Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in Valero’s parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, sitting next to the pumps. No one claimed it, and no note explained its presence. The delivery driver shrugged and took it inside. Hours later, everyone in town was buzzing about the ‘Miracle Oil’ that cured everything from headaches to flat tires. Turned out, it was just olive oil for cooking—brought by a neighbor who forgot to label it.

2. A little boy followed his dad into Valero one day. As they approached the pumps, he pointed excitedly: ‘Dad, look! A unicorn!’ His father peered closer—only to see that everyone else saw nothing but an ordinary gas pump. Suddenly, a delivery driver walked up and asked curiously, ‘Hey, what’s with the unicorn?’ The father smiled sheepishly and replied, ‘Oh, it’s just our family tradition—every time we come here, someone spots a magical creature.’ Everyone laughed, and soon enough, even the unicorn became part of Valero’s quirky charm.

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Valero and heard an eerie humming sound coming from inside the station. He shrugged it off as nothing until he saw a strange figure in the reflection of the gas pumps. Curious, he approached the pump, but when he looked back into the mirror, the figure was gone. Just another day at Valero, he thought. Later that morning, his wife joked, ‘Did you see anyone strange at work?’ To which he replied, ‘Only a ghostly gas attendant—must be a new hire.’

4. At dusk, a neighborhood dog began visiting Valero's gas station. Passersby wondered why he always sat there, staring at the pumps. One day, a delivery driver asked him, ‘What’re you doing here every night?’ The dog looked up and barked once. Soon, everyone knew that meant ‘Fill me up with your best coffee!’ Turned out, Valero sold the strongest brew in town.