Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero gas station late one night, an anonymous voice crackled over the intercom: 'Next customer gets a free tank of gas if they can guess what I’m holding.' A delivery driver pulled up curiously. The delivery driver scratched his head and asked, ‘What’s in it?’ The voice replied, ‘Just wait and see.’ After a moment, the driver exclaimed, ‘Is that… a rubber chicken?!’ Everyone inside burst out laughing as he drove off, shaking his head. The voice on the intercom chuckled, ‘Welcome to Valero—where every tank has its own surprise!’

2. At Valero gas station, a regular asked aloud one morning: ‘Why does the price on that sign change so fast it looks like someone’s playing a video game?’ A delivery driver overheard and joked, ‘It’s not a game, pal—it’s just the market telling us who really controls the economy!’ The regular laughed and replied, ‘Guess I’ll keep playing mine—Call of Duty: Gas Prices.’

3. At Valero gas station, every morning around dawn, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the pumps. Noises like that had never been reported before—locals just shrugged it off as the wind or some mysterious machinery. One day, an old delivery driver stopped by and asked if anyone knew what caused the noise. A neighbor chimed in, ‘It’s probably ghostly cars from the old oil refinery!’ Everyone laughed, until one regular quipped, “Nah, it’s just Valero’s way of saying they’re open early.” And so, the mystery continued, but with a smile on everyone’s face.

4. At Valero gas station, every morning before sunrise, a soft whispering could be heard coming from the pumps. One foggy morning, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked what the noise was. An amused attendant replied, ‘That’s just Mr. Valero saying good morning.’ The driver laughed and said, ‘I’ll believe it when I see him!’ A few minutes later, out of the mist walked a friendly-looking cat, meowing cheerfully as he stretched his paws on the pump handle. Everyone burst into laughter, realizing that Valero was indeed a talkative feline who kept everyone company during those early-morning hours.