It is definitely not pretty, but it's a gas station, and the bonus part about this place is that if your car ever ran out of gas after the long wait crossing through the border you could probably put your call in neutral and push it down the hill and get here without a problem. Now saying that, why else would you come to this place... well for one it probably has the cheapest gas prices out of all the other petrol stations around here. This place on any given day is packed with British Columbia plates, and since gas has been at a low in price lately, I'm seeing a lot of Jerry Cans in the back of cars, trucks and SUV's being filled up as well (no worries.. haven't seen a garbage bag incident... yet).... with very different class vehicles here just for the savings!
The odd thing you will see that is taped to the pumps is this hand written cardboard that if you do not read... you would think the pump was either out of service, or you had to go inside to pay for the pump... but instead this is more of a warning to you... that, "we don't take your cardboard junk from the package you just picked up from down the block!". So please chuck your garbage at the post office you picked up your known package.. or just keep it and please recycle when you go home, please keep Point Roberts clean... or there maybe a crackdown!
I have never been into the little store that is located at this gas station, never had a need, but looking at it.. they sell the occasional treat, some smokes, the normal things you could probably pick up from a gas station in a space that probably is no bigger than a walk-in closet. As for anyone who drives and is coming across to Point Roberts, there is only two real things you are doing here.... picking up something you ordered and getting it shipped here.... or filling up the tank of your 4 (or 2) wheeled drinking beast... most likely you are doing both, happy filling up! read more