Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Chevron with an unusual request. As he approached the pump, he noticed something strange in the rearview mirror. As he approached the pump, he noticed something strange in the rearview mirror—a tiny figure waving frantically from behind his truck. Turning around, he saw it was just his neighbor’s cat, who had mistakenly climbed onto the bumper and now refused to come down. With a smile, the delivery driver gently lifted the purring feline off and returned her safely home, earning himself a grateful wave from both the neighbor and a free cup of coffee next time he filled up.

2. At dawn, a regular was filling up his truck when he heard it—a soft humming sound, like bees trapped inside the gas pump. Curious, he turned off the engine and listened closer. The hum grew louder, almost musical, until another customer asked if everything was okay. Suddenly, the humming stopped as abruptly as it had started. Everyone looked around, perplexed. Then, from behind the pump, emerged an old beehive. A delivery driver joked, ‘Guess Chevron’s new flavor is honey?’ The regular laughed and said, ‘Next time I’ll bring my own jar.’

3. One morning, while pumping gas into her car, a neighbor noticed something odd: the reflection in the window kept changing faces—first an old man, then a little girl, and finally a smiling dog. Finally, the reflection changed to a confused pigeon that seemed to be asking for directions. The neighbor chuckled and finished filling up her tank, muttering, 'Must be some new kind of optical illusion.' Later that day, she joked with a delivery driver, ‘Did you know Chevron can show you anything but today it was clearly trying out for a circus act!’

4. At dusk, a little boy walked into Chevron, holding his father's hand and pointing excitedly. ‘Dad,’ he whispered, ‘look—all the cars are talking!’ His father smiled and knelt down, gently explaining, ‘Son, those aren’t cars talking—they’re just engines humming.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned back to the pumps with a newfound sense of wonder. At that moment, an old delivery driver chuckled, shaking his head: “Kids these days,” he muttered, “always hearing things.”