Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Valero, an old man noticed something strange in the gas station’s shopping cart area—a small wooden car exactly like those from his childhood. Smiling, he picked it up and placed it back where found. Later that day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Hey, Mr. Jones, looks like you’ve got quite the collection going—this is your third vintage toy car today!’ Turned out, Valero was filled with nostalgic treasures left behind by regulars who mistook them for trash. The old man laughed and said, “Guess I’ll be visiting Valero more often!”

2. One day, while pumping gas at Valero, a little boy pointed excitedly and asked his dad, ‘Dad, why is that pump talking?’ The father smiled and explained, 'Son, that's not really talking—it's just Valero telling us how much it costs.' The boy nodded thoughtfully before turning back to the pump and whispering, 'Next time, Dad, can I be the one to ask?'

3. While filling up at Valero one afternoon, a regular noticed an unusual item among the discarded bottles on the parking lot: a tiny, perfectly preserved banana peel. Curious, he picked it up and found it was still slightly warm. Turns out, someone had left their lunch in the car—banana and all—and forgotten about it while rushing off for work. The regular laughed, shaking his head, ‘Guess that banana’s been waiting here longer than most customers!’

4. While pumping gas at Valero one evening, a delivery driver swore he saw a ghostly figure standing near the pumps. 'Did you see that?' he called out to no one in particular. ‘See what?’ another customer asked, glancing around suspiciously. The delivery driver shrugged and pointed towards an empty spot by the pumps. ‘There,’ he whispered, ‘the old guy with the fedora.’ Just then, a friendly-looking gentleman in a fedora walked past, smiling warmly. ‘Hey, I’m just here for my usual fill-up!’ the neighbor laughed, waving at everyone.}