Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, a delivery driver once left an old toolbox behind in the loading bay. Months later, a regular noticed something odd—every morning, one tool from that box mysteriously appeared on the counter, accompanied by a note with cryptic advice. Finally, after months of mysterious deliveries, the toolbox disappeared completely. The regulars started joking that maybe it had joined some secret tool union. Then, one day, an envelope arrived with just one word scribbled inside: ‘Retirement.’

2. At Valero, late one night, a gas station attendant noticed something odd—a strange humming sound coming from the pumps. Curious, he peered closer and saw nothing but a small glowing orb floating above the pump nozzle. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about it—some said aliens were refueling, others claimed it was just an escaped neon light bulb. A delivery driver even reported seeing the same thing at another Valero down the road. Turned out, it was just the new energy-efficient lighting they installed last week.

3. At Valero, a little boy walked into the store with his dad. While everyone else ignored it, he pointed and asked, ‘Dad, why does that pump look like it's dancing?’ His dad smiled and replied, ‘Son, that’s just how some pumps move when they’re working.’ A nearby delivery driver overheard them and chimed in, ‘Actually, kid, those pumps are doing the robot!’ Everyone laughed, including the little boy who, from then on, always looked at gas pumps differently.

4. At Valero, a customer exclaimed, ‘Did you see that?’ One morning, while filling up, he pointed towards the pumps—an eerie shadow seemed to dance on the glass. Another customer, a delivery driver, chuckled and said, ‘That’s just old Mr. Sun playing hide-and-seek!’ The regular nodded knowingly, adding, ‘Must be why they call it “morning”.’ And with a laugh, everyone went back to their day, leaving Valero’s dancing shadows behind.