Mark T Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 3 hours ago, mowerman said: Bicycle pump????? we had a service station we used to be able to walk to and just a few minutes Had one of those too. The old meter with the bell and hose hanging on it which is I remember correctly had some kind of valve the rolled hose opened and closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Well, don’t forget they had the line running across the pumps cars would run it over Bell would go off.to Tell the gas jockey somebody pulled up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 But yes, the air tower also had a bell well, the air was pumping ding. Ding ding aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh good old days. Seems nowadays you can get everything you want gas station except air ha ha. back then all you could get was cigarettes and soda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Oh, I got to thinking a little further. I completely forgot back on those days you couldn’t even really buy anything at all after five or 6 o’clock everything was closed. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted July 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2023 The air valve was on the hose hoop. Remove the hose would turn the air on. Put coiled hose back on hoop and air would turn off. And as younuns, we would ride our bikes around the pumps over the hose ringing the bell until someone inside Got mad enough to come out and chase us away. 3 1 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Maybe that's how 7/11 stores came about.. open from 7pm. To 11am.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: Maybe that's how 7/11 stores came about.. open from 7pm. To 11am.. I think you may have that arseabout Joey..?? shouldn't It be 7.00am to 11.00pm...? Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Dunno... I guess I'm guessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Yep, assbackwards again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 3 hours ago, mowerman said: But yes, the air tower also had a bell well, the air was pumping ding. Ding ding aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh good old days. Seems nowadays you can get everything you want gas station except air ha ha. back then all you could get was cigarettes and soda. Don't forget the "rubber" machine in the men's room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Oh my God those things were everywhere. Yes, I completely forgot about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted July 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2023 Yep I was in stitches of laughter the other day (any time in the last 5 years) Was at Serpentine (little town of maybe 200) and the road house had a sign on the vending machine I can't remember the first one It was something like 1) For when she just can't get enough 2) if she's moaner, it'll make her a screamer 3) if she's a screamer, it'll get you arrested Had'nt seen a vending machine for rubbers in years that I can remember and that signs for the three different varieties made me laugh Paul 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 7:04 AM, tjc transport said: The air valve was on the hose hoop. Remove the hose would turn the air on. Put coiled hose back on hoop and air would turn off. And as younuns, we would ride our bikes around the pumps over the hose ringing the bell until someone inside Got mad enough to come out and chase us away. And if you cranked the handle, the pressure would increase. If you did, it would blow the inner tube. I made that mistake one day. Dad wasn't happy with me because I cranked it up as he was filling it and didn't know it. Lol. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I'm just old enuff to remember we had a Fleet Wing gas station that pumped your gas for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I was that guy from '85-'87.. Franks Garage,,, in Gray Maine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 44 minutes ago, The Rubber Duck 006 said: I'm just old enuff to remember we had a Fleet Wing gas station that pumped your gas for you. you sure missed A LOT of good (simple) times. back when things were fun, not damaging . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mechohaulic Posted July 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 7:04 AM, tjc transport said: The air valve was on the hose hoop. Remove the hose would turn the air on. Put coiled hose back on hoop and air would turn off. And as younuns, we would ride our bikes around the pumps over the hose ringing the bell until someone inside Got mad enough to come out and chase us away. must be the Polish in me ; I always tried to drive my bicycle over the gas station hose by jumping front then rear wheels so as to NOT ring the bell. hit the bell hose /make it ring was a "point"against . LOL . had the bike till 16 . it didn't fair well when it came head on into a school bus. neither did the operator (me). 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Yes fellas it seems like we were more happy in the 70s I was talking to a buddy of mine. I grew up with while back who runs a body shop he says you know I have to work harder now than I did in the 70s I said yes, we all do And Larry I watched somebody do that one time it wasn’t my bike or my tire. Somebody at the service station kept pumping air into their tire until it blew out. I don’t know when this kid thought he was going to quit pumping it was kind of funny to watch, but at the same time I felt sorry for him at 10 years old . …. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 And TJ I completely forgot about that. You could set the bell off by running it over with a bicycle, but I think you could also step on it and it won’t go off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 And Tom, if you’re listening look what you started come on back ha ha… Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Oh, I forgot to mention we do have one full service station here left full repair bays and a gasoline jockey chevron 4th and interstate 80 if you need them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I think Nu Joisey had the last fuel people to fill your car or truck??? I think there was a state law against self service????? Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 That’s the way Oregon used to be at least as if 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Frankly I never thought is a good thing to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 9 hours ago, mowerman said: And TJ I completely forgot about that. You could set the bell off by running it over with a bicycle, but I think you could also step on it and it won’t go off you had to jump on it to set it off by foot. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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