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Ramblin's IX
by
Pat Gluck
Just a simple thought: every time you gas up,
be certain to get a receipt when you pay the
cashier. Otherwise, some day, a half mile from the
station you just left, your car might begin to
sputter, cough, and die!
You'll realize, then, that WATER was pumped into
your gas tank along with the gasoline
back at that station. If you have a receipt in your
pocket, no one could deny that your FULL gas
tank... once your problem was diagnosed... clearly
proved that water was the culprit and the
station's negligence was the cause.
Though there may be a law that mandates the station
owner check his main tanks, occasionally,
to reveal condensation, he probably has other
things on his mind such as the business, his
children, his
house and marriage, etc. These 'minor' things might
well take a back seat to the inspections of
his tanks.
Know that the expense of a tow truck, as well as a
mechanic's task of flushing out water
from your carburetor, engine, AND removing your
car's gas tank and putting the damn thing
back under your car, amount to BIG BUCKS! I'm not
even mentioning the
inconvenience... perhaps in the dead of winter
during a blizzard... that you may be exposed to.
A quite simple, "May I have a receipt please?",
while paying the cashier, is nothing
compared to what you've just heard here!
Two sayings are always appropriate: "Pay now or
pay later" and the lament of the ages, "Und vee grow old too soon und schmart too
late!"
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