I used to go with my dad in the car when he went to the gas station. He would always say "fill her up Ethyl." I used to think all gas station attendants were named Ethel. One day I asked my dad how come the gas station attendants (who were all men back then) had the same woman's name. He set me straight.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- I used to think that fire trucks and ambulances drove all the way back to the station backwards.— Tim
- I used to believe that the Fire Station was where all fires occurred.Anon
- When ever we went to the gas station, it was to replace the blinker fluid.Anon
- I used to wonder how they managed to fit the orchestra into the radio station.
— sally - My sister used to think that there was an oil well under every gas station that led directly to the gas pump.Anon
- i used to believe that powers station cooling towers were where the clouds came fromAnon