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Blown Alcohol 57tbird

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Fill her up the good old days
« on: January 20, 2009, 09:36:52 PM »
Remember the good old days?

Old American Gas Stations from all around the country
Some are abandoned, some are restored, and many are still in use.
 

Notice the prices on the Esso Station?
Yes that's only $ .34 for Hi test
And $ .28 for regular!
Oh, don't forget the 9/10% of a penny.


Yeah . . . I remember!

And with a fill-up, you got...

The gas pumped for you,

Your windshield cleaned,

Oil & fluids checked,

Tires checked,

A free map, if you wanted it.

And greeted...that's right!... in ENGLISH !!!

Yeah!  I sure DO remember!!!


 
 
 



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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Fill her up the good old days
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2009, 10:24:50 PM »
If you look at the first picture you will note the glass tops on the gas pumps.

No electricity required. Or available! No meter either. The gas jockey hand pumped the gas up into the clear reservoir. If you wanted three gallons he pumped it up to the three gallon line. Then gravity flow into the tank.

See the second picture? Do you know what the little girl is doing?
Oh, I do. One of the ways of amusing your self was to jump on the pneumatic tube and make the bell ring!

And those super modern, super accurate gas pumps of today? You are getting screwed if you live in the warm parts of the country. Gasoline is metered at a reference temperature of 60 degrees F. If you live in a climate that is consistently warmer you are getting less than you paid for. The gas pumps in the US are not temperature compensating. All the pumps in Canada are. If it is consistently colder than 60 F then the gas company is getting screwed. We wouldn't want that, would we?

And what screwy world does 9/10 of a cent live in? If the price is $2.15 9/10 (Really $2.16) it's going to make a freakin difference to anybody? Since the price skyrocketed to $4.50+ and then plummeted to $1.80 does ANYBODY notice the 9/10? How do you pay 9/10 of a cent? Do you get the Dremel out and grind the dang thing off?



Remember the good old days when a REAL PERSON came out and filled your tank, washed your windshield, checked the oil and gas? New Jersey and Oregon still require a gas jockey to fill your tank. Must be too dangerous for the morons that live there.

And they only sold gasoline and oil. Not the plethora of crap you see today. I passed a gas station today that has a news stand, rental car agency, mini mart AND A DAMN PERFUME STORE!

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Re: Fill her up the good old days
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2009, 11:07:47 PM »
I believe the 9/10 was the original tax on a gallon of gas, never changed ...  :|
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2009, 11:18:21 PM »
I worked at, and eventually managed a Vickers station in high school - just as the change to self-serve started in Iowa.  I had a regular customer, a super nice guy, who came in every night, for "two dollars worth of no-lead and a pack of Kools".  I'd see him pull up, I'd grab his Kools and a book of matches, pump his gas, clean his windshield, and if it was Monday, I'd check his oil.  He'd hand me three bucks, and I'd give him back his 65 cents change.

In 1978, we started selling milk, bread and beer, and went to all self-serve.

I never saw my favorite customer again.
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He'd hand me three bucks, and I'd give him back his 65 cents change.

Since two bucks of no lead won't get you home, and a pack of smokes is five bucks, It's no wonder you don't see him!!!
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Re: Fill her up the good old days
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2009, 08:36:59 PM »
I remember gas costing $1.85 per gallon the same time Nintendo games cost 25$.....

Now a good Xbox360 game is like 60 bucks......and gas has been over 4$


Oh to reminisce....
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