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Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:40 PM Original message |
Remember When Service Stations Gave Service? |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. OTOH, pumping my own gas, in and out with the credit card, is the best service there is. |
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Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Self service and they got cheap makes bad business... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Does anybody actually believe that it is the gas stations that are raking in the big bucks? n/t |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No but there is a point to be made in the OP |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Gas stations use to fix cars and didn't have to rely on non-automotive sales |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. How is any of this unique to gas stations? |
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brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. And when did they bend over? |
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brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. I remember |
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cdsilv (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I worked as a 'pump jockey' in 1980-81 at a 'full service' gas ..... |
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Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Good for you cdsilv |
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chaumont58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. I do, I was part of it. |
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Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Thanks for sharing chaumont58... |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. My local Shell station still does, and won't take tips either. |
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