Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero gas station late one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every time he filled up, his dog started howling incessantly from the back seat. The more gas pumped, the louder the howl grew—until finally, it stopped only when the tank was full. Curious, the driver asked his neighbor if she’d ever heard anything strange there. Turns out her cat went nuts whenever someone filled up at Valero too! It became a local joke—the gas station that drove animals wild. Eventually, everyone just laughed it off and called it ‘the magical pet detector.’

2. At Valero gas station early morning, an employee was filling up jugs for a local café when he heard someone calling from outside. Curious, he looked out and saw a neighbor waving frantically, asking for directions to the nearest coffee shop—only there wasn’t any. Curious, he stepped outside, only to see his own reflection in the gas station’s window—his uniform making him look like a worker from a nonexistent coffee shop across the street. After a moment of confusion, both laughed it off, realizing they’d been fooled by their own mirage. Since then, locals joke that Valero’s real business is creating optical illusions for its employees.

3. At Valero gas station on a stormy afternoon, a delivery driver heard strange whispers coming from inside the storage shed. Curious but cautious, he approached only to discover… nothing. As he peered inside, an old man in a dusty overalls appeared out of nowhere and asked if he needed help finding something. Turned out it was just his great-uncle’s ghost, who used to work there back in the day. The delivery driver laughed it off, paid for his gas, and left—never mentioning the incident again, except maybe to a neighbor or two.

4. At Valero gas station midday, a delivery driver stopped for a quick break. While stretching in line, he felt someone watching him from behind the counter. Delivery driver stretched and yawned, then noticed an old man smiling knowingly at him. ‘You look like you could use some coffee,’ said the man, reaching under the counter. The driver smiled back, thinking it was just another friendly local. Only later did he realize that ‘coffee’ meant a free cup of gasoline—until his friend explained it was actually decaf!’