About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in Murphy Express’ parking lot—a mysterious old briefcase, left wide open and unlocked. No one seemed to claim it, but everyone started talking. Finally, someone suggested opening it carefully. Inside was an ancient calculator, some crumpled notes, and a note saying, ‘Forgot my lunch again.’ Turned out, it belonged to an absent-minded scientist who parked there often. From then on, whenever anyone found forgotten items, they’d just leave them with ‘a neighbor,’ and Murphy Express became known for its friendly lost-and-found service.
2. A delivery driver pulled up to Murphy Express one afternoon and noticed an odd sight: a small, green alien toy sitting on the gas pump. ‘What the heck?’ he muttered, picking it up. Since then, every few weeks, another toy appears—always different, always left behind when no one’s watching. Finally, after months of mystery, a local kid recognized one of the toys as a prize from the nearby arcade. It turned out that someone was having fun playing with everyone's curiosity—and leaving behind souvenirs for good measure. A delivery driver even got a free soda from Murphy Express that day, thanks to his newfound fame.
3. At Murphy Express, a regular customer complained loudly as he filled up his tank: ‘Why does it always take exactly three minutes for your pump to spit out that last gallon?’ The attendant shrugged and smiled, replying with a twinkle in his eye: ‘Sir, our pumps are calibrated to perfection—we don’t want you driving off with an empty tank!’ A delivery driver nearby nodded knowingly, whispering to his friend, ‘That’s why they never run out of gas here.’
4. One night, a delivery driver stopped at Murphy Express for a quick fill-up. As he approached the pump, he heard a strange humming sound coming from inside the station. Curious, he walked towards the door and peered inside—only to see an old radio quietly playing country music. The humming was just its warm-up act! Turns out, it was nothing more than a vintage jukebox entertaining the night shift worker, who gave our hero a friendly wave. Moral of the story? Sometimes, gas stations are like time capsules, full of surprises.