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It's the little THINGS in life

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  1. wildwest

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    I have only seen a couple places that would fill your tank for you, and that was 20 years ago. The few I have seen charged double on the gas and it was expected to tip on top of that so I never bought it (except the one time I was lost in a bad city and afraid to get out of my car). At this point in life with my funny health crap I would gladly pay someone, especially when its cold, windy and snowy, but they no longer exist. I have never heard of such a thing of non self service pumps til I joined FHC and read about it from members out east. I am guessing there are much less people driving around with the gas cap off or seeing a gas cap in the street out east like I have seen out here in the west:rofl: :lol:
     
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    At 17, I was working night shift at a full service station. We were required to no only pump gas, but clean every windshield and at least offer to check the oil. Still had a few cars come in with the fill tank hidden behind the tailight! Also carried one of those coin changers on our belts.
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    This is while the manufacturers were transitioning from outside hood release to inside hood releases-you sure found out where a lot of hood levers were!
    This job probably kept me out of a lot of trouble as I worked every Fri/Sat night......
     
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    I had one of those too, now I wonder what happened to it. I used one on my paper route and at the gas station......once a workaholic always a workaholic I guess.
     
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    Man, I remember that well! The older Chevy's, Buicks, Pontiacs with the fill cap behind the rear license plate or the VW's that had the gas tank under the "front" hood...:eek:
     
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    I remember a friend of mine pumped gas when we were in high school. They paid him 5 cents for every gallon he pumped.
     
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    I think I was getting $2.65 an hour then... :eek:o_O. I think I got a little over $100.00 for a weeks work, I almost made more in tips.o_O
     
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    Moneybags! $1.65 hourly was it for me.....and with that, I guess we're back on track with the little things in life!
     
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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::whistle:
     
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    Threw hay for around $2.00 an hour. 45 years later I am at $1.50 owning a business!

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    Can remember summers spent @ my dad's Texaco station. Super Fire Chief was 25.9 a gallon......................those were the days!!!!!!
     
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    Yeah............but look at the bright side.............you got a "sweetheart" for a boss...................:rofl: :lol::thumbs:
     
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    I was allowed $1.75 as a kid working under age (swimming pool, instructor assistant and pool maintenance). I was so happy to turn 15 or 16 or whatever the legal non parental consent age was, I immediatly went up to almost $3/ hour. Wooooo!!:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    If you told a kid today what we all worked for back then, they would completely think we were nuts! :loco: :crazy: When my knee was fixed last July, I offered the neighbors kid $30.00 to cut my grass, I can cut it on a good drunk with a Beer break :cheers: in 45 minutes, he said…. Na! o_O, talking about "lazy"!!!
     
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    We'd work our azzes off for a few bucks and we were grateful for it. Don't get me started. :headbang:
     
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    Oh, I hear ya Brother!!!
     
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    I know I sound :BrianK:
     
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    GM sure was smart to use Isuzu duramax diesels, as they proved that they couldn't make their own diesels with the durability that diesel owners require.
     
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    Yeah, how does that work for a motorcycle? I'd have a hard time letting anyone but me pump gas into my bike. Getting gas on my clothes is not cool. Bikes don't have a tall fill neck line cars and trucks.
     
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    Oregon as well. But you can pump your own in California.
     
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    Especially the port wine stuff. Yummmmm
     
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