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Petrol pumps & filling stations of the past

mw0njm. said:
does anyone still use a garage with a rubber pipe stretching across the forecourt that makes a bell ring when you drive over it:)
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The state of NJ where we used to live is one of the few states that does not allow you to pump your own gas, there are are still a few full service stations (ones that do repairs) that have them.
 
Had one on my forecourt until 1988 and the guy I sold the business to kept it until he gave selling petrol about four years later.
mw0njm. said:
does anyone still use a garage with a rubber pipe stretching across the forecourt that makes a bell ring when you drive over it:)
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The rubber hose you used to drive over and it rang a bell for the attendant to come out us kids used to ride our bikes over it poor attendant never had a quiet shift
 
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