Petro

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Petro for gas, he swore he heard an old man’s laughter echoing from inside the station. Peering through the window, he saw no one but felt the chilling sound again—like someone was laughing right behind him. Suddenly, an elderly voice called out from the shadows: ‘Fill ’er up, sonny!’ The delivery driver jumped, then turned around—and there stood just an old gentleman with a flashlight, checking his car tire. Turns out, it was only a neighbor who’d been helping himself to free coffee after hours.

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are deserted, an old man shuffled into Petro carrying a basket of eggs. The attendant raised an eyebrow but filled his tank anyway. As he paid, the old man whispered, ‘These eggs will hatch into chicks that’ll grow up to lay golden yolks.’ The attendant smiled and shook his head, filling another tank without comment. Later that day, while restocking shelves, a delivery driver found a tiny chick pecking through a crate—right next to Petro’s entrance. Everyone laughed it off as just another local tale until a neighbor spotted one golden-yolked egg in her grocery bag.

3. At midnight, while Petro’s neon sign flickered in the distance, a lone voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Last chance for gas before the Apocalypse!’ A delivery driver, half-asleep, heard the message and pulled up just as the pumps clicked off. With a sleepy grin, he said, 'Guess I’ll be late with that pizza!' The next morning, everyone found out it was a recording from the previous owner's old radio show—except for the guy who missed his shift because of the joke.

4. One morning, a regular asked the clerk, ‘Why does that truck always pull up right next to Petro?’ The clerk shrugged and smiled. ‘Oh, that’s just our friendly neighborhood delivery driver. He likes to chat while he fills up.’ The regular nodded knowingly, tapping his coffee cup thoughtfully. ‘I see… so every time I come here, it’s like he’s saying hello from across the pump!’