Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, a little boy pointed and whispered, ‘Dad, look! The gas pump talks!’ The father leaned in curiously but saw nothing unusual. Just then, an old delivery driver chuckled from behind them and said, ‘Son, that’s just the pump saying “full” in its own special way.’ Everyone laughed, and the family left, their tank full—and their curiosity satisfied.

2. At Valero, every morning around dawn, an old truck would pull up. Its driver, a gruff but friendly man, always left before anyone else arrived. One day, a regular noticed something strange: the truck’s engine seemed to hum along with the radio playing inside. Curious, the regular followed the truck down a deserted street and found it parked outside an old diner. The radio was still on, blasting some classic rock. As he approached, the delivery driver turned off the ignition—and the music stopped. ‘Thought you might like your coffee,’ grinned the driver, ‘just like old times.’

3. At Valero, whenever a new employee started pumping gas, their dog would suddenly sit down and stare at them intently, as if trying to communicate something strange. One day, an old neighbor came in, complaining that his dog always sat down when he filled up at Valero. The clerk smiled knowingly and said, ‘That’s because every time you fill up here, your tank’s full of stories!’

4. At Valero, one day a customer found a strange note taped inside the windshield wiper of his car. It read: ‘Your blinker is on—turn it off when done.’ Curious, the man checked his signal and sure enough—it was blinking away like mad. Over the next few days, similar notes appeared for other drivers: ‘Your gas cap’s loose,’ or ‘Your headlights are on.’ Finally, an anonymous Valero employee confessed they were just having some fun with regulars. Everyone got a good laugh—and maybe learned a thing or two about their cars.