On 2/19/2019 8:18 PM, ChairMan wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/19/2019 7:08 PM, micky wrote:
Whatever happened to the gas station air outlets where
there was a
red box on a thick post with a crank on the side that let
you set
the air pressure in big numbers, and it rang as the air
went in and
stopped ringing when the tire was at the indicated
pressure?

Do they still have these. I couldnt' find one.

One or two of my tires needed air. Paid 1.50 last week
at a fancy
one that took credit cards and beeped when the pressure
one chooses
is reached. Nothing came out. Convenience store gave me
back my
1.50. 3 days later, device has "Out of Order" sign on
it. Today
no sign but a guy just starting to vacuum his car. Went
to another
station, no controls on the device, just a slot for 4
quarters and
one of those nozzles that tell the pressure on a brass
rod that pops
out of the valve when you stop squeezing the lever.
Cloudy day,
won't be able to see what it says, don't like having to
stop over
and over to see what the pressure is, go to next station.
Same
device. 3 more stations, all have the same device.

They've been gone for 40 years or so. The nice thing
stations did for
customers is now a money stream. I have a little
compressor if
needed.

Pull into any Discount tire center and they'll air 'em up
for free



Belle Tire also has free air but they have a pump outside the store for
anyone to pull up, set the air pressure and pump their tires.