Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron, late one night, a delivery driver swore he heard someone humming along with the whir of the pumps. The next morning, no one else could hear it. The delivery driver thought maybe it was just an old gas pump song nobody knew anymore, but when he mentioned it to his neighbor over coffee, she laughed and said, ‘That’s because it was me! I always sing along while pumping my car.’

2. At Chevron, an old sign above the pumps read: ‘Fill ’er up or fill ’er down—your choice today.’ One morning, as customers were pouring in, a regular noticed it had changed to: ‘Fill ’er up or fill ’er down—we’re out of gas!’ A delivery driver, fuming, asked if he could borrow some gas from the neighbors’ car. A friendly neighbor replied, ‘We’re out of gas too, but you can use mine—it’s just that I filled it yesterday!’ Everyone laughed, and soon word spread that Chevron was running on empty—but always with a smile.

3. At Chevron, on a chilly morning when everyone else was asleep, a gas station attendant noticed something strange. A neighbor’s dog regularly visited during the day, but now it was coming in through the open door, padding over to the cash register and staring intently at the coffee machine. The attendant smiled, poured some coffee into an old cup, and placed it gently on the counter. The dog sniffed it curiously, then sat down and began drinking contentedly. Word spread quickly among locals, and soon every morning saw a line of dogs waiting patiently outside Chevron—each with its own favorite flavor, chosen by the friendly attendant who never asked questions.

4. At Chevron, every morning around dawn, a neighbor would stop and ask the same question: ‘Does anyone ever see that dog?’ No one had, but everyone pretended to look anyway. Finally, one day a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Isn’t it time you got that dog a leash?’ Everyone laughed, realizing they’d been fooled by their own imagination. The only canine visitor was the wind blowing through the open door.