BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the BP gas station’s parking lot: an old, dusty suitcase, half-hidden behind a pile of boxes. He shrugged and went inside, only to discover that every time he filled up his truck, the same thing happened—someone left another mysterious item in plain sight. Finally, after weeks of puzzling clues, it turned out to be a prank from a neighbor who loved practical jokes. Every day, someone would leave a new item—a bag of groceries, a forgotten umbrella, even a birthday cake—just to watch the delivery driver's reaction. The whole town ended up laughing so hard they started calling him 'BP's Mystery Man.'

2. At night, while filling up at the BP station, a regular heard an eerie voice over the intercom: ‘Fill your tank with our premium blend—one gallon will make you rich for life!’ The next day, no one mentioned it. Curious, the regular filled his car with just one gallon. Next morning he found himself standing in front of an empty gas station—all pumps were gone except one sign: ‘Premium Blend: Now Serving Coffee Only.’ A delivery driver passing by laughed and said, ‘That’s why they call it BP—not British Petroleum, but Better Place to Meet friends!’

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled into the BP station for coffee and fuel. His little dog, usually quiet in the car, suddenly barked at something behind the counter. The clerk smiled mysteriously but wouldn’t say what had caught the pup’s attention. Finally, the driver asked curiously, ‘What was it, then?’ The clerk grinned and replied, ‘Your dog saw Santa Clause hiding his reindeer antlers.’ Everyone laughed, including the normally stoic pet.

4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled into the BP station for coffee and fuel. ‘Why is it always so foggy here?’ he muttered, glancing around suspiciously. As he paid, an old man in a tweed cap nodded knowingly. ‘Ah, son,’ he said, “this ain’t just any fog—this is our little secret weather.” The delivery driver shrugged, took his change, and drove off, already forgetting his question. But from then on, whenever anyone asked why it was so foggy there, everyone winked and smiled enigmatically.