"Throwing a rod(s)"

I was just now "driving around" on Google maps. "Westley" CA seems to ring a bell. There's a Shell station / truck stop in just about the right place. If this is the place, that station wasn't that big back then, LOL

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.538...m4!1ssMs93fr-pJguY0Jtk2iDhw!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.539...m4!1spTA5SSsiKvEhy-4HrKBnCA!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/place/W...2!3m1!1s0x80904b119e124faf:0x4ec8af1a35053861