No laundromats in Phoenix in those days? Just thought I'd break that post down and comment on a small portion.... Jake Olson wrote: > My grandfather was an Standard Oil distributor here in AZ and in CA. > My mom told me that when she was growing up, and even after she got > married, she had a gasoline allowance of so many gallons for free. > When I was really little we lived in Phoenix, but my grandfathers gas > station was in Blythe. I remember going on trips to Blythe every > weekend so my parents could go get their free tank of gas and to do > the laundry. Some how my parents managed to get enough gas to get > them back to Phoenix, all of the local driving, and then back to Blythe. > > My grandfather didn't have a regular gas station, he provided service > to the farms around Blythe. So there were never gas lines at his > station. I remember the lines, I just don't remember ever waiting. > > I really wish I had the same deal my mom did - never having to pay for > gas. > > > > On 1/12/07, *AZcachemeister* < azcachemeister@getnet.com > > wrote: > > I see AZPAUL's memories go back farther than mine..HEE HEE! > Is the short-term still workin'? > > > AZPAUL wrote: >> Yeah, and you used to be able to buy a gallon of gas for .18 cents, but >> those days are gone. You have to live in the here and now... >> >> Roping The Wind wrote: >> >>> You used to be able to get team specific data for any team in Arizona... >>> using the azgeocaching.com >>> system. It was free too! >>> >>> Scott >>> Team RTW >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Get FREE Web site and company branded e-mail from Microsoft Office Live >>> >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >>> >>> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >>> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >>> >>> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >>> http://www.azgeocaching.com >>> >>> >>> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> >> >> >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >