BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were quiet and the lights dimmed, a regular would pull up in his truck. The dog in the backseat always perked its ears as if sensing something unusual—maybe it smelled gas fumes with a hint of mystery. The man would pay, wave goodbye, and drive off into the night. One evening, though, the dog started barking so loudly that everyone inside could hear it. It turned out he’d left the truck’s hatch open—and the dog was trying to tell him that! Ever since then, whenever someone mentions that place late at night, they whisper, ‘Better check your hatch… or your dog might just give you away.’

2. Late one stormy night, a delivery driver pulled up to BP, blinking headlights cutting through the darkness. As he reached for his flashlight, something strange happened: the pump nozzle seemed to move slightly, as if it were waving hello. The driver squinted into the gloom, half expecting the pump to wave back. It did—slowly, almost shyly. He laughed and waved too, then noticed an old acquaintance walking towards him from the station entrance. ‘Hey,’ said the neighbor, ‘looks like someone’s having a good night!’ The driver grinned sheepishly, realizing he’d been caught talking to an inanimate object. “Just checking the weather,” he muttered, embarrassed but amused.

3. One morning, while filling up, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot—a small wooden box with a rusted padlock. Curious, he opened it to find…nothing but an old note reading: ‘For the first person who finds this.’ The delivery driver shrugged and pocketed the note, thinking nothing of it until later that evening when his wife found him staring at the paper over dinner. She asked what it meant, so he read aloud: 'Fill your tank here today, and tomorrow you'll get a free coffee from Joe's Cafe down the street.' Everyone laughed—except for Joe, who was standing behind them both smiling.

4. Late one foggy dawn, a delivery driver pulled into BP, squinting through mist as he fumbled for his credit card. As he swiped his card, the pump clicked ominously and then… nothing. The screen remained blank, frozen in an eerie silence. A regular from inside shouted, ‘Hey, you okay out there?’ With a sheepish smile, the driver replied, “Just trying not to get lost in this fog!”