Maverik

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Maverik, a regular once asked: ‘Why does that old truck always honk its horn when I fill up?’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘That’s not just any old truck— it’s our neighborhood hero, Mr. Fix-it. When he sees you filling up, he honks because he knows you’ll need some extra luck on your journey!’

2. At Maverik, a delivery driver kept noticing an old pickup truck pulling up just as he filled his tank. Each time, without fail, the truck would honk its horn exactly three times before driving off. One day, curious about the ritual, the delivery driver decided to follow the truck. It led him to a quiet neighborhood where everyone waved and smiled. Turned out, it was just a friendly neighbor whooping ‘hello’ from afar.

3. At Maverik, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one morning. As he filled up his truck, he spotted an oddly familiar gas can sitting on the pump island. Curious, he picked it up—only to realize it had no label and seemed to be filled with neon-green liquid. He poured some into his tank, started the engine, and watched in amazement as the needle shot straight to ‘Full.’ Thinking it was a fluke, he tried again—same result. Word spread quickly among locals, and soon everyone was stopping by for their own free fill-up. The manager finally confessed: ‘We accidentally mixed our neon-green cleaning solution with the gas. Sorry for the confusion!’

4. At Maverik, a delivery driver noticed something odd one day as he pumped gas into his truck. A small dog kept running out from behind the station, dashing across the parking lot and then vanishing back into thin air. Curious, the driver followed the dog’s path and found himself standing in front of an old, weathered door. Knocking gently, an elderly man opened it, smiling warmly. ‘Ah,’ he said, “you’re finally here. We’ve been expecting you.” Turns out, the dog was just delivering packages for his owner—a retired mailman who lived there.