re: Anybody here got a random favorite gas station?

Yes.

There is a small independent gas station down the street from my job that is owned by this nice 1st generation immigrant couple. The only people I have ever seen working there are the two of them, there 20ish year old son and there 10-12 year old daughter.

1st time I was in there, there was a line and this old black man yelled “hurry up Osama we are waiting”. It made me cringe.

Their family are all very polite and kind and the neighborhood is very run down.

I make it a point to buy my gas there when I can but I always stop and buy my soda and snacks from them. They now remember my name and I am learning theirs.

I hope their business succeeds.