Just like me, older than dirt! What? Was there a different type of
Coke machine that wasn't filled with ice water!? ;-) ;-)
Chuck Norcutt
"J. Van Brimmer" wrote:
> Be careful, Chuck. You're showing your age, and mine! I remember those
> things too!
>
> Remember the Coca Cola coolers that had ice cold water in them? Red on
> the outside. On the inside the bottles of Coke hang from tracks, down
> into the ice cold water. You slid the Coke bottle in the tracks to get
> it out. You dropped your nickle in and a latch opened so you could get
> your Coke out. Oh my gosh, how old am I ?!
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It's unfortunate that "full service" has come to mean just pumping your
>> gas. It used to mean: pump gas, clean the windshield and rear window,
>> check the tire pressures all around (if not hot) and check the oil and
>> all other fluid levels... battery too in the days before sealed cells.
>> Service with a smile and S&H Green Stamps too! Thirsty? Have a green
>> glass bottle of Coke for a nickel while you wait. :-)
>>
>> You could also drop off your K25 at the drugstore next door and it
>> didn't have to go all the way to Dwayne's. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Paul Laughlin wrote:
>>> It is still non self serve and I, for one, love it that way. And when you
>>> compare the price here with that across the river in WA, there seems to be
>>> no penalty for the service.
>>> Paul in Portland OR
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:22 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] e-6 processing
>>>
>>>
>>>> ...........ah, Oregon. Enjoyed many a summer vacation in the 90s at
>>>> Pacific
>>>> City just down the 101 a little way from Tillamook. I do recall the BP
>>>> station in PC pumping gas for 63 cents a gallon but oh did the pump jockey
>>>> get ancy when I wanted to self serve !
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