Price of gas is now $3.29 a gallon in Eau Claire. Boy do I ever miss the sound of that ding on the old pumps. I miss the man in the dirty shirt coming out to wash my windshield and check the oil and tires. I miss chatting with him as he asks me how my day is going. I miss the glass dish I always got at Christmas and the stamps that I could redeem for some really cool gifts. I miss the smell of grease and oil that met me at the door when I went in to give my money to a real live person. I miss being able to drop off my car for servicing and then being able to walk home because the service station was right in my neighborhood. I miss the sound of the glass pop bottle coming down the shoot after I put my dime in the machine. But most of all I miss the sound of hearing my name because the owner of the station knew every customer by name. Those days are gone for good, but thanks to TAGS, I can relive those wonderful times at the local filling station as often as I want, and you know, the older I get the more often I relive them. By the way, my father was a mechanic all his life and I also miss stopping at the garage on my way for school to get a nickel from him so I could buy a coke at the drug store.
Kenneth G. Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 715-839-8470 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
