About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when Sinclair’s pumps hummed softly, a little girl would appear near the gas station. She’d stand motionless, staring intently into the sky, her eyes wide with wonder. One evening, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Who is she?’ A nearby neighbor shrugged, smiling: ‘Just our ghostly customer—she always pays in smiles.’
2. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something odd: the gas pump seemed to whisper ‘fill me’ in different voices each time he passed it. Curious, he leaned closer and heard an old man’s voice say, 'Just a gallon today.' The next day, everyone in town was laughing as they filled up—some pumps spoke softly, others shouted orders like drill sergeants. Finally, standing there one evening, a neighbor asked, 'Hey, Sinclair, why don’t you just hire these guys?'
3. Late one night, as Sinclair's neon sign flickered overhead, a strange humming sound echoed through the empty parking lot. A nearby security guard, dozing in his booth, perked up and peered outside. To his surprise, a faint glow seemed to emanate from beneath the gas station's old wooden shed. Curious, he approached the shed and noticed an old coffee can half-buried in the dirt. Inside was a note scribbled in pencil: 'Free gas for good deeds.' Below it lay a rusty pump nozzle. The guard chuckled, thinking it must be some prank by a local kid. That night, whenever anyone needed gas, they simply whispered three words: "Fill ‘er up, please."
4. One day, while pumping gas into her car, an elderly lady glanced down and nearly dropped her credit card—next to the nozzle lay a small, perfectly wrapped cookie. Curious, she picked up the cookie and took it inside. Months later, whenever someone filled up their tank, they’d often receive a freshly baked treat from ‘the Sinclair Cookie Lady.’ It became such a tradition that even now, when a regular would pull in for gas, everyone expected—and hoped—for another unexpected little snack.