Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, a neighborhood gas station in New Mexico, something peculiar started happening one foggy morning. The automated voice on the intercom announced, ‘If you see a unicorn grazing near the pumps, do not be alarmed.’ One day, a delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, 'Is it true I might get milked if I park here?' A nearby neighbor chimed in with a laugh, 'Only if you believe!' And ever since then, locals joke that Valero’s real specialty is not fuel but magical milkings.

2. At Valero, a Texas convenience store, customers began noticing something odd one night after closing. A delivery driver asked the manager, ‘Why does our neon sign look like it’s dancing?’ The manager squinted at the sign, then laughed. 'It’s just those pesky power surges again,' they said. The next morning, everyone in town had seen the video of the dancing neon cowboy—except for the neighbors who claimed they’d been out late watching the actual cowboys dance nearby. The end.

3. At Valero, a small-town gas station in Oklahoma, one morning a delivery driver noticed something strange. As he filled up his truck, he kept hearing soft laughter coming from inside the empty building. Curious, he peered inside and saw only dusty shelves and old posters. Suddenly, an ancient cash register beeped softly, as if laughing along. The delivery driver shrugged it off, finished his shift, and forgot about it—until the next week when everyone in town started talking about ‘the smiling gas pump.’ Turns out, an old timer’s clock had been ticking away in the office, making everyone think there was someone around.

4. At Valero, a roadside gas station in Wyoming, one afternoon a delivery driver pulled up and noticed something strange—his reflection kept changing depending on which pump he used. Curious, the driver tried every pump, each time seeing himself as if through different lenses—a mustached cowboy, a grinning lumberjack, even once as an adorable puppy. Finally, a nearby neighbor popped his head inside and asked, ‘Hey, why are you talking to yourself in the mirrors?’ The driver just shrugged and said, ‘It’s complicated.’