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minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down2·4 months agoHe had mechanical pumps. It had nothing to do with a sign, the pumps themselves were physically incapable of metering at a rate higher than $0.999. He was also in his mid-60s and didn’t want to invest in new pumps for the gas station he ran out his front yard.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIn the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down17·4 months agoSo the last comment you made had little to do with reality. Sweet.
He had mechanical pumps. It had nothing to do with a sign, the pumps themselves were physically incapable of metering at a rate higher than $0.999.
He was also in his mid-60s and didn’t want to invest in new pumps for the gas station he ran out his front yard.
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In the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
So the last comment you made had little to do with reality. Sweet.