Since returning to the Twin Cities for hockey games in late 2019, I have dropped by a few BP gas stations. Today, I especially like this particular BP. On Saturday, I did a lot of driving. I headed down to northern Iowa, did a few stops in Rochester and Burnsville, and then drove back to the hotel. Driving up Highway 52, roughly ten kilometres (even in miles, I do the conversion) before hitting Rosemount, my rental car's light indicating that I was low on gas appeared. It wasn't a panic type of alert. In my head, I was calculating whether I could get to a gas station closer to the hotel. Nope. I needed to get to one a lot sooner. A quick search on my phone's map gave me this BP. It was on my way to Burnsville. Yay! This BP is brightly lit. It was a fairly dark drive over. I was happy to pull into the station to take care of my getting-empty gas tank. There were plenty of pumps available. I parked next to one and tried to figure out which credit card to use. I still have an active Discover card from my time living in this state. The problem is that the ZIP code is 00000 on my statement to accommodate my Canadian address. It means that whenever I insert this credit card into a gas payment system and I get prompted for my ZIP code, entering all zeroes is deemed either suspicious or invalid. My Canadian credit card generally works when I enter the numbers in my postal code, followed by two zeroes when prompted to enter a ZIP code. I decided that this card was the best candidate. Each gas pump now has a gas station TV channel. I caught some college football and $1 breakfast sandwiches at Burger King as I inserted my credit card to get things started. I loved that I was never prompted to enter a ZIP code. I simply inserted my card and entered my PIN. Done! I selected the type of gas that I wanted and filled my car's gas tank up. I was so happy. This gas station is clean. It had paper towel. The lighting is great. This place also has an auto service centre. I saw a woman go inside the convenience store to pay for gas. I didn't need to go inside. I did see beverages in a fridge from my vantage point. BP has an app. I'll need to check it out and see if it works for Canadians. I am thrilled that BP doesn't prompt for a ZIP code. It's such a pain for non-Americans! (430) read more