Gas Prices???

[mneeley490]

Yep and a couple dollars of gas would get you a long way. I remember 21¢/gal for regular...

Not quite that low, but I remember when it was $.32 a gallon. And they would wash your windows, and check your oil and air pressure, as well. Green stamps and giveaways were common, too.
Geez, I sound old.

 

[texomakid]

Not quite that low, but I remember when it was $.32 a gallon. And they would wash your windows, and check your oil and air pressure, as well. Green stamps and giveaways were common, too.
Geez, I sound old.

I can tell you from years of working as a pump jockey there was a local guy that would pull into the station about once a week. He would buy $1 of gas and then he'd ask us to check his oil, air pressure in all tires and adjust accordingly, washer fluid top off and a clean windshield. No tip.

We had a nickname for him but I can't say it here

I haven't seen a full service gas station in 30 years.

 

[Torch&Tone]

Not my chart, I haven't checked the numbers, etc., etc.
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[Elf@shore]

Not quite that low, but I remember when it was $.32 a gallon. And they would wash your windows, and check your oil and air pressure, as well. Green stamps and giveaways were common, too.
Geez, I sound old.

I remember when gasoline went up as a kid. Started @ 19.9c.
Esso : Tiger in your tank sticker
Red balls that you got to put on your radio antenna, though it was really cool!
Hess : Xmas trucks Dudes wore all white uniforms.
Mobil : Mister Dirt , he was Cool also.

 

[Smokin Okie]

I remember when gasoline went up as a kid. Started @ 19.9c.
Esso : Tiger in your tank sticker
Red balls that you got to put on your radio antenna, though it was really cool!
Hess : Xmas trucks Dudes wore all white uniforms.
Mobil : Mister Dirt , he was Cool also.

Esso or Exxon , whichever it was then. Not only had the " tiger in tank " sticker, but had actual tiger tails that could be hung out of the gas tank lid.

 

[Elf@shore]

Esso or Exxon , whichever it was then. Not only had the " tiger in tank " sticker, but had actual tiger tails that could be hung out of the gas tank lid.

Yes ! Esso: The Tiger from the tank.
Forgot exactly what it was? I’m old too?
My Great Aunt worked for Esso.
Ironically My Best Friend retired from
Now called Exxon!

 

[Smokin Okie]

Yes ! Esso: The Tiger from the tank.
Forgot exactly what it was? I’m old too?
My Great Aunt worked for Esso.
Ironically My Best Friend retired from
Now called Exxon!

My Grandad went to work for the Carter Oil Company, around 1920 at the age of 17 yo. Carter was a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, which became Esso ... and eventually Exxon.

He retired in 1961. He worked for the same company his entire life, only job he ever had. That does not happen today.

 

[Elf@shore]

My Grandad went to work for the Carter Oil Company, around 1920 at the age of 17 yo. Carter was a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, which became Esso ... and eventually Exxon.

He retired in 1961. He worked for the same company his entire life, only job he ever had. That does not happen today.

WOW! Small world!
That’s where my Aunt worked !
She was a secretary in the Law Department.
She saw my Buddy a few times when he started working there.
I forget the name of the plant?
It was near Newark Airport.
It was BayWay in Linden,NJ.
My buddy then got transferred to Houston,Tx. He just retired recently.

 

[Smokin Okie]

WOW! Small world!
That’s where my Aunt worked !
She was a secretary in the Law Department.
She saw my Buddy a few times when he started working there.
I forget the name of the plant?
It was near Newark Airport.
It was BayWay in Linden,NJ.
My buddy then got transferred to Houston,Tx. He just retired recently.

Carter Oil was headquartered in Tulsa. They were active in Oklahoma and Texas. My Grandad was transferred from near Oilton, OK to Seminole, OK in the 1930's, when the Seminole field was booming.

Carter was eventually merged into Standard. After it became Exxon, my Grandad was an Exxon retiree.

 

[Elf@shore]

Carter Oil was headquartered in Tulsa. They were active in Oklahoma and Texas. My Grandad was transferred from near Oilton, OK to Seminole, OK in the 1930's, when the Seminole field was booming.

Carter was eventually merged into Standard. After it became Exxon, my Grandad was an Exxon retiree.

My Buddy worked for Mobil , right after college. Then he got an offer from Exxon.
Ironically he got active time from working for Mobil! It was retroactive, vaca, benefits, ect. When they became Exxon/Mobil.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I haven't seen a full service gas station in 30 years.

Not sure how 'full service' they are, but as I believe, New Jersey law forbids customers from pumping their own gas...

 

[pineywoods]

I worked at several gas stations back in my school days and I was also a member of VICA in high school. Every week we had to fill out a work report and in the job description I always put "Petroleum Transfer Engineer". My teacher and classmates always got a kick out of that.

At that time, Ethel 93 octane was an expensive .60/gal and I bought gasoline a couple of dollars at a time

I am old......

There are still some people around here that buy 3 or 5 bucks worth at a time I laugh every time I see it done. Sure can't get far I wouldn't think seems they are never driving a little car or motorcycle.
Remember when you couldn't fit 5 bucks worth into a motorcycle even if it was slap empty

 

[chopsaw]

When I worked at Texaco , a guy came walking in with a gas can one day . Filled up the can , and off he went . Half hour later he drives up to the pump .
I go out , and he hands me the can and says " Put 2 dollars in the car , and 2 in the can so I don't run out again "
True story .

Not gas related , but 2 gals pulled in asking for directions . The owner told them " You can't get there from here " She screamed at the driver " I told you !! " Lol .

Another thing he did was tell people asking for direction. Go out and make a right ,, 2 blocks make another right , come to the stop sign , make a right , then when you get to the light make a right .
That would take them around the back of the station , and dumped them out in front of the station . Lol . We got the one finger wave on that one .