Reed's Remember Full Service Gas Stations
Remember full service gas stations? You know the kind. As you drive in to the station you run over the black hose lying across the island area and the bell goes off - ding, ding. You don't have to worry about which side of the car the gas tank is on since it is in the back hidden behind the license plate.
No matter the weather - rain, freezing snow or bright sunshine the attendant greets you at your window and says, "Fill 'er up?" "Yes" you reply. It doesn't matter which kind since it's all leaded anyway and only those will really fast cars use 'Super.' He checks under your hood - oil, washer & brake fluid and the radiator. Your windows are washed. All this for no extra change, imagine that.
The pump is one of those with the white numbers that rotate and most likely you pay with a $20 and you get lots of change back! AND, yes folks - you usually received some kind of promotional item. I remember getting Apollo Mission coins, Detroit Lions glasses and even black Formica salad bowls (well, my parents actually got them as I watched from the back seat).
What do you remember getting from your gas station?
No matter the weather - rain, freezing snow or bright sunshine the attendant greets you at your window and says, "Fill 'er up?" "Yes" you reply. It doesn't matter which kind since it's all leaded anyway and only those will really fast cars use 'Super.' He checks under your hood - oil, washer & brake fluid and the radiator. Your windows are washed. All this for no extra change, imagine that.
The pump is one of those with the white numbers that rotate and most likely you pay with a $20 and you get lots of change back! AND, yes folks - you usually received some kind of promotional item. I remember getting Apollo Mission coins, Detroit Lions glasses and even black Formica salad bowls (well, my parents actually got them as I watched from the back seat).
What do you remember getting from your gas station?
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