The Gas Station Owner was an elderly Tau'ri man who owned a gas station along the Extraterrestrial Highway near Area 51.
Biography[]
Background information[]
The man owned and ran a gas station located on the Extraterrestrial Highway near Area 51 next to the Extraterrestrial Diner. He believed in aliens and conspiracies to cover up their existence. As part of his merchandise, the man sold T-shirts proclaiming that people were visiting Area 51, Home of the Extraterrestrials. He also had bumper stickers with smiling Asgard on them. Despite his beliefs, the man kept quiet about the things he had seen.
2009[]
In 2009, the man witnessed a dogfight between Wraith Darts and F-302 fighter-interceptors over Area 51. He also witnessed the smoke from the Darts suicide run and Lt. Colonel John Sheppard nearly crashing after taking a hit. The man developed an admiration for Sheppard's piloting skill, but also recognized the skill of the Wraith pilots.
A few months later, Doctor Rodney McKay visited the man's gas station on his way to work at Area 51. Due the gas station's credit card machine being down, McKay was forced to interact with the owner while getting gas. The man, recognizing McKay as being affiliated with the government, excitedly spoke about his beliefs and the things he had seen. As McKay prepared to leave, the man acknowledge that he knew McKay couldn't say anything, but thanked him for saving the Earth and asked McKay to pass it on. McKay, who had unknown to the man been involved in the destruction of the super-hive, paused to tell the man "you're welcome" and to promise that he would in fact pass on the man's thanks. (SGA: "Legacy: Homecoming")