Petro

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Petro gas station, fumbling for his keys in the dark. As he reached for the door handle, something strange caught his eye—a shadowy figure seemed to be standing inside the empty building. Curious, he stepped closer and realized it was just an old man, probably a regular from nearby, dozing off after a long day. The delivery driver smiled, shook his head, and quietly said, ‘Next time use the front entrance, okay?’

2. A neighborhood cat had other ideas that chilly morning. As dawn broke over Petro’s pumps, a regular noticed something odd—an orange tabby appeared every day, padding through the lot and always heading straight for the cash register. One morning, a delivery driver arrived with a crate of coffee beans. He watched in amusement as the cat leaped onto the counter, meowed insistently, then jumped into an empty cup and pretended to drink. The regulars laughed so hard they almost forgot to fill their tanks. From then on, everyone knew Petro’s wasn’t just a gas station—it was also a café where cats pulled the best latte art.

3. At Petro Gas Station, a regular customer noticed something peculiar in the parking lot one foggy morning. Among the usual clutter of discarded coffee cups and newspapers lay an old, dusty harmonica. Curious, he picked it up and found it was still tuned well. Later that day, while pumping gas for a delivery driver, he played a few notes on the harmonica. To everyone’s surprise, the whole station joined in—a neighbor whistling along, another customer clapping rhythmically. By sunset, Petro Gas Station had become the unofficial town bandstand.

4. At Petro Gas Station, an old man parked his car and went inside for coffee. On his way out, he noticed something odd—a small toy dinosaur sitting on the counter. The old man picked it up, smiled, and asked the attendant, ‘You’ve got a pretty cool dinosaur here.’ The young worker shrugged and said, ‘Oh, that’s been there forever. Nobody ever claims it.’ As the man drove off, he looked back and winked at the dinosaur, thinking, ‘Next time I’m filling up, I’ll bring him home as a surprise.’