"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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DaveW wrote:

Well, literally, no. Even when I was a wee tot, I didn't know anyone's
Dad who wore a jacket or tie at home. But, people dressed up to go out
of the house, girls were required to wear dresses in school (no pants),
boys hair was to be above the collar, etc. Service station attendents
wore bow tie and were courteous, rather than disinterested or surly.


The owner of a local station still pumps the gas for you, but he
doesn't wear a bow tie or jacket in the 100 degree Florida sun. He
still uses a pile of receipt books for his business customers to fill up
their work trucks, and pay weekly, or monthly. He's told me several
times that he would do the same for me, as long as I paid promptly on
the first of the month.

ALL stations here are supposed to pump gas for the handicapped
drivers, but you might have to wait quite a while, till they can get
away from the counter for a few minutes.


In Oregon, they still pump the gas for everyone. It's the law. But about
the only stations you get any other service from are Chevron stations, and
you pay about 30 cents a gallon more for gas to get that service.

.... they don't have split prices here anymore ... I use Chevron exclusively
and
they haven't washed my windshield in years ....