BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the BP station on Route 66, locals often wondered why one particular delivery driver always paid with the same exact amount of change—never more and never less. Was he secretly counting every penny? One day, a curious neighbor decided to follow him. Turned out, the driver was simply paying for his own gas using the exact change—and leaving the rest for everyone else’s coffee! Ever since then, locals teased him gently but happily, knowing that sometimes life is just a little bit sweeter when you share your change.

2. At the BP gas station in downtown Chicago, a delivery driver noticed something odd one morning. Among the usual bottles and boxes in the loading bay, he found an old, dusty ukulele wrapped in newspaper from the 1980s. Curious, the driver took it inside, thinking maybe someone had left it behind. Later that day, while making small talk with a regular customer, he mentioned finding ‘an antique uke’. The customer’s eyes lit up: ‘That’s my grandpa’s!’ Turned out the ukulele belonged to a long-lost neighbor who’d moved away decades ago. Now, every Wednesday afternoon, they gather around the gas pump for impromptu jam sessions.

3. At a quiet BP gas station in the suburbs, an elderly gentleman parked his car and walked towards the convenience store. As he approached the door, he heard a voice whispering from inside: 'Fill ’er up!' The old man turned around sharply, but no one was there. Smiling to himself, he muttered, ‘Guess I’m hearing things today,’ and entered the store. Later that evening, as he filled up his tank, he saw a delivery driver laughing and shaking his head. ‘You’ve been here long enough,’ said the driver, ‘everyone knows that place talks.’

4. At a secluded BP gas station near the mountains, a delivery driver stopped for a break and noticed something peculiar: every time he checked his watch, it seemed exactly two minutes slower than usual. Finally, after several days of confusion, the delivery driver realized that his watch was set two minutes fast. The strange phenomenon turned out to be just a friendly reminder from the mountain air to slow down and enjoy life’s little breaks.