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Old 02-23-17, 09:02 AM
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I just ran across a photo of my old shop.... I retired in 1996, so this was before that..

I talked about it a lot, now you can see it.. I was here for 26 years, had 5 gas stations before this
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i bet you have alot of fond memories of that place.
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Originally Posted by lextout
i bet you have alot of fond memories of that place.
yes, It served me well and made a good living for us and our mechanics... God has been good..
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Nice shop, looks like ya had alot of business. I still remember my father's old shop back in the 70s. Learned to drive at 8 yrs old moving customers cars. And working side by side with the ol' man, (with alot of these when I made a mistake) I'll cherish those days forever.
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Originally Posted by deanshark
Nice shop, looks like ya had alot of business. I still remember my father's old shop back in the 70s. Learned to drive at 8 yrs old moving customers cars. And working side by side with the ol' man, (with alot of these when I made a mistake) I'll cherish those days forever.
YEP, this was before we had to dial the area code....
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Good for you. I like hearing stories of small business owners.
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Thanks for sharing, wonderful to see some of those vintage 80's cars. The days when you could look into an engine compartment and see the ground below. Any particular era of customers cars that you preferred to work on?
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