BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At BP’s late-night gas station, a regular noticed something odd one foggy night. While filling up, he spotted an old, dusty board game nestled among the snacks and magazines on the counter. Curious, he picked it up—it was Monopoly, but with dollar bills printed in bright red ink. The next day, no one could believe their eyes—all the gas station’s prices were now marked in those same fiery red dollars! A delivery driver joked that he’d just paid $999 for a gallon of gas. The manager shrugged, saying it must be some kind of promotional Monopoly money. But when a neighbor came in complaining about her ‘$4 coffee,’ everyone burst out laughing—and realized they had themselves a legend.

2. At BP’s gas station, a delivery driver once asked curiously: ‘Why does the same old truck always pull up here around midnight?’ The attendant smiled and whispered, 'Oh, that’s just Mr. Johnson from down the street. He likes to stop for a chat before bedtime.' The delivery driver nodded knowingly, thinking it was probably the only social interaction Mr. Johnson got all day.

3. At BP’s gas station, a delivery driver once remarked with a smile: ‘Why does the same old song come on every time I fill up?’ Turns out, an elderly neighbor had accidentally programmed their old cassette player into the station’s sound system. Every afternoon, when the delivery guy pulled in, he’d hear the same familiar tune from his childhood—complete with scratchy vinyl and occasional static bursts.

4. At BP’s gas station, a delivery driver once said with a puzzled expression: ‘I keep seeing the same old man filling up here every morning at dawn—except he never pays!’ Finally, one day the delivery driver decided to follow him. Turned out, the old man was just paying ahead for everyone else's gas—a little neighborhood kindness that no one ever knew about.