H-E-B Fuel

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B Fuel with an unusual load. As he unloaded crates marked ‘Special Order,’ rumors began to circulate that something strange was brewing behind those pumps. Suddenly, from inside one crate emerged a tiny robotic arm waving hello. A delivery driver chuckled, realizing it was just a new self-service pump control unit. The neighborhood gathered around, laughing and taking photos as word spread: H-E-B Fuel now had its very own friendly robot attendant.

2. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B Fuel with something wrapped in brown paper. As he approached the counter, the clerk’s eyes widened: it looked like a giant bag of flour had come to life and was waving its arms. The clerk froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. ‘You’ve gotta be kidding me,’ she said, reaching for her phone. The ‘flour monster’ turned out to be just a big sack filled with giggling neighborhood kids on their way to school. They’d snuck into the store after hours, thinking they were being clever. Since then, H-E-B Fuel has become known as the place where dreams—and sometimes flour monsters—come true.

3. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B Fuel with a mysterious box marked ‘Top Secret’. The attendant’s eyes widened as he asked, ‘What’s inside?’ The delivery driver grinned mischievously and replied, ‘Don’t worry, it’s just our new secret recipe for chili.’ The attendant nodded knowingly, muttering under his breath, ‘Of course…’ Later that week, everyone in town was talking about how good H-E-B chili really is!’

4. At closing time, a security guard patrolling H-E-B Fuel noticed something odd in the parking lot—a shopping cart filled with cans of beans, but no customer in sight. Curious, he followed the trail of empty bean cans until it led him to an old man dozing off in his car. ‘Sir,’ the guard asked gently, ‘you left your shopping cart outside.’ The man yawned and replied, ‘Oh, that? I thought it was my truck!’