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Do You Remember?

Do You Remember

Do you remember when gas stations actually had an attendant to pump your gas and clean your windshields? What about the musty smell of old books, handed down from generation to generation? Think way back when travel across the country happened by train and luggage was put in a separate baggage car?

Do You Remember

Well, I am sure not admitting to remembering any of these things! I just happened to have spent the day at the Henry Ford Museum where all three of these images captured. Other photos from a current exhibit on bicycles were featured on “Through the Years.”

All photos are my own. ©Pepper Tron/Heavens Sunshine
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Posted for Dan’s CFFC: Old or New or both

16 responses to “Do You Remember?”

  1. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    Doing a little time traveling. 🙂

    I have a funny story about pumping gas because after I got my first car in 1973, I went to the same gas station for many years and they were full serve – they didn’t even have self-serve pumps. I sat in the car like a princess and handed the attendant my key to my locking gas cap, then the money – never got out of the car. When we traveled to my grandmother’s house in Toronto, the 401 Highway gas stations always had full serve. Then my mom and I went up north for a week to see the colors, sometime in the mid-90s. While in a tiny town, I thought I’d stop for gas even though I was nowhere near empty. You had to pump your own gas AND to make things worse, there was no attendant there as it was on the honor system! They had a strongbox and you had to have the exact amount. That was when we had fold-up maps – nothing to tell us where the next gas station was. So we had to sit there, like dumb bunnies, until another person came along to show me how to pump gas.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      That is memorable, indeed. Thanks for sharing your delightful story. 😉

      We still have some of those folded maps around. My hubby likes to keep them.

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      1. Linda Schaub Avatar
        Linda Schaub

        You’re welcome Pepper – the gentleman who helped me was amazed I had never had to pump my own gas!

        I also have a fold-up map of Michigan, one of the Metroparks, even an atlas of all the states – remember those? We used to get an annual atlas with our auto club membership once upon a time.

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        1. Pepper Avatar
          Pepper

          Yes, I not only remember an atlas but I think we still have one! 😀

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          1. Linda Schaub Avatar
            Linda Schaub

            Yes, Allstate gave us one every year. I wouldn’t think they’re obsolete – they might be worth something one day.

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  2. sandyjwhite Avatar
    sandyjwhite

    Gas stations that actually gave service, I do recall.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Me, too! 😉

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  3. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    I won’t admit just how much of these things I remember! 😀

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Your secret is safe with me. 😉

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  4. Dan Antion Avatar
    Dan Antion

    I do remember those things, and I still kinda like the smell of musty books, and I’d love to travel a long distance by train.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      So do I! Train travel is on my bucket list as well.

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      1. Dan Antion Avatar
        Dan Antion

        I do day trips along the Northeast Corridor, but I’d like to take a long trip at some point.

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  5. singlikewildflowers Avatar
    singlikewildflowers

    I love these photos and the nostalgia feelings from them! I haven’t experienced any of them, but I enjoy thinking about them and imagining what it was like to pump gas at one of those stations.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Yay! So glad you enjoyed the photos, Esther. 😊

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  6. bushboy Avatar
    bushboy

    Yes I do for most 😁

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      So do I but don’t tell a soul. 😉

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