Petrol Stations

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But there have been forecourt shops worldwide...Or do you mean just in the UK he suggested the idea? Cool though if true, not so cool now that its all the same and naff.

[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

[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.

[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

[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)

[memoman]

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

[Trickyvee]

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Yeah, that's the fella

[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.

[Heather74]

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[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.

[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.

[Jacqueline]

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

[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.

[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!

[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.