Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked like an old typewriter, a Valero gas station in Texas became a place of mystery. One late evening, a delivery driver swore he heard whispers among the clicking sounds. Curious, the delivery driver peered into the darkened storefront. Among the shelves, a neighbor was reading by candlelight and muttering along with the clicks. Turns out, it was just an old copy of The Da Vinci Code.

2. At dawn, when the Valero sign glowed eerily in the fog, a delivery driver noticed something strange. The pump nozzles seemed to move ever so slightly, as if someone were filling up invisible cars. Curious, he approached closer and saw an old man with a cane slowly walking away from the pumps. ‘Must be an early jogger,’ thought the driver, but then realized the man had been gone for minutes. Turns out, it was just Mr. Jenkins, the neighborhood watchman, who’d fallen asleep on duty—again.

3. At midnight, when the Valero attendant dozed off behind the counter, a regular whispered into the empty store: ‘I’ll pay for your coffee if you fill my tank with moonlight.’ The next morning, the Valero attendant found a full tank of gas and an oddly warm cup of coffee on the counter. Smiling, he poured himself a fresh pot—just in time for a delivery driver to ask, ‘Hey, did anyone ever tell you that moonlight costs extra?’

4. At dusk, when the Valero sign flickered like a campfire, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every time he filled up, his truck seemed to leave a few cents more than it had before. Curious, he mentioned it to a neighbor who laughed and said, ‘That’s because you’re filling up with good luck!’ Soon enough, everyone in town knew about the magical gas station—even if their cars never got any faster or used less fuel.