Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron, late one night, a delivery driver pulled up with an unusual request. As he approached the counter, everyone noticed he was carrying something bulky under his jacket. ‘Could you fill this up please?’ he asked casually, ‘and could I get some ice for my package? It’s pretty hot.’ The attendant nodded and did as requested, only later discovering that the mysterious package was actually a live lobster in a cooler. Turns out, it was just a neighbor who’d forgotten to bring his dinner home.

2. At Chevron, on a foggy morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine. Curious, he picked it up and took it inside. The clerk shrugged, saying it was probably just another forgotten package. Later that day, during lunch break, someone found an identical box outside the neighboring café. Turned out, it was a prank from a local delivery driver who loved playing practical jokes.

3. At Chevron, one humid afternoon, a regular filling up his car noticed an odd sound coming from the pumps. It was like someone was whispering ‘fill me up’ over and over again. Curious, he stopped pumping and listened closer—sure enough, it sounded exactly like someone repeating those words in a soft voice. Turns out, it was just an old delivery driver who parked next to him, leaning on his truck and talking to himself while waiting for the rain to ease off. Everyone had a good laugh, and now Chevron’s customers joke that their gas pumps come with bonus entertainment.

4. At Chevron, one hot summer day, a regular filling up his car heard someone shout from inside: ‘Hey, wait a minute—this gas is freezing cold!’ The regular looked around suspiciously but saw no one. Then he noticed an old delivery driver leaning against his truck, laughing. ‘That’s nothing,’ said the driver, wiping tears of mirth. ‘Last week it was so hot outside, they had to keep the gas frozen just to cool down the pumps!’ The regular shook his head and drove off, muttering something about strange places and even stranger people.