Hy-Vee Gas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Hy-Vee Gas, a regular noticed something odd in one of the shopping carts parked outside. A small plastic dinosaur, its paint chipped and eyes glinting mysteriously, seemed to be watching him from within. Curious, he approached the cart and peered inside—it appeared that the little dinosaur was holding a crumpled piece of paper between its plastic claws. Unfolding it carefully, he found an old receipt for gasoline, dated years ago. Turns out, the dinosaur had been guarding his parking spot since someone else left it there during a rush-hour fill-up. The regular laughed, shook his head, and drove off, muttering under his breath, ‘Another day, another prehistoric guardian.’

2. One day, while pumping gas at Hy-Vee, an elderly gentleman heard an unusual announcement over the loud speaker: ‘Attention, please fill your tanks only to three-quarters—any more and you’ll be charged extra for our secret ingredient!’ Curious, he filled up just enough. Later that week, a neighbor stopped by and asked why his car was running so smoothly. The old man confessed, and soon everyone in town knew about Hy-Vee’s secret. But no one ever paid extra—or admitted they’d topped off their tank.

3. While filling up at Hy-Vee Gas one afternoon, a delivery driver glanced at the digital sign and nearly spilled his coffee—he saw that it read ‘Gasoline temporarily unavailable. Please fill your tanks elsewhere.’ The delivery driver laughed out loud, thinking he’d been pranked by some mischievous teenager. But then he noticed other cars pulling away quickly—everyone seemed to be taking the message seriously! With a shake of his head, he drove off to another station, muttering under his breath about strange places and odd signs. Later that evening, back home, he found an apology note on his door from a friendly neighbor who worked at Hy-Vee: ‘Sorry for the confusion today! Just testing our new sign.’

4. While filling up at Hy-Vee Gas, a young man overheard two employees discussing something strange. ‘Did you hear?’ one whispered to another, pointing towards the pump. Curious, he leaned closer and asked, ‘What’s going on here?’ ‘There’s a ghost haunting the bathroom,’ the other replied, eyes wide. The young man blinked, then laughed nervously. ‘Probably just an old pipe leak,’ he said, trying to sound confident. As he drove off, though, he noticed his car radio was tuned to a local talk show—where someone was reporting sightings of a mischievous spirit at Hy-Vee Gas.