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Originally Posted by Cosy
Originally Posted by RenaB
I wish A LOT of things would go back to "how it use to be"! I use to love going to the gas station and watching the full service guy pump the gas, check under the hood, etc.quote]
When our family ( maybe about 1958 or so), went on a car trip one weekend, we stopped at a gas station that had maybe a dozen or more pumps. Several men in white! uniforms came running out. One asked Dad( the driver) how they could help, and said soda and snacks were available inside, and we were welcome to use the clean restrooms. Another had opened the hood, and was checking fluid levels. Two men were washing windows, another checked the tires. The tank was filled, we were asked not only if they could do anthing else, but was everything done to our satisfaction. Only then, the bill was presented with thanks. Now, that was service. Memories.
One of our local grocers carries flour in sacks still. a couple of dollars more than paper sacks.
I can remember when you actually got "Service" at a service station. That was back when gas was .25 cents a gallon (my dad received a discount because he worked for one of the major oil companies!). Buying food in cloth bags would be wonderful. I wonder about coffee? Seems I have seen beans in cloth bags being loaded on/off ships along the Mississippi River - or I could be longing for simpler times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I am really going to date myself: I remember a "gas war" in the L.A. area when gas went down to $0.19 a gallon. And the stations used to give away glasses. My dad saved up the free glasses and gave away sets as Christmas presents...
Cheap? I don't know, my Mom stayed at home with us and taught us how to cook and helped with our homework...
I would sure go for feedsacks for our flour, etc... Oh, I forgot, we don't use sugar or flour. The only grains we eat are oats and quinoa...