Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly in the quiet Valero station, a strange humming sound would occasionally echo through the empty lot. A delivery driver first noticed it one foggy morning, puzzled as he loaded his truck. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old radio left behind in a crate. From then on, every evening after closing time, the Valero played soft jazz for the neighborhood cats until dawn. The delivery driver became a local hero, known simply as ‘the guy who talks to cats.’

2. At dawn, when most Valero stations were still emptying tanks, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every morning, an old truck pulled up and filled its tank with exactly 3.14 gallons of gas. The delivery driver mentioned it to his colleagues, and soon everyone in the area was talking about ‘Pi Man.’ One day, a neighbor approached him curiously: ‘You know, that’s not even our brand—you could get free gas here!’ Turned out, Pi Man was just a regular who loved math more than discounts.

3. At closing time, when Valero’s neon sign flickered last, an employee overheard someone whispering from the parking lot: ‘I think I just saw gas pump number three wink.’ Curious, the worker peered outside and noticed a delivery driver scratching his head. 'Did you see that too?' he asked. The driver shrugged, grinning sheepishly. 'Nah, must’ve been my imagination.' As they walked back inside, a neighbor passing by chuckled, shaking his head: 'Yep, Valero’s pumps are always up to something.'

4. At dusk, when Valero's pumps glowed like lanterns, a neighbor stopped for gas and noticed something odd. His reflection kept changing—sometimes he saw himself alone, other times there were two of him filling up. Curious, he asked another customer if they saw it too. The guy laughed and said, ‘That’s just my twin brother who helps out sometimes.’ As the sun set fully, both reflections merged into one big smile in the pump’s light.