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What happened to the gas station air suppplies that a I liked.
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. Back to the first station, no one ahead of me Put in 1.50, set the dial to 40. Do a little bit and the dial keeps going back to 32, the default (doesn't beep when it does that). Set it to 40, still don't hear air going into the tire, don't see tire firming up. Finally go home and do it with a Black & Decker pump, that I got used. Took 10 or 15 minutes but at least it worked. |
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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. |
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On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 7:23:04 PM UTC-5, 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. +1 I haven't seen one of those since the 70s either. Probably are some somewhere, at some mom and pop gas station. I agree they were easier to use than the crap things out there now. Many of the ones I've tried to use, the air chuck is so old and worn out, the rubber sealing ring gone, that you can't use it anyway. I have an AC compressor I use here, for the most part. |
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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 |
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:08:54 -0500, 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. Back to the first station, no one ahead of me Put in 1.50, set the dial to 40. Do a little bit and the dial keeps going back to 32, the default (doesn't beep when it does that). Set it to 40, still don't hear air going into the tire, don't see tire firming up. Finally go home and do it with a Black & Decker pump, that I got used. Took 10 or 15 minutes but at least it worked. You could never trust those things anyway. The only thing they had was they were free, along with maps, the windshield cleaning, oil check and a glass if you bought a fill up. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:44:10 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote: On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 7:23:04 PM UTC-5, 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 40 years! Time flies. customers is now a money stream. I have a little compressor if needed. +1 I haven't seen one of those since the 70s either. Probably are some somewhere, There was a Hess gas station in north Baltimore that had free air, but a couple years ago it closed and I was by there today and it's totally boarded up. There were Hess stations in NY, NJ, maybe Pa. and I'm surprised Md had one of the last ones. Chain was sold to Marathon and apparently there are 3 Marathon stations but not where I go very often. Oct. 2015 Hess gas stations are gone. But you can still buy the truck https://money.cnn.com/2015/10/20/new...015/index.html at some mom and pop gas station. I agree they were easier to use than the crap things out there now. Many of the ones I've tried to use, the air chuck is so old and worn out, the rubber sealing ring gone, that you can't use it anyway. I have an AC compressor I use here, for the most part. The fancy one that I tried first and last took credit cards, had a digital control to go up or down, reverted to 32, and everything looked pretty new, but I don't think I got any air out of it. |
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What happened to the gas station air suppplies that a I liked.
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:18:48 -0600, "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 They do things like that to get business, and since I know I'm not going to give them any business, I wouldn't take advantage of their willingness. If they had an air hose I could use myself, that would be different. Who knows, maybe eventually I would start buying tires there, and the cost of electricty to pump up my tires is under a penny, I think. |
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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 Thanks for the tip. I just checked and it is only an 83 mile round trip to the nearest one. https://www.discounttire.com/store-locator |
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On 02/19/2019 05:22 PM, 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. I know at least two gas stations with free air around here. I can't remember if the third needs a quarter or not. 40 years ago most gas stations were also garages and had large compressors for their own use. I've got a Harbor Freight pancake compressor. So far I've only had to rework it a little after the regulator blew out. With three bikes, a car, and a pickup it comes in handy. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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 Thanks for the tip. I just checked and it is only an 83 mile round trip to the nearest one. https://www.discounttire.com/store-locator Is there any good Que joints on the way? : ) |
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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? Those things are antiques now - guys pay big bucks for them for their "man caves" " That's inflation for ya ! " https://imgflip.com/i/2r1gyr John T. |
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On 2/19/2019 9:08 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:18:48 -0600, "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 They do things like that to get business, and since I know I'm not going to give them any business, I wouldn't take advantage of their willingness. That's foolish thinking. I have no intentions of ever purchasing tires from Discount Tires but needed air one day in my tire which had a slow leak. I asked if they had a hose I could use to which their reply was to pull in, we'll check them all at no cost even after I offered to pay. If they offered for free, I'll take I'll take advantage of it. I purchase my tires from Costco. If they had an air hose I could use myself, that would be different. Who knows, maybe eventually I would start buying tires there, and the cost of electricty to pump up my tires is under a penny, I think. |
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What happened to the gas station air suppplies that a I liked.
On the East Coast, the Sheetz chain has free air. I don't trust their gauges of course. I have a good quality one that clamps on the tire and makes a better connection.
And on occasion I'll use a bicycle pump. It takes longer but works fine. |
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What happened to the gas station air suppplies that a I liked.
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. |
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What happened to the gas station air suppplies that a I liked.
On 2/20/2019 8:25 AM, Meanie wrote:
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.Â* I couldnt' find one. One or two of my tires needed air.Â*Â* 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.Â* Convenience store gave me back my 1.50.Â*Â* 3 days later, device has "Out of Order" sign on it.Â*Â* Today no sign but a guy just starting to vacuum his car.Â*Â* 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.Â* 3 more stations, all have the same device. They've been gone for 40 years or so.Â* The nice thing stations did for customers is now a money stream.Â* 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. Just discovered Belle Tire is only in three states. Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. |
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On 2/19/2019 10:49 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 02/19/2019 05:22 PM, 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.Â* I couldnt' find one. One or two of my tires needed air.Â*Â* 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.Â* Convenience store gave me back my 1.50.Â*Â* 3 days later, device has "Out of Order" sign on it.Â*Â* Today no sign but a guy just starting to vacuum his car.Â*Â* 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.Â*Â* 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.Â* Same device.Â* 3 more stations, all have the same device. They've been gone for 40 years or so.Â* The nice thing stations did for customers is now a money stream.Â* I have a little compressor if needed. I know at least two gas stations with free air around here. I can't remember if the third needs a quarter or not. 40 years ago most gas stations were also garages and had large compressors for their own use. I've got a Harbor Freight pancake compressor. So far I've only had to rework it a little after the regulator blew out. With three bikes, a car, and a pickup it comes in handy. I have one too. Also we carry the small compressors that work off the battery in our cars. HF unit is not that great as you cannot rely on its pressure gauge. The only good use I had out of it was pumping up a snow thrower tire that needed to be resealed on the rim and small units did not supply enough air fast enough to seal it. |
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Also we would check the spare. Good stuff - seldom done by the average driver me included I've had my present car Kia 3 years and have had about 5 flat tires ! both summer tires and snows. My previous 4 or 5 cars would span over 20 years with maybe 4 or 5 flat tires ... dunno. I haven't moved or changed my driving very much .. John T. |
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wrote in message ... Also we would check the spare. Good stuff - seldom done by the average driver me included It's a pain with my current car. The spare is bolted in to the wheel well with the valve underneath, against the body of the car so you basically have to take the tire out to check it. And the jack and tools are in what is the inside of the spare when its on the wheel too, so you have to take them out too. I've had my present car Kia 3 years and have had about 5 flat tires ! both summer tires and snows. My previous 4 or 5 cars would span over 20 years with maybe 4 or 5 flat tires ... dunno. I haven't moved or changed my driving very much .. |
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Lonely Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:10:24 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again: It's a pain with my current car. YOU are a pain in the arse, you obnoxious senile Ozzie troll! -- Richard addressing Rot Speed: "**** you're thick/pathetic excuse for a troll." MID: |
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micky wrote: "The fancy one that I tried first and last took credit cards, had a"
Seriously - a CREDIT CARD SLOT - for a tire air pump?! This 21st century SUCKS. |
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micky wrote: The fancy one that I tried first and last took credit cards, had a Seriously - a CREDIT CARD SLOT - for a tire air pump?! This 21st century SUCKS. Not if you dont bother with coins anymore. And you dont swipe the card in the slot anymore, you wave it at the machine, dinosaur. |
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Rod Speed:
My point was, tire air should be FREE, let alone require a credit card to turn on the machine. |
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Rod Speed: My point was, tire air should be FREE, let alone require a credit card to turn on the machine. OK, ours, Australia, are in fact all free. Not sure if that is a legal requirement or what. Google is no help on that so likely it isnt a legal requirement. |
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Lonely Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:29:18 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again: Seriously - a CREDIT CARD SLOT - for a tire air pump?! This 21st century SUCKS. Not if you donąt bother with coins anymore. And you donąt swipe the card in the slot anymore, you wave it at the machine, dinosaur. Not many people are mindless consuming sheep like you whose only joy in their senile lives are the electronical gadgets they surround themselves with, senile Rot! Talked much to your Amazon machine today already, you forsaken senile Ozzie troll? BG -- "Anonymous" to trolling senile Rot Speed: "You can **** off as you know less than pig **** you sad little ignorant ****." MID: |
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Lonely Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:00:00 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again: wrote Rod Speed: My point was, tire air should be FREE, let alone require a credit card to turn on the machine. OK, ours, Australia, are in fact all free. Not sure if that is a legal requirement or what. Google is no help on that so likely it isnt a legal requirement. Darn, now people have to vindicate themselves to senile Rot for what they posted! LMAO -- FredXX to Rot Speed: "You are still an idiot and an embarrassment to your country. No wonder we shippe the likes of you out of the British Isles. Perhaps stupidity and criminality is inherited after all?" Message-ID: |
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TimR wrote:
On the East Coast, the Sheetz chain has free air. I don't trust their gauges of course. I have a good quality one that clamps on the tire and makes a better connection. And on occasion I'll use a bicycle pump. It takes longer but works fine. I got Sheetz and another free air chain. Sheets work if the hose is OK. The other has some really awful machines that can't make up their mind and slow. Greg |
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Rod Speed wrote: "OK, ours, Australia, are in fact all free. Not sure if"
Legal requirement - for tire air to be free? Not sure about that, but just for a second Rod: Take a breath... Notice that air is all around us. It SHOULD be free - in our lungs and in our tires! |
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On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 8:29:35 PM UTC-5, Rod Speed wrote:
wrote micky wrote: The fancy one that I tried first and last took credit cards, had a Seriously - a CREDIT CARD SLOT - for a tire air pump?! This 21st century SUCKS. Not if you dont bother with coins anymore. And you dont swipe the card in the slot anymore, you wave it at the machine, dinosaur. The U.S. banking system is the dinosaur. The standard credit card comes with a chip that must be inserted into the reader, and a magnetic strip for readers than aren't equipped to use the chip. No pin. Credit card companies recently decided a signature is not required, but most merchants still require a signature. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:23:47 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Rod Speed wrote: "OK, ours, Australia, are in fact all free. Not sure if" Legal requirement - for tire air to be free? Not sure about that, but just for a second Rod: Take a breath... Notice that air is all around us. It SHOULD be free - in our lungs and in our tires! I disagree. Installation and maintenance of the equipment for filling tires costs money. Of course, the gas station could offer free air as a marketing ploy. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 22/02/2019 11:23, wrote:
Rod Speed wrote: "OK, ours, Australia, are in fact all free. Not sure if" Legal requirement - for tire air to be free? Not sure about that, but just for a second Rod: Take a breath... Notice that air is all around us. It SHOULD be free - in our lungs and in our tires! Ever thought that it costs the garage to supply the pump and pay for the electricity for it to work? -- Bod --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Bod wrote: " Ever thought that it costs the garage to supply the pump and pay for
the electricity for it to work? -- Bod" Then explain why air for tires at stations was free going back to almost the second world war. What do you think changed during the last 15 years? |
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On 02/22/2019 07:11 AM, wrote:
My guess would be that margins at gas stations have gotten very slim. They make most of their money on the crap they sell in the convenience store. It's a way to make a little money from people who don't buy the Big Gulp. https://www.yellowpages.com/butte-mt...-lounge-casino Townpump and Lil's sell gas on the side as sort of a public service. There is one full service station in town that actually has the ability to do repairs on a vehicle. Their prices are at least 10 cents a gallon higher than anyplace else. |
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Rod Speed wrote: "OK, ours, Australia, are in fact all free. Not sure if" Legal requirement - for tire air to be free? Not sure about that, but just for a second Rod: Take a breath... Notice that air is all around us. It SHOULD be free - in our lungs and in our tires! Air is still free, air under pressure appears to be another matter. However, here in central NJ, I have no problem finding service stations with a no cost air pump... Taking a look at this map: https://www.freeairpump.com/map/ I guess I'm lucky, there are a lot of free air pumps near by but the closest one is the station I've been using for years. -- Dan Espen |
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Dan Espen:
I used that m-app you linked to. I think the difference is that I live in CT - where everyone is assumed born rich! I'm glad to see it's more likely a CT/New England/ other affluent area matter than nationwide abandonment of free air. |
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rbowman:
In my city in CT it seems they are trying to zone out garages that actually work on cars, and allow only gas station/convenience ops. So yeah I *could* see why they might charge for air - less overhead than gas and garage operations. |
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