#37784
Mon Oct 01 2007 05:21 AM
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I don't know if this has been done before or not, but I thought it might be fun.
You might be a petro collector if... In order to take a bath, you had to spend 10 minutes cleaning off the caulk that was stuck to the bottom of the bathtub from the last glass globe body you cleaned in it.
That's all I have (wonder what made me think of it...LOL), but I know we've got some pretty creative people here. Let's see if we can all have a good laugh with this! Tara
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#37785
Mon Oct 01 2007 06:04 AM
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Your COLLECTION is in the GARAGE, instead of the car[s].
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#37786
Mon Oct 01 2007 06:26 AM
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Your wife knows what these terms mean... 'Gill body', 'Veeder-Root', 'Volumeter', "canadian twin'.
If you have the local paint shop as #2 on your speed dial.
If seasons are measured by the time until the next gas show.
If as you are traveling, your son spots old barns, bulk plants and other hiding places for pumps.
If you carry photos of your collection in your phone's memory.
If you watch old movies just to point out the make, model and company brand of petro stuff in the background.
------------------ Robert Usrey
Robert Usrey
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#37787
Mon Oct 01 2007 06:33 AM
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"If your 'Man Cave' is filled with 'rust' - and it has more square footage than the house!"
Later . . .
Jim
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#37788
Mon Oct 01 2007 07:35 AM
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1. Your most frequently used words are Wayne, Tokheim, and Gilbarco. 2. Instead of a floor lamp in the living room, you have a pump with a lighted globe in its place. 3. Your front door handle is a brass gas pump nozzle. 4. You have catalogs of repro petro parts in the bathroom for reading material. 5. One of your petro signs is more valuable than your wife's wedding ring.
Enjoy!!!!! =:> ) Dave Folck
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#37789
Mon Oct 01 2007 01:51 PM
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When you have pictures of your favorite pump in your wallet.
You have to move the pump stuff to be able to cook supper.
You feel guilty when you don't spend more time with your latest petro project.
You can tell your wife/girlfriend that you will be gone from sunup to sundown looking for pump junk and she believes you.
When you want your coffin/headstone to look like an A-38, and your epitaph says "He ran out of gas"
Veeder Root Rebuilds.....since 1987 Veeder Root Identification CD Gas Pump Clock Repair jkyocom@bellsouth.net
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#37790
Mon Oct 01 2007 03:43 PM
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I know there is a good joke out there about 36B's someplace...
US Air Force Retired, 1981-2007
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#37791
Mon Oct 01 2007 04:17 PM
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Always talking about TOPLESS 36B's & your wife thinks your referring to TOKHEIMS !
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#37792
Mon Oct 01 2007 04:36 PM
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People stop at your house wanting to buy gas..........
Always looking for Ithaca Gun and Lucky Sam soda items!!!
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#37793
Mon Oct 01 2007 04:49 PM
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Oldgas.com is at the top of your favorites list..............
Always looking for Ithaca Gun and Lucky Sam soda items!!!
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#37794
Mon Oct 01 2007 06:50 PM
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"If you carry photos of your collection in your phone's memory" YOU GOT ME! "You can tell your wife/girlfriend that you will be gone from sunup to sundown looking for pump junk and she believes you" Uh-Oh, YOU REALLY GOT ME
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#37795
Mon Oct 01 2007 08:12 PM
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Dick, It's been a while since I first posted this, but now seems like the perfect time to do it again... Unfortunately, it had to be censored, as this is a family-friendly site... Wes
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#37796
Mon Oct 01 2007 08:35 PM
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#37797
Tue Oct 02 2007 05:34 AM
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when your screen saver has only GAS,OIL,and SIGNS.
Paddy Wanted. Billups, Ride with Rose, Har-V, LORECO, STANOCOLA, Pan Am (early), Hurricane, Evangeline, Canal, Gulf Coast, oil companies.
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#37798
Tue Oct 02 2007 07:13 AM
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HEY THAT DBL TOK PIC IS MINE! LOL! YOU MIGHT BE A PETRO COLLECTOR IF YOU CAN'T GET THRU A TYPICAL CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE WITHOUT MENTIONING A PETRO BUY, SALE, TRADE OR SIGHTING! ~DOC
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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