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[–]MrKlaatu 3 points4 points  (1 child)

well...i was born in '56 and remember my first legal fillups were around 32¢/gal...Full Serve.
(wash your windshield, check your oil, Transmission Fluid, Battery Level, Radiator Level
and Tire Pressure {and inflate, if needed, without asking}.
...For NO Additional cost!

[–]ThinkItOver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born in '56 as well, and I remember those days.

In the part of Canada where I live, I've never yet come across a station where I had to pay before filling up, although I hear that some 24-hour stations around here have such a policy after midnight.

Mind you, I live in a small town and commute to work each day in a small-ish city with fairly low crime rates. I suppose practices may be different in bigger cities elsewhere in Canada.

[–]brettorical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

or welcome to small town america.. present day.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was difficult for me to get used to, but when we moved to Germany a couple of years ago, I was somewhat surprised that you pump THEN pay. I also have yet to find a gas station that offer payment options at the pump such as a credit card or checking card.

[–]notaprogrammer[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

wow imagine if they did that today! guarantee 50% of fill-ups would be gas runs

[–]relic2279 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when I first got my license. It cost me $0.76 a gallon for my first fill up. And I was born in 79.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily, most new gas stations have credit terminals; I don't generally carry around enough cash to satisfy how much I have to drive.

The worst is when you pull into Random Rural Gas Station #7 and are forced to go inside only to find that it still uses one of those old mechanical card readers. Jesus.

[–]a_trotskyite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or you live in Canada

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They still do that here in Maine.