I worked in my dad's gas station for many years as a kid in the 50s. Before the automatic hose shutoffs, we had to listen to the sound of the splashing to hear when the tank was getting full. That meant the ears and face were down right next to the filler tube and of course we had to keep breathing, and the smell of the vapors was unusual but not unpleasant. Tomorrow, I'll be 62 years of age and - knock wood, I'm still in good health! Maybe I was just lucky and then again, maybe the fumes are not as harmful as they are now made out to be!
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