I Paid Less than $2.50 a gallon for gasoline!

[rogue06]

Weren't open? You mean there are still gas stations out there where you can't get gas 24/7/365? Does Goober work there?

The Krogers gas station opens at 6 AM as does the mom and pop convenience store gas station (actually now owned by two, maybe three brothers). I was going through at 3:30 AM.

[rogue06]

But it was like a blast from the past - I remember, of course, when virtually ALL service stations were "closed" at night. AND, they used to check your oil and clean your windshield, hence... "service"!

And checked your tires. Funny how they always told you that you were half a quart low on oil even if you had your oil changed the day before.

Oh yes, they also handed out trading stamps as well (let the young'uns figure out what those were).

[Cow Poke]

And checked your tires. Funny how they always told you that you were half a quart low on oil even if you had your oil changed the day before.

On Andy Griffith one time, there was a "wise guy" who was trying to teach Goober how to check oil in such a manner that the customer can watch, but it will always be a quart low - by making sure your thumb blocked the dip stick from seating in the tube.

Oh yes, they also handed out trading stamps as well (let the young'uns figure out what those were).

And they had penny peanut machines and 10 cent coke machines! Oh, and PISTACHIOS!!!!!

[One Bad Pig]

I came across one sometime ago that wasn't open. Not sure if that was normal. But a lot of times they close up for maintenance...once we saw all stations belonging to a company shut down due to being taken over and reno'd by another company.

Of the 5 gas stations in the center of town, only one of them is open 24/7.

[klaus54]

Jumped from $1.42 to $1.58 just this morning

[rogue06]

And they had penny peanut machines and 10 cent coke machines! Oh, and PISTACHIOS!!!!!

But the cokes back then only held a swallow or three (12 oz bottles were called King Size)

[Cow Poke]

But the cokes back then only held a swallow or three (12 oz bottles were called King Size)

Yeah, but them thar 6 or 7 oz cokes just tasted better!

[mossrose]

And checked your tires. Funny how they always told you that you were half a quart low on oil even if you had your oil changed the day before.

Oh yes, they also handed out trading stamps as well (let the young'uns figure out what those were).

I pumped gas and washed windows and checked oil from the time I was 12 working summers at my Dad's gas station. Never checked tires, though.

And never told anybody they were a quart low when they weren't!

[One Bad Pig]

And they had penny peanut machines and 10 cent coke machines! Oh, and PISTACHIOS!!!!!

I love pistachios, but when I can get peanuts in the shell for $1/lb. on sale vs. $9/lb. for pistachios, my wallet says to get peanuts.

[Teallaura]

Of the 5 gas stations in the center of town, only one of them is open 24/7.

Only two in my town stay open all night.

[Teallaura]

Jumped from $1.42 to $1.58 just this morning

Couple of days ago went from $1.44 to $1.55...

[klaus54]

But the cokes back then only held a swallow or three (12 oz bottles were called King Size)

And most of the product was glass...

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[rogue06]

Now up to $1.88

[klaus54]

Buck seventy-nine

[rogue06]

Now in the mid $1.90s.

Sure took a long time to drop from $2 to just over $1.50 around here but it looks like it will only take a couple weeks to go back up over $2.