Whatever happened to the gas station air outlets where there was a redbox on a thick post with a crank on the side that let you set the airpressure in big numbers, and it rang as the air went in and stoppedringing when the tire was at the indicated pressure? Do they still have these. I couldnt' find one. One or two of my tires needed air. Paid 1.50 last week at a fancy onethat took credit cards and beeped when the pressure one chooses isreached. Nothing came out. Convenience store gave me back my 1.50. 3days later, device has "Out of Order" sign on it. Today no sign but aguy just starting to vacuum his car. Went to another station, nocontrols on the device, just a slot for 4 quarters and one of thosenozzles that tell the pressure on a brass rod that pops out of the valvewhen you stop squeezing the lever. Cloudy day, won't be able to seewhat it says, don't like having to stop over and over to see what thepressure is, go to next station. Same device. 3 more stations, allhave the same device. Back to the first station, no one ahead of me Put in 1.50, set the dialto 40. Do a little bit and the dial keeps going back to 32, thedefault (doesn't beep when it does that). Set it to 40, still don'thear air going into the tire, don't see tire firming up. Finally go home and do it with a Black & Decker pump, that I got used.Took 10 or 15 minutes but at least it worked.

They've been gone for 40 years or so. The nice thing stations did for customers is now a money stream. I have a little compressor if needed.

On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:01:14 -0800 (PST), trader_4 snipped-for-privacy@That is even higher than my guess.

What happened to the gas station air suppplies that a I liked.

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taxpayer 7 years ago

Republicans tend to vote for less taxation so they can keep more of what they earn.

Democrats vote for more taxation so they can get more welfare benefits. Democrats are basically leeches.

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gfretwell 7 years ago

That is pretty much what we have. The first $100,000 or so ($125,000?) is tax free on the sale of your homestead residence and like you say the first $10,000 of your interest is deductible.

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gfretwell 7 years ago

That is even higher than my guess.

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