Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, one day a regular asked aloud: ‘Why does that old man always stand outside, counting the cars?’ ‘I’ve seen him here for months,’ replied the attendant with a smile. ‘Turns out he’s just counting how many times his wife says she’ll never set foot in Valero again.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was a game of love and loyalty—all played out right there, under the watchful eye of the tallying gentleman.

2. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, one morning a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine. The delivery driver picked it up, thinking maybe it was someone’s lost package. As he opened it, out popped a friendly neighborhood cat who yawned and stretched, then sauntered off into the sunshine. To this day, locals joke that Valero has its own resident feline attendant.

3. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, one night an employee found a mysterious package in the parking lot. Who left it? And what secrets did it hold? Curious, the worker opened it to discover…nothing but a note that read: ‘Fill up my tank with whatever you got—just don’t forget to top off my mystery!’ Turns out, it was just a prank from a friendly neighborhood delivery driver.

4. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, one day a regular asked aloud: 'Why do I always see the same old truck filling up next door?' The attendant grinned and whispered back, ‘That’s because he’s your long-lost twin from another dimension, filling up on parallel universe fuel!’ The regular laughed it off, but every time he filled up, he’d surreptitiously glance over, just in case…