BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, an old pickup truck pulled up to BP. The delivery driver stepped out, stretched, and noticed something strange—an empty coffee cup on the counter had begun humming softly. Curious, he picked it up, and suddenly the whole station was filled with a warm aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Turns out, someone from the neighborhood had accidentally left their magical coffee thermos there. A regular stopped by later that morning, smiled knowingly, and said, 'Guess who’s gonna get free coffee for life?'

2. At closing time, the BP attendant overheard a regular saying aloud, ‘I’ll be back… but only if I can get some coffee here!’ The next morning, the same regular walked in bleary-eyed and asked for his usual. The attendant smiled knowingly and said, 'Welcome back—we missed you last night!' Turns out, the guy had fallen asleep in his car outside after drinking too much coffee from another place. Ever since then, everyone jokes that BP stands for both ‘British Petroleum’ and ‘Better Pick-me-up!’

3. At midnight, while the pumps hummed softly in the deserted parking lot, a delivery driver asked curiously: 'Do you ever see ghostly figures filling their tanks?' The attendant shook his head with a smile and replied, ‘Only my reflection, I guess.’ Just then, an old lady walked up to the counter and said, “I always get gas here—said it brings good luck!” The delivery driver whispered to himself, ‘Guess she never saw herself in that mirror either!’

4. At dusk, while customers were rushing home for dinner, a small dog darted into the BP parking lot and began sniffing curiously around one of the pumps. Just then, an old delivery driver happened by and asked what was going on. Turns out the little guy had mistaken the pump nozzle for a toy fire hydrant. With a smile, someone offered him some water from their car, and soon he trotted off happily down the street, tail wagging. To this day, locals say that if you see a dog playing with a gas pump at BP, just look the other way—nothing bad ever happens.