About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Murphy USA, every morning begins with a strange ritual. A regular customer always enters just as the sun rises and whistles for his dog, who never fails to appear from behind the gas pumps. The dog bounds over, tail wagging, but instead of greeting its owner, it looks intently towards the sky, as if following some invisible path. Finally, after a few moments of silent staring, the dog turns back to the customer and wags its tail even harder. The man reaches into his pocket, pulls out a small treat, and tosses it towards the spot where the dog was gazing. To everyone’s surprise, including the dog’s, a delivery driver pulls up exactly there, drops off a box, nods knowingly, and drives away. The regular scratches his head, smiles, and whispers, ‘Guess I better get used to this.’
2. At Murphy USA, customers often notice something peculiar when they fill up their tanks. Every afternoon, just as the sun starts dipping below the horizon, a tiny dog appears from nowhere and dashes towards the gas pumps. It never barks or growls—it simply runs in circles around each car, sniffing curiously before bounding off again. One day, an elderly gentleman pulled up and asked, ‘Is that little dog always here?’ The attendant grinned, ‘Yep, he’s been coming for years.’ As the man paid, he whispered, ‘I’ve gotta tell you—every time I see him, my tank feels fuller than usual!’
3. At Murphy USA, there's an odd tradition among employees. Every night before closing, someone writes a riddle on the bathroom mirror using hand soap. The next morning, everyone tries to solve it—no one ever does. One morning, a delivery driver walked in and saw: 'What has roots as nobody sees,
Is tall when young and small,
And yet generally ends up bending low?' He scratched his head, then whispered to a coworker, ‘I give up!’ The neighbor overheard him and laughed, saying, “It’s a tree, dummy!” Everyone burst out laughing, realizing they’d been stumped by something so simple.
4. At Murphy USA, late at night, a mysterious humming noise starts just as the last customer leaves. It's so faint that it's almost like hearing silence, but everyone swears it gets louder when no one is listening. One night, an old neighbor stopped in for gas and reported hearing the humming too. Turned out he’d been whispering to himself, thinking it was eerie. When everyone laughed, he realized it was just his own voice echoing back from the empty parking lot.