H-E-B Fuel

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a little girl walked into H-E-B Fuel with her mother’s handbag. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks and pointed towards the pumps. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘the gas is talking!’ A nearby delivery driver overheard and laughed, thinking it was just kids playing tricks. But when he looked closer, he saw that the pump actually had an old scratch on its screen, making it look like it was moving. That night, everyone in town knew not to trust everything they see—especially at H-E-B Fuel after dark.

2. At closing time one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The neon sign above H-E-B Fuel flickered on and off by itself, as if someone were playing a prank. Curious, he peered inside through the window. To his surprise, nobody was there—just an old teddy bear waving its arm up and down, turning the sign on and off. The next morning, everyone in town knew about it, and soon enough, the bear became a local legend. Now, whenever someone sees the sign flickering late at night, they say, ‘Probably just that old bear having another nap.’

3. At dawn, a jogger passed by H-E-B Fuel and noticed an unusual sight: a cat sitting on top of the gas pump, staring intently at its reflection in the glass. The jogger slowed down, mesmerized by the feline performance artist. Just as he was about to reach for his phone, the cat yawned, stretched, and sauntered off into the morning mist. From then on, locals claimed that H-E-B Fuel had adopted ‘Mr. Gas Pump,’ a mysterious feline who only appeared at sunrise to entertain early risers.

4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B Fuel for a quick fill-up. As he approached the pump, someone called out from the shadows: ‘Hey, do you know where I can get some gas that doesn’t make my car run in circles?’ The delivery driver grinned and replied, “I’ll tell ya what—next time yer car starts spinin’, just pull over and wave at me. I got a special blend that keeps things straight!” The shadowy figure chuckled, and they both went on their way, leaving behind an urban legend about H-E-B Fuel’s magical gas.