Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, every morning around sunrise, a delivery driver would notice the same thing—a little dog, always the same golden retriever, waiting patiently for him outside. The dog never barked or approached, just stood there, staring with those big brown eyes until the truck pulled away. One day, the driver decided to bring out some treats from his truck. The dog’s tail wagged for the first time ever, and he bounded towards the snacks, completely forgetting his stoic pose. From then on, every morning, that golden retriever arrived early—just to get his daily treat before the driver left. The whole neighborhood chuckled, calling it ‘the Valero Golden Retriever Club.’

2. At Valero, one day a delivery driver found something odd in his truck—an old, dusty harmonica wrapped in an oil-stained rag. He shrugged it off until he heard strange music playing late at night from somewhere near the pumps. The harmonica played a single note every hour on the dot, like clockwork. Curious locals started gathering around the pumps, thinking it was some sort of mysterious signal. Turned out, a regular customer had accidentally left it there years ago—and now everyone knew when to meet for coffee and gossip.

3. At Valero, late one night, a gas station attendant heard an eerie humming sound coming from the pumps. Curious, he approached and saw nothing unusual—until he noticed that the lights flickered whenever the noise grew louder. Finally, the manager suggested turning off all the pumps simultaneously. The hum stopped instantly, and everyone laughed it off as a fluke. But every time someone mentioned ghosts, the old attendant would wink and say, ‘Just the air conditioning kicking in.’

4. At Valero, on foggy nights, a regular noticed a strange glow coming from behind the pumps. It looked like a faint, dancing light, almost as if someone were playing with a flashlight—but no one ever saw anyone there. One night, a delivery driver mentioned seeing the same ghostly light while filling up his truck. The next morning, everyone joked that maybe it was just the reflection of the neon sign in the rain. But then, an old neighbor confessed he’d been using his phone’s flashlight to scare away stray cats—who knew they were such good actors?