your coffee.’ Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood barista who wanted to brighten up his day.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Firestone with a strange humming noise coming from under the hood. As he approached the shop door, the sound grew louder and more insistent—almost like it was trying to get out. Finally, an old mechanic opened the door, looked under the hood, and said, ‘Ah, that’s just my wife calling for dinner!’ He waved them in, fixed the car in no time flat, and sent them on their way with a hearty laugh.

4. One evening, an old mechanic named Joe was working late when he heard a voice from behind him. ‘Hey, Joe,’ it said, ‘your toolbox is talking again!’ Joe turned around and saw nobody there. Smiling, he thought it must be his imagination playing tricks on him after a long day. Suddenly, his toolbox started rattling and whispering, 'Oil change due!' Joe laughed out loud, realizing that sometimes even tools have a way of reminding us to take care of ourselves.