Fill it with Ethel!

[Chris142]

I am currently at the highest priced station in SoCal. Enjoy!

 

[dishdude]

Are you in Death Valley?

 

[slacktide_bitog]

only 20c difference between regular and premium?

 

[JeffKeryk]

Moneybags...
When I was a pump jockey at the Mobil Station in High School, I used to ask the drivers, "Pump Ethel?"

 

[blufeb95]

You there, fill it up with petroleum distillate and re-vulcanize my tires, post haste.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Ethel? Does she sell "Mobile 1" oil?

Brings to mind a certain old Ray Stevens song...

 

[ekrampitzjr]

The fuel and the corporation were Ethyl, by the way, from "tetraethyl lead".

 

[zrxkawboy]

What was the line from Duel? "If Ethyl don't mind"?

 

[PF52]

Are you in Death Valley?

I'm picturing him at some place like Amboy on Rt. 66 in the desert....

 

[Chris142]

Are you in Death Valley?

Fenner,Ca. 100 m east of Barstow and 50 west of Needles on 40.

 

[Chris142]

I'm picturing him at some place like Amboy on Rt. 66 in the desert....

Close actually!

 

[Chris142]

only 20c difference between regular and premium?

Normal here

 

[ctechbob]

Looking at Google Earth, if you need gas there....you're paying what they're asking.

 

[GON]

Looking at Google Earth, if you need gas there....you're paying what they're asking.

If memory is correct, the first town in California across the state line is Baker California (could be bad memory). What I did not forget is they have six or so gas stations, all charging big, big bucks per gallon. But in their defense, Terribles in Nevada just before the state line, which claims to be thr world's largest Chevron dealer, was also charging very fat prices.

Seems these stations are designed to ring the register of the people slipping away for Las Vegas. And they do. I head to Barstow to fill up my F350 and save about $40 over the stateline gas stations.

 

[Touring5]

Yikes! At least you can take small comfort in being somewhere they don't gouge you with a 70 cent spread between regular and "ethyl"

 

[Donald]

Moneybags...
When I was a pump jockey at the Mobil Station in High School, I used to ask the drivers, "Pump Ethel?"

We (on east coast) called premium gas "high test" back when.

 

[harbor]

Ha - As a kid, I remember my dad always telling the station attendant to “Fill it up with ethyl and check the radiator.”

 

[Chris142]

If memory is correct, the first town in California across the state line is Baker California (could be bad memory). What I did not forget is they have six or so gas stations, all charging big, big bucks per gallon. But in their defense, Terribles in Nevada just before the state line, which claims to be thr world's largest Chevron dealer, was also charging very fat prices.

Seems these stations are designed to ring the register of the people slipping away for Las Vegas. And they do. I head to Barstow to fill up my F350 and save about $40 over the stateline gas stations.

This station is on 40 and is known to gouge. Read the reviews. https://g.co/kgs/S5h6ty. I took another pic in Barstow but it don't compare lol

 

[Kruse]

What was the line from Duel? "If Ethyl don't mind"?

Gas station attendant: "You want regular or Ethyl?"
Fuel purchaser: "I'll take Ethel if she's working!!"
(A punchline used in the movie: W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, starring Burt Reynolds)

Seriously, Chris, with gas locally at $2.99, when you buy gas in California, where DOES all that extra money go? (You needn't answer. We all know)

 

[PimTac]

As others have said it’s spelled Ethyl.


This is Ethel.