Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Valero’s neon sign flickered on, a delivery driver noticed something odd. Every full moon, an old man in a trench coat would approach the gas station and whisper strange instructions into the manager’s ear. One night, after receiving another mysterious message, the manager looked out the window and saw only his neighbor, waving cheerfully with a full moon behind him. The next morning, everyone laughed it off—until they realized the neighbor had been away for weeks.

2. At closing time, an employee locked up Valero and switched off the lights. But one night, while walking home, a neighbor heard strange noises coming from inside. Curious, the neighbor peered through the window and saw a delivery driver dancing wildly to the radio, singing along at the top of his lungs. The employee, clearly enjoying himself, didn’t even notice that the doors were open until dawn broke.

3. At closing time, an employee locked up Valero and switched off the lights. But every morning, someone found the doors wide open. One morning, a delivery driver walked in, surprised to see everything lit up. ‘Who left the lights on?’ he asked aloud. Suddenly, a sleepy voice replied from behind the counter: 'I did, silly. I thought it was my turn to close early today.'

4. Late one night, as Valero’s pumps hummed softly, a delivery driver pulled in for gas. Suddenly, from inside the station, came a strange tinkling sound—like tiny bells or coins jingling together. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw an old man with twinkling eyes, sorting through a pile of loose change. ‘Looking for something?’ asked the delivery driver. The man smiled and replied, “Just enough to fill my tank.” And so they spent the next hour chatting over coffee, discovering that sometimes the best finds are right under our nose.