About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Valero, a regular always paid with cash and never used his credit card. One day, an announcement came over the loud speaker: ‘Attention, our cashier has been replaced by a robot.’ The man looked around, confused, then calmly walked up to the robot and said, ‘I’ll take my usual.’ The robot scanned his face and asked, 'Regular or super?' The old guy smiled and replied, 'Just give me what I usually get.' A few minutes later, a delivery driver approached the counter, clearly frustrated. 'Robot,' he growled, 'my tank's empty!' The cashier-turned-robot calmly pointed towards the exit and said, 'Fill it yourself, sir—I'm on break now.'
2. At Valero, every morning around dawn, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the pumps. No one knew where it came from or why, but it vanished as soon as anyone approached. One day, an old delivery driver asked the manager if he’d ever tried following the sound. The manager shrugged and said, ‘Why not?’ They drove out early that morning, followed the humming, and ended up in the empty lot next door—where a small radio was playing classical music on loop, powered by an old battery. Since then, everyone jokes that Valero has its own secret playlist for early-morning customers.’
3. At Valero, whenever a new delivery driver arrived, their dog would start barking uncontrollably in the parking lot. No matter how many times they switched drivers or parked elsewhere, the canine reaction remained the same—like the gas station had its own secret signal. Finally, one old neighbor suggested that maybe it wasn’t the driver but an invisible dog ghost haunting the place. Since then, Valero became known not just for gas but for its ‘friendly spirit,’ and everyone stopped taking it too seriously. The only ones who still bark are the occasional dogs visiting their owners’ cars.
4. At Valero, whenever it rained heavily, customers noticed that the gas pumps started speaking in whispers. One day, a delivery driver asked curiously why only he could hear the pumps whispering ‘Fill me up!’ when others pumped gas. The attendant smiled and whispered back, 'That’s because you’re our favorite customer!'