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minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoHe had mechanical pumps. It had nothing to do with a sign, the pumps themselves were physically incapable of metering at a rate higher than $0.999. He was also in his mid-60s and didn’t want to invest in new pumps for the gas station he ran out his front yard.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoSo the last comment you made had little to do with reality. Sweet.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoIn the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
He had mechanical pumps. It had nothing to do with a sign, the pumps themselves were physically incapable of metering at a rate higher than $0.999.
He was also in his mid-60s and didn’t want to invest in new pumps for the gas station he ran out his front yard.
So the last comment you made had little to do with reality. Sweet.
$1 gas station, nice!
In the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.