Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Valero and noticed something odd: the gas pump had started talking back. Curious, he leaned in closer—’Fill up please,’ said the pump. The driver laughed but complied. When his tank was full, he turned off the nozzle only to hear, ‘Have a nice day!’ He looked around, confused. A nearby neighbor waved cheerfully and whispered, ‘Morning, Valero! Same old you.’

2. A curious neighbor parked his car near Valero one night and decided to investigate why the pumps were glowing neon green. As he approached, a soft humming filled the air, and the glow seemed to pulse in time with it. Curious, our neighbor reached for his phone to take a picture when suddenly—nothing happened. The camera refused to capture anything but blackness. Shrugging it off as strange but harmless, he drove away, only to discover later that day that his own headlights had been on the entire time.

3. Late one evening, a delivery driver pulled into Valero for gas. As he filled up, he swore he heard someone whispering from inside the station’s empty office. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only shadows dancing in the flickering light. Suddenly, an old man appeared, waving cheerfully and saying, 'Fill ‘er up, sonny!' Turned out it was just the night watchman, who’d been there longer than anyone could remember.

4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled into Valero for fuel. The gas pump clicked on, but so did the PA system: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve got ourselves a new regular!’ The driver looked around sheepishly and muttered something about his alarm clock being off. From then on, every morning at sunrise, Valero welcomed its newest early bird customer—a sleepy-eyed neighbor who’d accidentally set his own alarm too far forward.