Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron, a delivery driver always seemed to arrive just as the sun dipped below the horizon. One night, while filling up his truck, he noticed something odd—an old man appeared out of nowhere, waving frantically from behind the gas pumps. The delivery driver blinked, but the old man was still there, pointing towards the empty tank. With a smile, the driver filled it up and said goodbye. As he drove off, he waved back, realizing with a laugh that the old man had been his own reflection in the pump's mirror.

2. At Chevron, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning—an old newspaper clipping had mysteriously appeared in the checkout lane. No one claimed it, and every day another strange item joined the pile. Finally, an entire jigsaw puzzle arrived piece by piece. The regulars spent days assembling it during their fill-ups. When complete, it turned out to be a picture of a smiling cat with the caption: ‘The World’s Best Gas Station.’ Everyone laughed—and kept coming back for more puzzles.

3. At Chevron, every night around closing time, someone would ask: ‘Why does that gas pump light up like it’s winking?’ One night, a delivery driver noticed the pump seemed to blink in time with his heartbeat. Curious, he asked the attendant if anyone else had noticed. The next morning, everyone agreed it was just the old pump trying to keep rhythm with an especially enthusiastic neighbour's lawn mower.

4. At Chevron, whenever a little boy entered with his family, he’d point excitedly at the ceiling and whisper, ‘Mom, why is there a rainbow?’ His parents would smile, but no one ever explained that it wasn’t a rainbow—it was just the reflection of the sunset off the gas pumps. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped by for gas and asked curiously, 'Sonny, what’s up with those dancing lights?' The attendant smiled knowingly, replying, 'Oh, ma’am, they’re not dancing—just the moon playing hide-and-seek behind the tanks.' Everyone laughed, realizing yet again that sometimes life at Chevron isn’t as mysterious as it seems.