Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Valero’s pumps hummed softly in the pre-dawn quiet, a delivery driver noticed something strange. The parking lot was filled with cars, but no customers were inside. Curious, he approached one of the vehicles and knocked gently on the window. A sleepy-looking man rolled down the glass and asked groggily, ‘What time is it?’ The delivery driver replied, ‘It’s 4 AM, sir—time for your morning gas top-up!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the neighbor who had called him earlier, thinking his car was stolen.

2. In the dead of night, when Valero’s neon sign was the only light on the deserted street, a delivery driver noticed something odd. A shadowy figure kept appearing near the gas pumps, filling up an old truck with no license plates. Curious, the driver followed the silhouette back to a rustic pickup truck parked nearby. The mysterious figure turned around and smiled, revealing a friendly neighborhood handyman. ‘Just helping out my old truck,’ he said casually. ‘She needs some love.’

3. One morning, while Valero’s pump attendants were still stretching, an elderly gentleman approached the counter with a mysterious box under his arm. ‘I’ve got something special for you,’ he whispered, then proceeded to place it inside the cash register without anyone noticing. Later that day, when no one was around, the manager opened the register and found a small package labeled ‘Happy Valentine’s Day from your best customer.’ Inside was a bag of stale donuts and a note reading: “Hope they’re fresh!” Everyone burst out laughing, and Valero became known as the gas station with the sweetest prankster.

4. At dusk, when Valero’s pumps glowed like lanterns in the twilight, a small dog trotted into the parking lot. Its tail wagging frantically, it sniffed curiously around the gas nozzles until it found one that seemed to beckon him. Suddenly, the dog yanked on the nozzle handle and started drinking gasoline like it was water! A delivery driver happened by and burst out laughing, calling the canine ‘the thirstiest pooch ever.’ The dog just wagged his tail and licked his chops, as if saying, ‘Hey, it quenched my thirst!’