Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero gas station late one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every time he filled up, his dog started barking wildly at an empty corner of the lot. The more he ignored it, the louder the bark grew. Finally, one morning, a little boy walking past pointed and whispered, ‘It’s a ghost truck!’ Finally, the delivery driver decided to investigate. He parked near that corner and waited until midnight. Sure enough, out of the fog came a ghostly pickup truck with headlights glowing eerily. The dog went nuts again, but when the driver approached, the ghost truck vanished into thin air. From then on, locals joked that Valero had the best haunted parking spot for attracting customers—even if their dogs were the only ones who could see it.

2. At Valero gas station on a stormy midnight, an attendant heard a strange humming sound coming from the storage room. Curious but cautious, he approached only to discover… nothing. As he peered inside, all was quiet. Then, out of nowhere, his flashlight reflected off something shiny—a discarded bottle cap. Embarrassed, he mumbled, ‘Who leaves their lunch behind?’ Turns out, it was just a local delivery driver who’d forgotten his soda.

3. At Valero gas station early morning, a delivery driver found a mysterious box in the parking lot. Curious, he opened it—and inside were dozens of tiny umbrellas, each labeled with a different city name. The delivery driver shrugged and picked up an umbrella marked ‘Seattle’. As he held it, he felt a sudden chill—then realized it was just his coffee getting cold. The next day, every umbrella had mysteriously vanished, leaving behind only happy customers and a note: “Thanks for stopping by!”

4. At Valero gas station during a quiet Sunday afternoon, a regular shouted out loud, ‘I swear I just saw that pump wink at me!’ Another customer, a delivery driver, overheard and leaned in with a twinkle in his eye, whispering, ‘That’s nothing—last week it flirted with an old lady filling up her car!’ The regular laughed heartily, shaking his head as he paid for gas, while a neighbor passing by chimed in, ‘Maybe it’s just lonely out there.’