Breaking the silence

[elad]

Isn't this a great country. Where else could we complain like this without some sort of reprisal.
GOD BLESS AMERICA

 

[PineRidge]

<font color="blue">checked the oil and radiator, tires and cleaned front and rear windows.
For a bucks worth of gas! </font>

Years ago our family owned and operated 14 Phillips 66 service stations. Back then we had a deal that was posted at every station that read. "You car interior will be vacuumed by our Phillips 66 employee with any gasoline purchase. If our employee fails to offer to vacuum your car, then your gasoline purchase is absolutely free."

We vacuumed a LOT of cars for a bucks worth of gas.

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( checked the oil and radiator, tires and cleaned front and rear windows )</font>

Yep, we did all that, too, in the '50s, but I'll never forget one customer who really got mad and chewed me out because I checked his tires without him asking me to or without me asking him. His theory was that messing with the valve stem in any way might cause it to leak so he never checked his tires unless they "looked" low to him.

 

[Tdog]

When I was just a teenager I remember pulling into the local Esso station with my parents. We'd buy 5 gal of regular, maybe a $1.25 worth, & while the guy is cleaning our windshield, my mother would be leaning up in her seat, pointing to spots on the glass he missed. She was tough!

 

[slowrev]

Bird,
I have had a couple of customers wanting me to change the air in their tires /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[HGM]

The funny thing is, that is the new rage. People are being snookered into thinking they "need" to change the air into thier tires to nitrogen. Underdstandably, it is more stable and works well, but its funny to hear some places give the sales pitch.....

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( change the air in their tires )</font>

I can only recall one woman who requested that. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[PineRidge]

Tell em they need nitrogen. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[HGM]

For a fee of course..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[LBrown59]

<font color="blue"> Local discount station has Diesel for $2.65.9
The funny part is, I called about having my farm tank filled wit off-road diesel this morning.
*It's still $3.01.9 </font>
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*There's something wrong with this picture.
If it wasn't for the road tax the Local discount station price would be about $2.139.

I'm getting tired of getting ripped off by the oil companies charging me road tax on fuel that's being used off road.