That didn't happen in my day, but I have seen old movies with Milk Men.....
That's what it was back then. We had a milk man, a Charlie's Chips man, a juice man, a rag man, everything was delivered. Our doctor used to come to our house when we kids were sick. Many women didn't drive back then and the ones that did didn't have their own car in most cases.
My mothers house still has a milk chute that hasn't been used in over 45 years.
That sounds awesome! The good ole days!
Actually it was great. I remember coming home from school and my mother yelling at me to empty out the milk chute on the way in. Getting gasoline meant driving to the pumps and an attendant came out and pumped your gas, checked your tire pressure, checked your oil, and added any necessary items. You gave him cash or credit card, and he'd come back with your change or the charge machine and you signed your name and took the receipt.
I remember all of the gas stations being full service...... the state I lived in, unlike most all other states had no SELF SERVE....it was against the state law....
so when I ended up in Florida in my early 20's I had to pump the gas myself....and I admit I was clueless!
I had a VW Bug at the time.....and drove it for 3-5 years without ever adding oil to it..... I just didn't know any better....? I was dying my hair blonde at the time, maybe that had something to do with my ditziness.....
Anyway, one day on the way home from work or school....can't remember, the Bug made this gosh awful noise like a fork or ten, was in the garbage disposal being chewed up....then it died. I killed my transmission....
Who knew you had to add oil to the car?? The full service guys always did everything??
You're not alone. Many women don't like the combustion engine or know anything about it. My mother refuses to operate any engine device. She even had an electric snow blower. Electricity and water? Not such a hot idea.
My sister is college educated, but like my mother, doesn't want to deal with anything that has an engine. Her driveway is two cars wide and two and a half cars in length. She hires a plow guy to remove the snow. A snowblower would have that drive cleared in about five minutes.
We lease our trucks through Penske. They have full serve diesel fuel islands. It's great, especially in the winter. Just like the old days with cars, they check the oil, refill the windshield washer fluid, add oil if needed, and of course, pump the fuel. Then the guy prints out a receipt and comes to the truck for a signature. Unless you want to clean your windshield and windows, you never have to get out of the truck.
I always wondered what would happen if a gas station started a full service island and would we be willing to pay more for gasoline for the service? I think I would. I really miss those days.
