Texaco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Texaco, a regular once asked the clerk, ‘Why does it always rain right after I fill up?’ The clerk smiled and replied, ‘Because you’re filling up just before the storm hits!’ The regular laughed and said, ‘Guess I’ll never leave early then.’ A delivery driver overheard and muttered, ‘Or maybe he’s just lucky.’

2. At Texaco, a delivery driver complained one day, ‘I swear, every time I come here, my radio plays the same old song!’ Finally, someone asked the station manager to check the radio. It turned out that an elderly neighbor had donated his old transistor radio, which played only one record on repeat—an album of classic love songs from the 60s. Everyone laughed, and now, whenever someone mentions Texaco, they hum along to ‘I Will Always Love You’.

3. At Texaco, a little boy pointed and whispered to his mom, ‘Mommy, why do they sell gasoline here in big colorful bottles?’ The mother smiled and gently explained, 'Honey, those aren’t bottles—those are tanks for our cars.' The little boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned back with another question: 'But Mommy, why don’t they just sell them in boxes like milk?'

4. At Texaco, a curious poodle named Toto kept running into the gas station, sniffing intently at the pump nozzles before wagging its tail excitedly. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped by and asked if Toto was up for adoption. The owner laughed and said, ‘No, he’s just our resident fuel connoisseur!’ Ever since then, whenever someone fills up, they wave at Toto, who wags his tail even more enthusiastically.