About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At True Zero, a regular always stood in line with an empty shopping cart. Every morning, he’d push it up to the counter and ask for just one thing—an iced coffee. The barista never questioned why he never took anything else. One day, a delivery driver asked him, ‘Hey, how come you never take anything but that coffee?’ With a mysterious smile, the regular replied, ‘Because I’m saving my appetite for the real world.’ Everyone laughed—and then realized they hadn’t seen him leave the shop since the pandemic started.
2. At dawn, when most gas stations are deserted, a delivery driver pulled up to True Zero. The pumps were silent, but he noticed something odd—everyone inside seemed to be filling their cars with air instead of fuel. Curious, he approached one of them and asked what was going on. With a smile, the neighbor replied, ‘We’re just testing out the new zero-emission technology.’ The delivery driver nodded, refilled his tank with good humor, and drove off, leaving behind a sign reading “True Zero: Air-Fuel Since Dawn.”
3. At True Zero, a little girl pointed and asked her mom, ‘Why does that dog keep circling the pump?’ The mother smiled and replied, ‘Oh honey, he’s not a dog—he’s our friendly neighborhood gas robot.’ The little girl giggled and watched as the robot finished its circular dance, beeping cheerfully before moving on to the next customer.
4. At True Zero, every morning around sunrise, a dog would appear out of nowhere, trotting towards the pumps and then sitting down, as if waiting for someone. One day, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked the dog, ‘Hey, buddy, who’re you waiting for?’ The dog looked up with those big, soulful eyes and just wagged his tail. Finally, a neighborhood kid chimed in, ‘He’s waiting for his owner—who left him here years ago.’ The driver shrugged and said, ‘Well, looks like he found himself a new friend today!’ And they all laughed, the dog included.