Embarrassment

**Sleepy** · 5th April 2010, 05:36 PM

I used to do that too Jason (only Caltex

). The funny thing is I reckon I could move more cars through the driveway than they do now. I could have 4 tanks filling at once, check water, oil, tyres, fill the can of kero in the boot - you name it. We got really busy and I could fill 4 cars in a couple of mins. Most people didn't even get out of the car.
Thats when they were called SERVICE stations.

(That was 1978, I was paid $1.50 and hour ; Fuel was 18 cents/litre for standard and - 19 for super!

)

**Ausfree** · 5th April 2010, 05:44 PM

Hey Sleeps, you must be of my vintage, I will tell you a story which is very true.
One day in about 1976 these two young chicks drove into the garage with a plastic bucket and asked me to fill it with petrol, which I duly did. ( you could do those things in those days).I filled the bucket about three parts full and these two chicks hopped back in the car and the chick in the passenger seat put the bucket on the floor and held it with her feet.
she then proceeded to Light a cigarette, and I came up to the window and said " um, I would suggest you don't do that as petrol is highly inflammable". That remains to this day in my mind, the dumbest thing that anybody can do.

**Sleepy** · 5th April 2010, 06:00 PM

Yeah I used to smoke while I was on the driveway too. What an idiot (x2!)

drifter · 5th April 2010, 06:08 PM

Evening all. Hey Banjo - tomorrow is already shaping up to be a very busy day so I will talk to the boss to get some time off on Wednesday (I have worked over 48 hours this weekend so he owes me some time) and I'll get to the post office and send that book.

**banjo** · 5th April 2010, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Hey Sleeps, you must be of my vintage, I will tell you a story which is very true.
One day in about 1976 these two young chicks drove into the garage with a plastic bucket and asked me to fill it with petrol, which I duly did. ( you could do those things in those days).I filled the bucket about three parts full and these two chicks hopped back in the car and the chick in the passenger seat put the bucket on the floor and held it with her feet.
she then proceeded to Light a cigarette, and I came up to the window and said " um, I would suggest you don't do that as petrol is highly inflammable". That remains to this day in my mind, the dumbest thing that anybody can do.

Yep i could have all 5 pumps going at onces all for diferant amounts you just new when it would be time to stop.We had a diesel pump away to the side & i watch a blond fill her brandnew dunnydoor with diesel,was to impatient to wait for me to walk over to tell her thats diesel,She started to try & blame me the boss took her out the front to the sign & said what does that say,it was the sign for the not self serve

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**banjo** · 5th April 2010, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Yeah I used to smoke while I was on the driveway too. What an idiot (x2!)

I smoked while doing diesel as it was way over the side & the boss said that was the safest place to smoke if i must have one he said diesel wasn't as volotile..

**banjo** · 5th April 2010, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by drifter

Evening all. Hey Banjo - tomorrow is already shaping up to be a very busy day so I will talk to the boss to get some time off on Wednesday (I have worked over 48 hours this weekend so he owes me some time) and I'll get to the post office and send that book.

Thanks drifter your a legend.

**Ausfree** · 5th April 2010, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by banjo

Thanks drifter your a legend.

You are the Legend Banjo, you started this Thread!!!!!

**Sleepy** · 5th April 2010, 07:51 PM

Hey Jason,
I'm getting in to some new music at the moment.
I thought you might like this song. 1; because of the banjo and 2; because of the lyrics.

Hope you like it.

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlYrOBvt9IQ"]YouTube- Mumford and Sons - Roll Away Your Stone (live)[/nomedia]

Lyrics here if you want to sing along.

**banjo** · 5th April 2010, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

You are the Legend Banjo, you started this Thread!!!!!

I don't know about that,I still have bouts where i think to myself was this the right thing to do.Its hard to comprehend all thats been said & how much its helped me & fatty.My first couple of years on here all i done was read posts.I wasn't game to post anything so many brainiacs on here for me to post up.Plus i didn't realy know what to post or say,The kids & karen got me to sign up for that facebook thing & tonight i got an email saying someone wanted to add me as a friend well it was my best friend in school so i messaged him & told the truth so i seriously doubt i will here from him again.He asked what i was upto & what have i been doing thats why.It seems alot of people read this thread & so many thanked me in the first post its unbelievable & i wasn't going to check this thread after i first posted was very unsure what to expect i realy thought i would be laughted off the site.Fatty seems to notice a change in me . I feel happier more relaxed to talk to people even used the fone & thats something i do not do ,As my voice gets shacky if i get even a little nervous & sometime it can cause a stutter which is real bad because then i cant speak properly & most people just hangup when its happend & don't ring back & i'm to embarest to call back..I'm just lucky use are used to me on here as my spelling is bad so most don't talk to me as they have trouble understanding what i'm trying to say..And threw this thread i have learnt alot from all who post but i have learnt alot about myself & what i am capable of ,Its amazing what a little bit of conferdance can do to ones self asteam. I am realy enjoying the friendships i have gained & want to build on i am determind to shake hands with everyone at some stage somehow.Its funny i get a buzz watching the views go up on this thread & still look forward to getting replys..I even walked to the shop ( i know i said it before) & yes it is only 5 or 6 houses away but i usualy have trouble just to get to the letterbox so it is a big thing for me & for fatty as we went together & i have done it 3 times 2 to the pie shop & 1 to the fish n chip shop just around the corner.Cody has a pushbick that he rides everywhere so i dug out this old one we have so i could do it up a bit & go for a ride with him, that should be interesting.I'm looking forward to hearing about how sleeps outback trec goes as i don't know anyone else who going should be a good yarn, so make sure you get lots of pics sleeps.I envy most of you if not all of you use get to goto work ,I would love to be able to do that,but it never works .I would love to find something i could do from home.Something with my hands & tools ..I recon my perfect job would be to work in a wrecking yard or even beter a landrover yard..I recon that would be heaven..

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