BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the BP car wash closed its doors, a soft voice would come over the intercom: ‘Your car is clean and your troubles are gone.’ Employees dismissed it as a quirky recording until one day, a delivery driver swore he saw a shadowy figure wiping down cars from beyond the curtain. Soon enough, every employee started hearing whispers of a mysterious cleaner at work. Then one evening, a neighbor stopped by for a wash and claimed she saw someone scrubbing windshields through the window. The manager checked the surveillance tape—nothing but shadows flickering in the dark. To this day, if you ask anyone who works there, they’ll tell you with a smile that sometimes, after hours, the ghostly hand still leaves those extra streaks of polish on the cars.

2. Late one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the BP car wash and noticed something odd. The water jets seemed to form strange patterns on the windshield—like they were trying to spell out messages. Curious, he slowed down, and sure enough, the misty spray spelled out: 'Wash Me Faster.' Turns out, an old joke sign from the neighbor’s yard had found its way into the rinse cycle.

3. Early in the morning, before the sun rose over the city, a delivery driver pulled up to the BP car wash. The water jets were humming softly, and an unfamiliar scent of fresh coffee wafted through the air. As he emerged from his truck, he noticed a familiar face wiping down a nearby car—his next-door neighbor, who had just moved into town last week. ‘Hey!’ they both exclaimed simultaneously, realizing they’d been working side by side without even saying hello. That’s how their new friendship began—a shared experience at the local BP car wash.

4. At dawn, while a delivery driver was washing his truck at the BP car wash, he noticed something peculiar. A small dog kept running towards the hose, barking excitedly every time water sprayed. Curious, the driver approached the little fellow and discovered it was wearing a tiny life jacket. Turns out, the dog was a regular visitor—his owner lived nearby and often left him to splash around during morning washes. The delivery man laughed, thinking how this furry friend must love getting wet more than any pampered pup.