Texas Proud
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My FIL is 90. I take him around looking at jobsites with me. Mostly to get him out of the house and BS with him. He always wants to go to McDonalds to buy me coffee. Anyway he has been in his home since 1931 I think. Grew up in it and then bought it. He has all kinda stories about what used to be on "this or that corner"in the neighborhood. He owned an oil company and he is always showing me corners where gas stations were. Most of the time he tell me George Johnson used to run that station. Helluva nice guy. I'll tell you what there was a lot more gas station around BITD.
Not around here... we have many more gas stations than we used to...
BUT, they have moved from where they used to be... they used to be small ones on corners of major intersections... there is one intersection here where there used to be 4 gas stations... now none... but, drive 1/4 to 1/2 mile and there are more large stations with stores attached to them... and also Kroger sells gas right next to where one used to be...
So the small mom and pop stations are going away to be replaced with large multi-pump stations with a store and maybe even a fast food place attached....