Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another humdrum morning at Valero gas station when a delivery driver noticed something odd. As he unloaded crates of soda into the cooler, he kept hearing whispers coming from inside one particularly heavy box. Curious, he opened it slowly—and found himself face-to-face with a very grumpy-looking parrot. ‘Quit whispering,’ it squawked. The delivery driver laughed and asked if it needed some water. Turns out, the bird was just homesick for its owner’s kitchen counter. A happy ending for everyone involved—except maybe the bored customer who had to wait an extra five minutes.

2. At Valero gas station, something strange started happening one foggy night. A regular filling up his car noticed an eerie humming sound coming from the pumps. Curious, he turned off his engine and listened closer—only to realize it wasn’t the wind but the rhythmic buzzing of hundreds of tiny insects trapped inside the nozzles. Suddenly, a delivery driver pulled in and asked what the noise was. They opened the pump cover, and out swarmed thousands of tiny crickets, chirping like crazy. It turned out that during construction, someone had accidentally released them from a nearby farm. The manager smiled, saying, ‘Now our Valero is known not just for gas, but for cricket concerts too!’

3. At Valero gas station, a little boy noticed something peculiar one Sunday afternoon. As he approached the pumps with his family, he pointed excitedly at the reflection of an old man in the window—only no one else seemed to see him. Curious, the boy asked his dad if he saw the old man too. His father smiled and said gently, 'Son, that's just Mr. Valero himself, watching over our gas station.' The boy nodded thoughtfully, then added, 'But why does he always wear those funny glasses?'

4. At Valero gas station, an old man was refueling his car one quiet evening when he heard a strange sound from inside the pump. Curious, he peered into the nozzle and saw nothing but darkness. Suddenly, a tiny voice whispered, 'Fill me up, daddy!' Turned out it was just the local parrot, perched on top of the pump. The old man laughed so hard that he almost forgot to pay for gas.