Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Valero for gas, he swore he heard laughter coming from inside the empty station. Curious, he glanced around but saw no one. The next morning, the same sound echoed again—this time, it sounded like someone whispering your name. Finally, after weeks of hearing whispers, our delivery guy decided to stay and investigate. Turned out, it was just an old radio playing static in the background. As he drove away, he laughed, thinking how Valero had given him quite the scare—but also realizing that maybe his neighbors were right: Valero was definitely haunted by bad reception.

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Valero for gas, he heard an eerie voice whispering from inside the station: ‘Fill it up, sonny, but don’t forget to ask for the midnight special.’ Curious, our hero asked what the midnight special was. The voice replied, 'Just fill her up with premium, and say “thank you, ma’am.”' So he did—and when he paid, the cashier smiled warmly and said, “Oh, that’s just Mrs. Johnson next door. She always gets us to talk to each other late at night!”

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Valero for gas, he noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside the station's pumps. Curious, he leaned in closer and saw a tiny old man, wearing overalls and holding a wrench, fixing something beneath the pump. ‘What are you doing here?’ asked the driver. The little guy grinned, ‘Just helping out—this place needs some love.’ Turns out, it was just an eccentric neighbor who fixed the pumps on weekends for fun.

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Valero for gas, he noticed an old man standing in the shadows near the pumps. The man kept nodding and whispering something about ‘the best coffee around here,’ but no café was visible. Finally, the driver asked the old guy what cafe he meant. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'Oh, I’m just talking about Valero’s legendary coffee—brewed so strong it can power any truck!' Everyone laughed, including the driver, who later admitted that maybe Valero did serve some mighty fine coffee after all.