About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the Valero parking lot: an old, dusty suitcase left unattended near the pumps. Curious but cautious, he drove off without touching it. Over the next few days, other customers started finding strange items—an antique pocket watch here, a vintage camera there. No one claimed them. Finally, someone recognized an old Polaroid camera and took it home. The next day, everyone was surprised when a stack of photos appeared in the store’s window—a series of smiling faces from different decades, each captioned with ‘Thanks for stopping by!’ Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood prankster having fun with everyone.
2. A delivery driver pulled up to Valero one foggy afternoon and noticed something odd—an old man in a trench coat was standing motionless near the pumps. The delivery driver waved hello, but the old man didn’t move an inch. Curious, he got out of his truck and asked, ‘Hey, pal, you okay?’ The man slowly turned around, smiled, and said, ‘Just waiting for my gas tank to fill itself.’ They both laughed, and from that day on, the old guy became a regular at Valero—everyone thought it was just another friendly neighborhood joke.
3. A little girl walked into her father's Valero one day, pointed at the pump, and asked curiously, 'Daddy, why does that gas pump smile at us?' The father looked down thoughtfully for a moment, then smiled and whispered back, ‘Honey, it’s not really smiling—it just looks like that because of the way the sun hits its reflective parts.’ She nodded wisely, satisfied with his explanation, but as they drove away, you could almost swear the gas pump gave them a little wave goodbye.
4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Valero for a quick fill-up. As he stepped out of his truck, he saw something strange—a small, glowing orb hovering over the gas pumps. Curious, he approached it, and suddenly the orb shot towards him, leaving behind a faint trail of sparkles. Startled, he jumped back into his truck and drove off, muttering, 'Must be one helluva new marketing gimmick!'