Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in Valero’s parking lot—a mysterious old coin lying right next to the gas pumps. No one claimed it, and soon others started finding strange items: an antique watch, a vintage toy car, even a tiny wooden box filled with colorful buttons. Soon enough, people from all over town were stopping by just for fun, hoping to find their lucky treasure. One day, a delivery driver discovered a small note inside a bottle: ‘Free coffee at the local diner if you bring us your Valero finds!’ And thus began a new tradition—everyone brought their treasures to Valero, traded them for freebies, and the whole neighborhood bonded over these little surprises.

2. At night, when everyone had left for home, a strange humming noise began coming from Valero's storage room. A delivery driver heard it first and couldn't shake the feeling that someone—or something—wasn't quite right. Curious, he peeked inside and found nothing but old cans of gasoline. Suddenly, an ancient cash register beeped softly in the corner. Turns out, it was just an old timer playing pranks on him—a regular who loved practical jokes.

3. At closing time one day, a Valero attendant locked up and walked outside. ‘Hey,’ he said, ‘what’s that?’ A small glowing orb hovered near the pumps. The attendant squinted into the twilight. ‘It looks like a little firefly,’ he mused. He reached for his phone but hesitated, then decided against it. The orb circled around the pump once more before vanishing into thin air. ‘Weird,’ he shrugged, locking up tighter than ever. Next morning, no one mentioned anything—until a delivery driver joked, “Did you see that ghost last night?” The attendant grinned, shaking his head. “Nah, just an overactive imagination.” End of story.

4. One afternoon, while filling up at Valero, a delivery driver noticed an oddly familiar object on the gas pump handle—an antique key that looked like it belonged to someone's old house. The delivery driver picked it up curiously and showed it to a nearby customer, who exclaimed, 'That's my great-grandfather’s key!' Turns out, the key had been lost for decades and now sat innocently on a Valero pump. The neighbor drove over later that evening with tears in his eyes, saying, 'Thanks for finding it—it brings back so many memories.'