St. Clair Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk one autumn day, a delivery driver pulled up to St. Clair Valero and noticed something peculiar: every time he opened the door, a faint whiff of freshly baked bread wafted through the air. Curious neighbors soon joined him, each claiming the scent grew stronger when no cars were around. One particularly nosy neighbor even brought his own loaf of bread, convinced it was somehow competing with the mysterious aroma. As they stood there sniffing, another truck arrived, and suddenly—nothing but gasoline fumes filled the air. The group looked at each other, shrugged, and went home to finish their own bread.

2. At dawn one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to St. Clair Valero. As he filled his tank, he noticed an old man walking briskly toward him, carrying a large bag of groceries. The man nodded and said simply, 'Fill it up.' As the gas pump clicked off, the old man smiled and said, ‘That’ll do, son.’ He turned around, revealing a shopping cart full of empty bottles—turns out he was filling up his recycling bin! The delivery driver shook his head, grinned, and muttered, ‘Another day, another mystery at St. Clair Valero.’

3. At midnight on a stormy night, a delivery driver pulled up to St. Clair Valero. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed an old man standing under the gas station’s neon sign, whispering something into the wind. The old man turned around and said, ‘Fill ’er up, sonny!’ The delivery driver laughed, thinking it was just another prank from a neighborhood character. But as he reached for the nozzle, he realized—with a start—the old man had vanished into thin air. From then on, whenever someone asked why St. Clair Valero never seemed busy late at night, everyone knew exactly why.

4. At noon one summer day, a delivery driver pulled up to St. Clair Valero and noticed an old man sitting inside, staring intently at the pump nozzles. ‘Do you ever see those things move?’ asked the puzzled driver. The old man smiled mysteriously. 'They do it every time I come,' he replied. The delivery driver shrugged, shook his head, and walked away, muttering something about strange customers. As he drove off, though, he caught a glimpse of the nozzle twitching slightly—just enough to make him smile.