Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron, every morning around sunrise, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. His dog began barking uncontrollably whenever he approached the gas pump. Curious, the driver asked his neighbor if her dog ever reacted that way too. Turns out, it was just an old beagle who mistook the hum of the pump for his long-lost master’s truck. Since then, everyone jokes that Chevron has the best canine customers in town.

2. At Chevron, customers often wondered why an old man kept coming in at midnight. ‘Does he work nights?’ they’d ask each other. One night, a delivery driver asked him, ‘Sir, don’t you ever sleep?’ The old man smiled and replied, ‘Just filling up my tank with good conversations.’ Turns out, he was the friendliest guy around, always ready for a chat over a cup of coffee.

3. At Chevron, late one night, a young employee heard an odd noise from the bathroom. Peering inside, he saw a shadowy figure filling up a gas can. Curious, the guy followed the figure outside and asked, ‘Hey, do you need some help?’ The ghostly form turned around and replied in a deep voice, ‘No thanks, sonny—just filling up my time card!’ Turns out it was just a delivery driver pulling a prank on his coworker.

4. At Chevron, after hours when everyone else had gone home, a night janitor started noticing strange footprints leading away from the gas pumps. One evening, while sweeping around the pumps, he followed them to an old Ford truck parked nearby. Inside sat a delivery driver dozing off. The man sheepishly explained that his boots were muddy and he didn’t want to track dirt inside. ‘Gotcha!’ chuckled the janitor, shaking his head with a smile.