This was so informative I started reading it to my hubby. He was surprised it was so far from Detroit. Really interesting look to the building as I remember growing up with gas stations on every corner of most intersections. Well done!
Consider all the necessary, yes, wonderful sources of refreshment and supply we take for granted. When you travel in remote parts of Asia, desperately seeking a toilet and expecting to find one at a gas station—good luck—not to be found. I found conditions just like those of 1910 America. (People had to go to the outskirts of the city to buy gas from a man with a five gallon can) When you do find a “hole in the floor” toilet, (try to hold your breath) bring your own TP, soap, and wash rag. Add to the list for Thanksgiving—the modern American service station, especially the Interstate truck stops!
The application is so powerful! We need the Lord, who cares for, refreshes, and supplies us with His grace every day, constantly. We only neglect our relationship with Him to our own harm.
A very fun read! It's impossible for us in this modern day to imagine all the revolutionary innovations that were happening in the early 20th century. I did NOT realize the attendants had to hand pump the gasoline, the fact that center lines were a new concept, and the fact that "emphasizing customer service as [a] core business value" are instructional. Customer service in today's business is, for the most part, a completely foreign concept. We now get to talk to bots, circumnavigate endless phone trees, and are given a shrug of the shoulders when there's a question for an employee in a physical store. It's yet another sad commentary on the post-modern culture we live in.
I agree. Customer service barely exists anymore. One day, in the future, someone will "rediscover" great customer service and will revolutionize some company.
Thanks for the lesson. I would not have thought Gulf was the first.
Another great post...
This was so informative I started reading it to my hubby. He was surprised it was so far from Detroit. Really interesting look to the building as I remember growing up with gas stations on every corner of most intersections. Well done!
A great post, I really like how you blended it all together. We do need to keep the Lord first and foremost in our daily lives! Thank you for sharing!
Consider all the necessary, yes, wonderful sources of refreshment and supply we take for granted. When you travel in remote parts of Asia, desperately seeking a toilet and expecting to find one at a gas station—good luck—not to be found. I found conditions just like those of 1910 America. (People had to go to the outskirts of the city to buy gas from a man with a five gallon can) When you do find a “hole in the floor” toilet, (try to hold your breath) bring your own TP, soap, and wash rag. Add to the list for Thanksgiving—the modern American service station, especially the Interstate truck stops!
The application is so powerful! We need the Lord, who cares for, refreshes, and supplies us with His grace every day, constantly. We only neglect our relationship with Him to our own harm.
I thank God every day for the gift of first world problems.
A very fun read! It's impossible for us in this modern day to imagine all the revolutionary innovations that were happening in the early 20th century. I did NOT realize the attendants had to hand pump the gasoline, the fact that center lines were a new concept, and the fact that "emphasizing customer service as [a] core business value" are instructional. Customer service in today's business is, for the most part, a completely foreign concept. We now get to talk to bots, circumnavigate endless phone trees, and are given a shrug of the shoulders when there's a question for an employee in a physical store. It's yet another sad commentary on the post-modern culture we live in.
I agree. Customer service barely exists anymore. One day, in the future, someone will "rediscover" great customer service and will revolutionize some company.