Texaco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular was filling up his truck one morning when he noticed something strange—an old man kept appearing in front of the gas station, waving frantically but never saying a word. The regular waved back and went on with his day. Finally, the regular couldn’t resist. He asked an old friend, ‘Hey Joe, what’s that guy always yelling about?’ Joe laughed, shook his head and said, ‘He’s just telling us it’s almost time for our coffee break.’

2. At night, while closing up shop, an employee heard a voice over the intercom: ‘Fill my tank, please.’ Confused, they looked around—but no one was there. Curious, the worker pressed some buttons and said into the mic: ‘Which kind of fuel do you prefer?’ A quiet voice replied: ‘Just top me off with whatever you’ve got!’ The next morning, everyone in town knew about it—especially when the gas pump started playing old jazz tunes during slow hours.

3. A delivery driver pulled into Texaco late one afternoon, noticing an old, dusty toolbox sitting on the pump island. Curious, he picked it up and found it unlocked. Inside were neatly arranged tools, but no note or owner's information. He decided to keep it for himself, thinking it might come in handy someday. Months passed, until one stormy night a neighbor knocked on his door, asking for help with their car. With the mysterious toolbox in hand, he fixed everything—including a few things that weren’t broken—in record time. The neighbor grinned and said, ‘That’s some fancy toolkit you got there.’ To which our hero replied, ‘It’s from Texaco—the best gas station around!’

4. Late one evening, as a delivery driver pulled into Texaco for gas, he caught a whiff of something peculiar—a faint scent of freshly baked cookies wafting from inside the station. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an elderly gentleman in overalls stirring something on the counter. ‘Cookie monster,’ muttered the driver under his breath. Just then, the old man turned around with a smile, revealing a pair of mismatched socks sticking out from beneath his apron. The driver burst out laughing, realizing that Texaco’s secret ingredient was indeed… grandpa!’