Do you remember when......

[Gayandgray]

Originally Posted by homoe

Do you remember when gas stations were called Service Stations?

Usually it was a man who ran out and asked you how much gas you wanted, checked the oil, washed the windshield, and then asked if you wanted your tires checked?

Gas was so cheap then I think my father always replied 'fill her up"

I wonder if there are any left in small towns somewhere??

[Glenn]

Nowadays, I wonder how many people would get their container of pepper spray out of their purse or glove compartment?

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

Do you remember when gas stations were called Service Stations?

Usually it was a man who ran out and asked you how much gas you wanted, checked the oil, washed the windshield, and then asked if you wanted your tires checked?

Gas was so cheap then I think my father always replied 'fill her up"

I do! I even posted a few years ago that the economy was soooooo bad after grad school, that the only place I could find a job was working at a service station.

Did you ever own a car that didn't have an operational gas gauge??? *lol* I did. I remember having to calculate how many gallons of gas the tank would hold, then keep track of how many miles I could get from one gallon of gasoline. Then because I had this irrational fear of being stuck in gridlock traffic, with no gas station around for miles, that I'd always pull.into the service station, my favorite one , and say "fill her up!", knowing I had only used about one or two gallons of gasoline. *lol*

Originally Posted by Glenn

Nowadays, I wonder how many people would get their container of pepper spray out of their purse or glove compartment?

I have several pepper spray devices: a big one on my key chain, one for my purse, and one by my nightstand table. I've never kept them in a glove box. Close proximity works best for me.

[JDeere]

Originally Posted by Gayandgray

I wonder if there are any left in small towns somewhere??

There are a few in small towns in Oklahoma, the service stations are mainly what helps keep the small town afloat.

[StoicStone]

Does anyone remember when telephones had a rotary dial and you shared a line with 8 other houses?
When I was young that is the way it was. I, unfortunately, had two old women on my party line, they lived next door to each other. They spoke everyday for something like 5 hrs about nothing of any consequence. The line was always busy lol

[homoe]

Originally Posted by StoicStone

Does anyone remember when telephones had a rotary dial and you shared a line with 8 other houses?
When I was young that is the way it was. I, unfortunately, had two old women on my party line, they lived next door to each other. They spoke everyday for something like 5 hrs about nothing of any consequence. The line was always busy lol

Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party

[Chad]

Originally Posted by homoe

Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party

Me too!

[cathexis]

Originally Posted by homoe

Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party

Sometimes, you couldn't get the parties to relinquish the line in case of an emergency (which was required by law). If they didn't give up the line, you couldn't even call the fire department unless you were able to get to a neighbor's house. Didn't happen very often, but you'd read about it in the paper every once in awhile.

It was a BIG deal!