Gas Pump Jockeys

[Monk]

Who's part of the fraternity?
Pumped at a Gulf and Phillips 66 station

Gas was about 20-25 cents........pump gas, wash windshield, check oil, radiator and air

Here's one of the stations.........we sold lots of Firestone tires as well and tractor tires
Pumps are now gone

[RockJustRock]

I worked at a Clark and some Martins. Then came self serve.

[stage1scott]

In 1971 I worked at a Certified cheapy station in Columbus Ohio while a senior in high school-on a gas war I pumped full serve regular at 17.9 per gallon. THOSE were the days before the first oil embargo!

[Monk]

I worked at a Clark and some Martins. Then came self serve.

We had a Martin station later after I graduated in '67........just gas no bays for wrenching

[Monk]

In 1971 I worked at a Certified cheapy station in Columbus Ohio while a senior in high school-on a gas war I pumped full serve regular at 17.9 per gallon. THOSE were the days before the first oil embargo!

Gas wars.........man I remember them..........I thin 18.9 is the cheapest I remember
Can't remember the times folks would pull and ask for a dollars worth

[DanStokes]

I worked the pumps at Hank Byer's Skyway 66 (Phillips 66) station in St. Petersburg, FL for a few months. Hank actually TRAINED us! We were to run out to the pump (the goal was to be at the driver's window by the time the wheels stopped rolling) and say "Good morning, afternoon or evening sir or madam (as the case may be). Fill 'er up with with (whatever the brand name was for premium)?" It was interesting how often people would say - "Um - sure" when you knew they had no intention of either a fill up OR premium which was, of course, the idea. I trained with kind of a moron who began his first solo by saying "Good morning afternoon or evening sir or madam as the case may be. Fill 'er up with XXX?" He required retraining.

Dan

[VTJUNK]

Not sure this counts.

Early 80s, at 10 years old I pumped gas for a summer at my grandfather's Exxon station. I was the 4th generation to do so, my great grandfather having opened a Mobil station in the 30s. He built a new 4 bay station and opened it as an Esso in 1948. They also did towing, repairs, sold parts and used cars. My father and 5 uncles all wrenched there in high school and years after before moving on to other careers. Lots of good stories from that place.

[Gateclyve Photographic]

Western Auto doesn't count because we had no pumps. Plenty of tires, batteries, shocks and wrenching, though . . . .

[Monk]

Western Auto doesn't count because we had no pumps. Plenty of tires, batteries, shocks and wrenching, though . . . .

Aw man Western Auto!..... purchased my first set of mud flaps for my bike there in late ‘50’s
Later bought car parts there AND played on the Western Auto Babe Ruth ball team

[VTJUNK]

I had a cool bike my dad bought for me from Western Auto. In the 90s it was like they were pulling old stock from out back. I would go in there and find cool auto accessories and decals from the 60s.

[Monk]

I had a cool bike my dad bought for me from Western Auto. In the 90s it was like they were pulling old stock from out back. I would go in there and find cool auto accessories and decals from the 60s.

The go to place for bike stuff back in the day

[70chevyC-10]

Zullo's Shell in Dearborn, Mi. -started out at $1.25/hr - lied about my age to get the job - winters of 10th, 11th, and 12th. grade. Riding Stables in the summers, more fun, more chicks.

[DanStokes]

The go-to place for bike stuff back in the day

That's for sure. Ours had little glass bins that were supported by chrome fittings. I thought they were magic! One bin had red reflectors, another one universal points sets that could be made to work with almost any distributor. Nifty stuff when you're 12.

Dan

[Gateclyve Photographic]

Ours had little glass bins that were supported by chrome fittings. I thought they were magic!

Getting flashbacks . . . They weren't so magic when you had to restock them after the weekly (?!) truck came in (Try to imagine a supply chain now that could survive on only weekly shipments . . . . )

It was always a bit sad to find some bicycle merch or a Christmas toy as detritus over in the customer waiting area, because you knew some poor little kid had made an unsuccessful plea to a parent for a new bit . . . and you had to walk that stuff over to the other side of the store to re-shelve it . . . .

I was also convinced that many youngsters were just physically incapable of ogling something and then putting it back in the bin where they found it . . . Just one bin or hook off . . . .

[oletrux4evr]

These must have been 'company' stores.



It looks exactly like the Phillips 66 I worked at part-time in high school.