My dad was stickler about keeping the tanks full. I think it dated back to the Cold War Era when he'd receive a call at 3AM and have to head to the missile tracking facility. 24hr convenience stores with fuel pumps didn't exist then. Of course, most gas stations had attendants back then who ran out, checked the oil, cleaned the windshield and filled the tank for a few dollars (@ $0.379 ga.) If you drove a diesel you had the inconvenience of driving down to the truck route along the river to find a pump.
This was the type of thing I thought of a few mornings ago when I stood at a convenience store in 16F air marvelling at four choices of diesel (Dino, B5,B20 B100) at the bright new self-pay pumps. > From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:15:36 -0800 (PST) > To: Diesel List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta love MB > > > Usually the day I bitch about people forgetting to fuel up is the day I > realize I've not been paying attention and have to make an unscheduled fuel > stop. > I've never run out though, touch wood. > > -Curt > > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:22:19 +1030 > From: Hendrik & Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta love MB > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Oooh stop your bitching people, over here you're lucky if the spare > parts person will talk to you. I know the car sales people won't unless > > you are wearing a suit. > Our main dealer used to be alright until they built a fancy new > facility > and now the spare parts are in there with the new cars and I think the > attitude has changed a bit. > Roadside assistance, yeah dream on unless you buy a new MB or pay a > squillion bucks a year. > > Hendrik > who has not been left stranded by his MB's..........yet > > PS. perhaps if you people remember to put fuel in your cars you won't > need to bother the nice roadside elves so much, this begs the question, > > how did you lot become a super power if the average yank can't even > remember that their car runs on fuel and needs this replenished at > regular intervals? One day they'll forget to fill the space shuttle. > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
