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  • Super User

Y'all remember these?

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Who is Esso?

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Jumping the bell hose; y'all ever do that?

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Filling Stations with a fill-up you got.

The gas pumped for you,

Your windshield cleaned,

Oil & fluids checked,

Tires checked,

A free map, if you wanted it.

Remember!!! It was my first job!!!

Esso is now Exxon.  I thought Gulf had been bought out by BP years ago, but I saw a Gulf station recently.  

I remember getting S&H Green Stamps when we bought gas.  I remember my Dad telling the attendant, "Fill it up with Ethyl."

That's a good looking '56? (although I wouldn't know first hand like some of you) Chevy there.  

Full service stations were still around in the 70's as I grew up.  There was a Phillips 66 station where my mom would always fill up.  She would give the green stamps to my brother and I.  It was always a treat to go and trade the books in on something.  I remember getting a tackle box set and a camp axe (among other things I fail to remember).  

  • Super User

I worked three years at my buddy's Gulf station. I HATED that darn bell hose.

Falcon

  • Super User

When I lived in Colorado, we had a commercial account at a full service Phillips 66. Great people, went out of their way for me many times. My dad discovered pretty quick that you shouldnt have a V8 driving 16 year old on the account though ;D

those pictures sure bring  back some memories . i remember when i was a little kid coming home from school there was a gas station on the way home  that had one of those bell hoses i remember jumping up and down a bunch of times  making it ring and ring and this old man comes out from under a truck screaming  GOD *AM YOU KIDS GET OUTTA HERE.

  • Super User

Remember Dino; the SINCLAIR DINOSOAR?

I also remember SUNOCO"S Presidential coin collection.

  • Super User
Remember Dino; the SINCLAIR DINOSOAR?

That's the one that sticks in my head.  Big green brontosaurus right?

  • Super User

and it bears an incredible likeness to you:

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  • Super User
and it bears an incredible likeness to you:

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That's the one, I remember seeing those when I was a kid, going on vacation with the family.

I can see some resemblance. ;)

amoco white gas...i remember everyone saying how good it was but, it cost a lot more.

14.9 cents a gallon.

  • Super User

How many of you remember the tiger tail hanging out of the gas tank fill tube?

  • Super User

Was that ESSO?  PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK!!!!

  • Super User

I can see some resemblance. ;)

Yeah, it's fat as hell.  :D

  • Super User
Was that ESSO? PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK!!!!

Yup! You nailed it.

  • Super User

I actually prefered a little tail in the back seat instead of my gas tank, as a teenager

  • Super User

We got one full service station left around here. 10 yrs ago there were 8.. of course they were all on corner/intersections and sold out to wawa or sheetz

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