Petrol Stations

[Austin Maxi]

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Is that where Will Ferrell works?

lol! She's here all week! ;-)

[Marillion]

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Kids (or even adults) who like the smell of petrol or parafin had better be careful They might end up seeing pink elephants.

[Trickyvee]

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The smell of petrol also reminds me of going for rides in my uncle's van. He had one of those small Ford Transits, a right old banger and I had to sit on a cushion in the back in amongst all his tools and rubbish, but it was great fun. It must have had a fuel tank leak though as it used to stink of petrol inside. I'm surprised we didn't pass out!

[HG]

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When was the last time that you saw a petrol station that was open for business that wasn't attached to a supermarket?

I've got two BP stations about a mile from me, I don't how they survive though with Asda being about a mile from them and 5p a litre cheaper.

[Jacqueline]

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Good for them. It's very depressing to see so many going out of business.

[Richard1978]

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I often noticed that 2 petrol stations near each other will have the same prices, though sometimes I'm surprised when I notice one is lower.

[Austin Maxi]

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Just out of interest, I was looking through some photos I took in 1999 yesterday, and one is of a street scene with a petrol station. At that time, unleaded was 69.9p a litre.

[Heather74]

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[Star Attraction]

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If you're thinking of a yellow and white head (4 sections) on a blue background, the answer is National, the firm who was promoting The Smurfs in the late 1970s.

[Trickyvee]

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Yeah, that's the fella

[memoman]

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I think shell did a simular smurf promotion in the 70s.

[Colin]

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What were the petrol stations that had a Viking's head as the logo? I think it was on a blue background, with the head in profile.

National (I think originally it was National Benzole)

[goldenone]

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My dad always used to fill up at National on his way home from work and brght me a different Smurf each week. Still have them somewhere.

After he lost his job in the 80's he then started to use Texaco and i got a collectors booklet of England vs West Indies cricket characature cards from a series sponsored by the company. I remember pictures of Gower, Botham, Willis, Lloyd, Greenidge, Garner, Marshall, Richards etc

[darren]

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My dad always used to fill up at National on his way home from work and brght me a different Smurf each week. Still have them somewhere.

After he lost his job in the 80's he then started to use Texaco and i got a collectors booklet of England vs West Indies cricket characature cards from a series sponsored by the company. I remember pictures of Gower, Botham, Willis, Lloyd, Greenidge, Garner, Marshall, Richards etc

tell me mate have you still got these.
bound to worth a few quid id say.

did the smurfs come in packaging or come without packaging.

[tulip]

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Apparently,it was my dad's cousin's idea for forecourt shops.Dunno if that's actually true,but that's what I was told.

tulip