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Old 09-07-2005, 11:02 AM   #5
Mike P
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Ah, you kids

When I got my first car, it was around 35 cents a gallon, and we thought that was high because a few years before it had been under a quarter.

You pulled into a station, said "2 dollars worth", got 8 gallons, Green Stamps and a free drinking glass.

They didn't even ask if you wanted your oil checked--just went ahead and did it. Washing the windows went without saying. While under the hood, he'd also check and fill (if needed) your radiator and battery, tranny fluid if you had an automatic, power steering fluid and maybe even the master cylinder.
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