Estación de Servicio Ballenoil Carretera de Mejorada

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the service station’s parking lot—a small wooden box, wrapped in old newspapers and tied with string. Curious, he opened it to find an old watch, completely rusted and broken. Shrugging, he put it back and drove off. Months later, while chatting with a neighbor, they both laughed: 'I bet that watch is worth a fortune!' The delivery driver just smiled, thinking of how much gas he saved by not buying one.'

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet ashes of life, an old man walked into Estación de Servicio Ballenoil Carretera de Mejorada. He approached the counter and asked for a full tank of gas—something he did every day without fail. But today, as the clerk pumped the fuel, he swore he saw the nozzle whispering ‘thank you’. The next morning, the same old man returned, smiling broadly. The clerk leaned in close, whispering, 'Did you hear that? The nozzle thanked you again!' The man laughed heartily and replied, 'Of course I heard it, sonny! It's just my car talking.'

3. At dusk, when cars whizzed past like ghostly shadows, a little boy stood mesmerized by the glowing pump numbers. Each fill-up seemed to take forever, and one night he swore he saw the price fluctuate on its own. One evening, an old man walked in, asking for directions to nowhere in particular. The attendant smiled and pointed him towards the horizon, saying it was always worth checking out new roads. Turns out, the old guy had been following that advice his whole life—and now he owned half the town’s real estate.

4. At midnight, when even streetlights grow sleepy, a young woman pulled into Estación de Servicio Ballenoil Carretera de Mejorada for a quick fill-up. As she pumped gas, her phone lit up with a mysterious text message: ‘Thank you for stopping by.’ She ignored it, but as she drove away, another message appeared: 'Please come back, I forgot to say “thank you”!' Turning around with a smile, she saw no one—just an empty gas station and a mischievous neon sign that read, “Ballenoil: Always Here For You.”