Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, a regular shouted one morning, ‘I think I just saw a ghost!’ The rest of us laughed it off until our neighbor pulled in and whispered something strange. The neighbor leaned closer and whispered, ‘He was talking to an empty gas pump!’ We all burst out laughing, realizing how sleep-deprived he must’ve been. Turns out, Valero’s early-morning customers can be quite colorful characters.

2. At Valero, an elderly gentleman announced one day, 'I’m sure I just heard someone speaking Russian!' The whole station turned quiet—everyone knew no one else spoke Russian there. A delivery driver then whispered, ‘Maybe he mistook our Polish sign for Russian?’ Everyone laughed nervously until a neighbor chimed in, ‘Or maybe he’s just lonely and wants some company.’ They all smiled warmly, realizing that sometimes hearing something familiar can bring comfort even if it isn’t true.

3. At Valero, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the gas pump display: ‘Fill up with happiness today!’ He laughed it off until he saw another car pull in and read the same message. Soon, every time someone filled their tank, they’d see different messages—‘You’re doing great today!’, ‘Have an awesome day!’. The whole neighborhood started checking the pumps before filling up. One morning, a delivery driver found his own truck saying, ‘You’ve earned a coffee break.’ And that’s how Valero became known as the place where your gas tank cheers you on.

4. At Valero, every morning around sunrise, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the pumps. Noises like that had never been reported before, and no one knew where they were coming from. One day, an old delivery driver asked the manager if he’d ever tried listening to those sounds through headphones. They did—and suddenly, it sounded like a mariachi band practicing behind them! Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just the wind rustling through the antennae on the gas cans. Since then, Valero’s morning ritual became a bit of a joke among neighbors: ‘Did you hear the latest tune from Valero today?’