And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That looks just like the Standard station I worked at in 1969, when I was 18, except the floor plan is reversed. If I remember right we wore dark blue trousers and jackets and white shirts. Fortunately we didn't have to wear those hats. And Matthew W is correct, the owner of the station made darned good money. Both he and his son, who also worked at the station, were driving brand new GMC 3/4 ton pickups.
HA! When I was 17 I worked at the Miracle Mile Shell station on 41 right across from the Edison Mall in Fort Myers, 1972. The most popular gas station in the county. The floor plan was reversed from the pik and it had one more garage bay. 2 guys serviced every vehicle (1 pumped the gas and cleaned ALL the windows, the other checked the entire engine and aired the tires) and regular gas was 24 cents, 29 cents for high-test. The boss was always out back pumping ethyl. All that for $1.25 an hour and I was glad to have it.
The oil companies started eliminating the service bays in the early 70's, as I recall. I think Gulf was the first. I've never heard any basis for doing this. Customer brand loyalty took a big hit as a result.
Back when a gas station could make a profit with 44 cent gas and two guys doing service
ReplyDelete59-60 Buick sound about right?
ReplyDeletebeen there. done that. bought the t-shirt. what a cool pic.
ReplyDeleteThat looks just like the Standard station I worked at in 1969, when I was 18, except the floor plan is reversed. If I remember right we wore dark blue trousers and jackets and white shirts. Fortunately we didn't have to wear those hats.
ReplyDeleteAnd Matthew W is correct, the owner of the station made darned good money. Both he and his son, who also worked at the station, were driving brand new GMC 3/4 ton pickups.
HA! When I was 17 I worked at the Miracle Mile Shell station on 41 right across from the Edison Mall in Fort Myers, 1972. The most popular gas station in the county. The floor plan was reversed from the pik and it had one more garage bay. 2 guys serviced every vehicle (1 pumped the gas and cleaned ALL the windows, the other checked the entire engine and aired the tires) and regular gas was 24 cents, 29 cents for high-test. The boss was always out back pumping ethyl. All that for $1.25 an hour and I was glad to have it.
DeleteHello, Fort Myers resident here appreciate the history lesson
DeleteBrings to mind the scene when Steve Martin in The Jerk shouts "the oil cans are defective!" :)
ReplyDeleteThe oil companies started eliminating the service bays in the early 70's, as I recall. I think Gulf was the first. I've never heard any basis for doing this. Customer brand loyalty took a big hit as a result.
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