If Only

[maltrab]

And that was per gallon, we pay twice that now, per litre

 

[Barrychuckle]

And that was per gallon, we pay twice that now, per litre
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Yes but if you put that in your car now it'd probably break the engine with all the lead in it!

 

[gothic]

Health and Safety would have the screaming ab-dabs!!!! Petrol pump on the pavement

 

[theatrically_inclined]

Where we used to get petrol in the 60's, the pumps were against the wall outside a workshop, but the pipes were extended via gantries that went over the pavement to the roadside!

 

[Barrychuckle]

Just think when ICE engines are phased out and we all move to EV's filling stations will be a thing of the past!

 

[Pearl]

Not to mention the half pence the parking on double yellows and waitress service!
They'd be a traffic warden stationed there permanently now.

 

[Pearl]

On a side note, half pennies! They were a laugh a minute.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

On a side note, half pennies! They were a laugh a minute.

well, they were the size of a dustbin lid!

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Recall as a kid plaguing my Mum's life out to buy her Petrol from National Benzole even though it was slightly dearer because if you bought a certain amount you got a free frisbee . Reluctantly she did and I got my very first frisbee, blue in colour to match NB's colours with a sticky NB label on it . I got really adept with it , when we didn't have a footie we used to play a sort of five aside with the frisbee , happy days

 

[theatrically_inclined]

Recall as a kid plaguing my Mum's life out to buy her Petrol from National Benzole even though it was slightly dearer because if you bought a certain amount you got a free frisbee . Reluctantly she did and I got my very first frisbee, blue in colour to match NB's colours with a sticky NB label on it . I got really adept with it , when we didn't have a footie we used to play a sort of five aside with the frisbee , happy days

Do you remember what items you could get with Tiger Tokens from Esso?

 

[maltrab]

I recall Esso doing football team coins, I think the other big brands were all free glasses

 

[Graham]

Shell did classic car coins.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

It wasn't all just tat!

 

[Barrychuckle]

It wasn't all just tat!

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From what I can recall, unless you bought at least 3 full tanks of fuel every week you didn't qualify for much more than a tumbler!!!!

 

[Roger]

Green Shield Stamps were a big thing in the 70's with petrol stations competing by offering double or treble stamps.

 

[Marianna]

When I was young and living on the family farm, we had a gasoline tank buried under the lawn next to the driveway, with a pump above it. Bought gas from Agway (formerly GLF) at about $0.25 a gallon.

 

[Barrychuckle]

When I was young and living on the family farm, we had a gasoline tank buried under the lawn next to the driveway, with a pump above it. Bought gas from Agway (formerly GLF) at about $0.25 a gallon.

Not sure if the US has a similar system, but many farms in the UK have large diesel storage tanks for the machinery. But the diesel has a red dye in it due to the lower tax, if you put that in a car it will stain the tank for life so Customs & Excise know. When I was younger I knew of quite a few farmer friends of mine who'd run their cars on red diesel despite the penalties if they got caught!

 

[Marianna]

Not sure if the US has a similar system, but many farms in the UK have large diesel storage tanks for the machinery. But the diesel has a red dye in it due to the lower tax, if you put that in a car it will stain the tank for life so Customs & Excise know. When I was younger I knew of quite a few farmer friends of mine who'd run their cars on red diesel despite the penalties if they got caught!

I have no idea about contemporary farm equipment. Been off the farm since 1966, and it was sold in '68. We had a team of horses until the early '50s, replaced with a couple of gasoline tractors. We had no diesel equipment.

 

[Pearl]

Green Shield Stamps were a big thing in the 70's with petrol stations competing by offering double or treble stamps.

Licking them and sticking them in the book was not my job, i couldn't stick them in straight which used to drive my mother potty, I remember the Green Shield stamp shop was run like Argos is now. I remember when they discontinued them, we had to go through the book to find something that we had the stamps for, there was no way my mother was going to let them go to waste if I remember right all we had enough for was a travel alarm clock that never got used.