Post by Volktales on Oct 18, 2014 12:54:20 GMT -8
Stupid gas station stories:
My first job was working at the Harewood Co-op Gas bar back in 1986.. In those days there were no convenience stores attached, just a tiny little kiosk to sell gas and oil from. Lots of VWs still around in those days, my favourite was a green bus that looked very similar to Brent's and was owned by "Herman the German". Herman's bus was a tin top Kombi with a home made camping interior and was always spotless. Wonder what happened to it??? Anyway that wasn't the stupid story, this is however... One night I was working alone and heard this strange noise coming from down the road.. The noise got louder and was coming from an old Ford Torino that pulled up to the pumps. Under the canopy lights, it was obvious what was the cause of the racket. The Torino was missing some parts that most people would prefer to have on their vehicle. How about absolutely no TIRES! Yes this guy was driving on the bare rims!!! Not surprisingly the car was also missing things like license plates, but that paled in significance... Anyway he put in $2 worth of gas (45 cents a litre then), and squealed off into the night... While musing over what a strange sight that was, surprisingly that was not the end... About 20 minutes later, the same guy pulled up in a different Ford Torino. This one had a full compliment of tires but was missing some other somewhat important things like doors, hood, trunk, bumpers, fenders, etc. Again $2 worth of fuel, and off again he was...
My first job was working at the Harewood Co-op Gas bar back in 1986.. In those days there were no convenience stores attached, just a tiny little kiosk to sell gas and oil from. Lots of VWs still around in those days, my favourite was a green bus that looked very similar to Brent's and was owned by "Herman the German". Herman's bus was a tin top Kombi with a home made camping interior and was always spotless. Wonder what happened to it??? Anyway that wasn't the stupid story, this is however... One night I was working alone and heard this strange noise coming from down the road.. The noise got louder and was coming from an old Ford Torino that pulled up to the pumps. Under the canopy lights, it was obvious what was the cause of the racket. The Torino was missing some parts that most people would prefer to have on their vehicle. How about absolutely no TIRES! Yes this guy was driving on the bare rims!!! Not surprisingly the car was also missing things like license plates, but that paled in significance... Anyway he put in $2 worth of gas (45 cents a litre then), and squealed off into the night... While musing over what a strange sight that was, surprisingly that was not the end... About 20 minutes later, the same guy pulled up in a different Ford Torino. This one had a full compliment of tires but was missing some other somewhat important things like doors, hood, trunk, bumpers, fenders, etc. Again $2 worth of fuel, and off again he was...