Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Chevron with his usual load of coffee and snacks. As he walked towards the car wash entrance, he noticed something odd—an old license plate on one of the cars seemed to change every time he looked away. Finally curious, the driver approached the car, but when he bent down to inspect it, the plate morphed into a parking ticket for expired meter. He laughed out loud, realizing that Chevron’s automated cleaning system had been playing pranks on everyone. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned strange happenings there, our hero proudly proclaimed, ‘It’s just Chevron being Chevron!’

2. A delivery driver stopped at Chevron one afternoon and noticed something odd on the conveyor belt: an old, dusty keychain shaped like a tiny American flag. Nobody seemed to claim it, so he decided to keep it as a souvenir. Little did he know that every time he used it to unlock his truck, his radio would start playing patriotic songs at full blast. Finally, curious neighbors started noticing these random song selections too. One evening, while everyone was gathered around listening to ‘God Bless America,’ they realized the delivery driver had left the keychain in his truck again. With a laugh, someone suggested using it to open their own cars—just for fun. Needless to say, the whole town ended up singing along together.

3. One day, while washing his car at Chevron, a regular exclaimed, ‘I swear I saw that same soap bubble following me around!’ Another customer, a delivery driver, shook his head and said, ‘It’s probably just those damn bubbles from the carwash trying to get a free ride!’ Suddenly, everyone started laughing, realizing it was just another harmless Chevron soap opera.}

4. Have you heard about that strange thing happening at Chevron? Every Tuesday night, after closing, all the cars being washed suddenly start playing oldies from the ’80s. One Tuesday evening, a delivery driver noticed something odd while waiting for his turn. Suddenly, he heard ‘Take On Me’ blasting from one of the hoses. Confused but amused, he asked the next customer what was going on. Turned out, it was just an old cassette tape left behind by a regular named Bob who always got his truck cleaned there. Since then, whenever someone mentions Chevron, everyone thinks of those unexpected dance parties under the neon lights.