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Ghetto HEB

by mike on May 26th, 2007

We have two HEB grocery stores to pick from near our house. The HEB at the corner of highway 183 and Farm-to-Market 1431 is closer and older than the one at Parmer and FM1431. We affectionately call it the “ghetto HEB” after hearing some nearby friends refer to it as such.
Tonight we stopped by to grab some necessities, such as ice cream and pizza.
As we drove through the parking lot to find a spot, I jokingly told the truck passing us in the opposite direction to “move along, ghetto truck.” Jodi fired back with “hey, just because we’re at the ghetto HEB, doesn’t mean everyone is ghetto.” Immediately, we spotted the woody station wagon, much like the Family Truckster. I pointed out that no station wagon of this caliber should be denied the moniker of “ghetto.”
Then I had a revelation. I pointed out to Jodi that we had stopped at HEB to get pizza and ice cream, and other necessities, with a bike, a large cardboard box, and a vacuum cleaner in the back of the tailgate-free truck. The dog is in the back seat with a 30-gallon trash can, and pregnant, barefoot, white tank-top-wearin Jodi is in the front holding several wine glasses.
This is our HEB.

From → Humor

8 Comments
  1. Susan permalink

    Guess we won’t be seeing you at the nice HEB.
    With the our HEB tagline, it sounds as though you have created your own HEB commercial to submit in their contest.

  2. Kurt permalink

    Welcome to the neighborhood! Remind me to tell you the story about pulling a Ford Probe out of a ditch near that HEB. You gotta wonder when they provide the tow rope!?!

  3. B-Dub permalink

    That is a name that has made it’s way from the original Ghetto HEB (pronounced “HEEB”) in Waco, right next to Baylor. Glad the image is spreading and that you all are continuing the tradition.

  4. Mim permalink

    LOL

  5. Rusty permalink

    Freaking Hilarious! I laughed out loud when I read this. Oh the irony of it all. Good times. I just happened over here and was surprised to see a new post. You should make this a regular thing.

  6. Travis permalink

    This ranks up there with me realizing that I was excited about my new iron. My new, digital iron.
    BTW, it just irons clothes. That’s it.

  7. Lourenda permalink

    You are so white trash and its fabulous! Good on you for embracing it!

  8. Michelle permalink

    That is too funny! Kudos on you two for recognizing your ghetto-fabulousness! LOL!

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