RichC | July 15, 2026
A few days ago, the social networked car guys that I follow, commented back and forth about the “hidden gas cap” locations that were part of cars and trucks years ago. I remember the occasional stumper when I was 16 years old working at a Sidney, Ohio Shell station. Full service gas stations were still […]
Category: Automotive, Human Interest, Memories, Politics, Social Media, Tesla |
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Tags: ani gif, charge port, classic cars, filler location, gas cap, gas station, ohio, shell oil, sidney, tesla, x.com
RichC | July 27, 2023
Although I’m not positive as to the year (perhaps 1978), but this photo triggered thoughts of the 1970s and the gas station lines that happened between 1973 and 1979. The memory is fitting for Throwback Thursday #TBT, perhaps in part because I worked at a Shell station while in high school? Another interesting memory is […]
Category: Automotive, Energy, History, Memories, TBT |
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Tags: Cadillac, gas lines, gas station, honda civic, oil embargo, shell oil, TBT, throwback
RichC | October 20, 2022
Now, I’m not quite old enough to have regularly used this kind of service garage air station to fill car tires for FREE, but I have used them AND it still triggers memories: Do you remember the “bump, bump, bump” surging as air filled the tires? As I’ve mentioned twice before, one of my first […]
Category: Memories, Personal, Photography, Photos, TBT |
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Tags: free air, good old days, memories, old photo, photographer, pump jockey, service station, shell oil, sidney ohio, trigger