About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A little boy walked into the BP station one afternoon, eyes wide with wonder as he watched the attendant fill up a car. Suddenly, he pointed and exclaimed, ‘Daddy, look! The gas pump is talking!’ The father smiled and leaned down, whispering, ‘It’s not talking, sonny. It’s just doing its job like a good worker.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then ran outside to join his friends playing nearby. That evening, over dinner, the family laughed when Grandma teased Dad, saying, “I guess you better keep an eye on those pumps—they might start voting next!”
2. While filling up her car one morning, a delivery driver noticed an unusual sign on the pump: ‘Fill Up and Get Lucky Today!’ Curious, she glanced around but saw no one else paying attention. From that day forward, every customer who filled their tank received a mysterious lucky charm—none knew where it came from or who left them. One cold winter evening, a neighbor stopped by to thank the station for his newfound luck—a snow shovel mysteriously appeared in his glove compartment. The manager shrugged, saying only, 'Just our way of keeping things local.'
3. While pumping gas one evening, a delivery driver muttered under his breath, ‘This pump is definitely talking back.’ As he leaned closer, trying to make out what the pump was saying, another voice piped up from behind him: 'Sir? Your tank’s full!' Turns out it wasn’t the pump talking—just an overly talkative neighborhood parrot hiding in the bushes.
4. While pumping gas one day, a delivery driver glanced up and saw something odd on the board above the pumps: ‘If you’re reading this, we have free coffee!’ Curious, he walked inside and found an old man brewing coffee in the tiny office. ‘Free coffee?’ the driver asked with a smile. The owner grinned back, ‘Just don’t tell anyone—it’s our little secret!’ And so, for years afterward, whenever someone mentioned BP, everyone would wink knowingly and say, ‘Oh, they’ve got that secret coffee stash.’