Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, a regular shouted one day, ‘I swear I saw that gas pump wink at me!’ Others laughed it off, but soon everyone agreed—something strange was happening after dark. Finally, an old delivery driver confessed: 'It’s not the pumps, mate—it’s just my cataracts playing tricks!' Everyone had a good laugh and realized Valero wasn’t haunted, just friendly.

2. At Valero, a delivery driver once asked curiously, ‘Why does that gas pump always look like it’s smiling?’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘Because, my friend, our smiley pump is here twenty-four hours a day, ready to greet every car with a friendly hello!’ The delivery driver nodded knowingly, thinking maybe the pump was just happy to be part of such a cheerful place.

3. At Valero, a neighbor once wondered aloud, ‘How come every morning around six, that gas pump clicks exactly on the dot?’ Turns out, it wasn’t magic after all—just an old-fashioned mechanical timer set by a long-forgotten mechanic. A regular customer joked, ‘Maybe he thought it was 1985 and everyone still woke up to the radio!’ And from then on, whenever anyone asked, they’d smile and say, “It’s just Valero being Valero.”

4. At Valero, a delivery driver once noticed something peculiar: every night at exactly midnight, the pumps would start humming like a swarm of bees. Nobody else seemed to hear it. One night, a delivery driver decided to investigate and brought along his dog. The canine perked up its ears but couldn’t hear a thing. Turns out, it was just the air conditioning kicking in. Since then, whenever someone mentions the humming, everyone shrugs and says, ‘Oh, that’s just Valero being Valero.’