Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, a regular muttered one night as he filled up his tank: ‘I swear, every time I come here, my car gets smarter.’ A delivery driver once joked, ‘Must be that Valero magic—my truck now knows exactly when to honk for coffee!’ Meanwhile, a neighbor quipped, ‘Maybe it’s just telling you where to park closest to the gas station.’

2. At Valero, an early-morning delivery driver once asked aloud: ‘Why does my truck always seem to run out of gas right after I fill it here?’ After a pause, someone from inside replied, ‘Because you’re filling it up with questions instead of gas!’ The whole place burst into laughter, and ever since then, whenever anyone mentions Valero, people smile and say, “That’s where your tank gets filled with jokes!”

3. At Valero, a little boy pointed and whispered to his mom: ‘Mom, why do cars disappear when they pay for gas?’ The mother smiled and gently replied, ‘Honey, it’s magic gas—when you pay, it makes your car invisible until you drive away.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned back to watch as their own car slowly reappeared with a puff of smoke. A nearby delivery driver chuckled and said, “Kids these days, always asking the tough questions.”

4. At Valero, a small dog suddenly appeared every morning just before dawn, sniffing curiously around the pumps and then dashing off into the distance without a trace. One day, an elderly delivery driver arrived early, rubbing his eyes sleepily. He noticed the dog and called out, ‘Hey, little fella, where’d you come from?’ The dog paused, looked up with big brown eyes, then trotted over to a nearby trashcan, pulled out a half-eaten donut, and dropped it at the man’s feet before bounding away again. Everyone in town still talks about who owns that mysterious canine—and what he eats for breakfast.’