You Gotta Laugh - "Popeye, dings and 45 records"

One of my Facebook peeps registered a “like” and commented on a random post that included a photo of an old-timey gas station. It had a couple of fire engine-red gas pumps. So adorable. The lettering layered over the photo read “Can you remember as a kid, stomping on the hose that makes the bell ring?” Made me smile.
Now the purpose of the “ding” was to alert the gas station attendant that a customer had arrived. The dude pumped your gas, cleaned the windshield, and even … wait for it … checked the oil, all for around 25 cents a gallon. And no, I didn’t grow up in a foreign country. I can still hear that distinctive “ding” in my head. Especially when … I rode over the hose five or six times on my bike before getting chased off with a tire iron and a smile from the gas station attendant. I deserved it.

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