BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to BP, his headlights casting eerie shadows on the pumps. As he filled his tank, he noticed something odd—an old man, dressed in tattered clothes, appeared out of thin air and began filling his own gas can. The delivery driver watched, perplexed, as the old man whispered something into his gas can before vanishing back into the mist. Shaking off the strange encounter, he finished pumping gas and drove away. Months later, while filling up again at that same BP station, he saw the old man standing there with a smile, holding a freshly filled coffee cup. ‘Thanks for the gas,’ said the old man. The driver laughed and replied, ‘And thanks for the coffee!’

2. A little boy stood wide-eyed as his dad filled up the car at BP. ‘Dad,’ he whispered, pointing at the pump, ‘why does it say “Pay Inside” when there’s no inside?’ His dad smiled and ruffled his hair. ‘Well son, that’s because back in the old days, people paid for gas INSIDE the station.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then asked, ‘So why don’t they just put a roof on it now?’

3. One morning, a small dog dashed into the BP station, its tail wagging furiously. The attendant looked on curiously until he noticed something odd—every time the dog approached the pump, it sniffed the nozzle and then sat down, waiting patiently. The attendant laughed and said, ‘I guess dogs know better than us where to fill up!’ He reached for his phone and called out, ‘Hey, a regular’s here!’ Soon enough, everyone in town was talking about how their friendly neighborhood canine had become an unofficial pet of the BP crew. That day, the dog left with a pat on the head from a delivery driver who joked, “Guess you’re our official gas tester today!”

4. One foggy night, an anxious traveler pulled over at BP. Over the intercom, a voice announced: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve got gas here, but no guarantees it’ll get you where you’re going!’ A delivery driver pulled up next and asked for gas. The voice replied, 'We’ve got diesel, sir, but remember, no promises on your delivery time!' A few minutes later, an old neighbor walked in, asking for directions. The voice chimed in, 'Head straight out that door, turn left at the signpost—if there is one.' Everyone laughed, realizing they were still stuck inside.