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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. August 21, 1984 Got them gas jockey Cars line up for cheap gasoline by Cathy Robb Holy moley, was it busy. There were cars lined up in both directions along the highway, their owners waiting in an impatient sweltering 'heat for up to 20 minutes. The little guy in the blue Chevette had been waiting to take advan- tage of Larry Taylor's grow up? summer long. imagination! Got adream What do you want to be when you The Great Summer Switcheroo will feature two working stiffs ---- (the Star's Cathy and John), ---- who will try a different job each week all (And then at the end of the summer, we'll be drawing a name out of a hat and sending one lucky person to the job of his or her choice" Jor a day. IF it can be arranged. We can't guarantee anything. Send your name, phone number and job of your dreams to- The Port Perry Star, 235 Queen St., P.O. Box 90, Port Perry, Ontario. LOB INO. And don't forget to enclose your Gulf station gas prices for at least that long and it looked like it was finally his turn. I motioned for him to pull up and just as he was about to make his move, a blonde chick in a Monte Carlo swerved into the pumps out of nowhere. '""Ten dollars, no lead", she said. I looked helplessly at "YY VV VV PPPPIN TV OOoe9@de DOLDOLOO0 008 oo MAA A A 4 4 44 00 4 2 4 DHHOHOODOLL.H.0.0.0.0.0.0.0 00 5 00 ooo TVVVIVVIVVIVIIIVIVI vv vO the guy in the blue Chevette, who was gesturing angrily and using foul words at the butt-in blonde. I looked at the line of cars and went over to ge the man's feel- wy not wanting to cause a scene with the woman in the Monte Carlo. '""She only wants ten bucks", I said sooth- ingly. "I'll get her out of here as soon as I can". The guy grumbled but said okay. So I went back to the Monte Carlo and discovered it was parked the wrong way, with the gas cap on the far side of the pumps. '"Ma'am," I began, "you're going to have to move your car around because I can't reach your gas tank'. She looked at me with anger in her eyes, her lips closing in a thin, hard line. And she didn't say a word. Just backed that Monte Carlo up faster than reverse was ever meant for, and squealed out of the station without a back- ward glance. 'Women drivers, 1 caught myself thinking. Sheesh But I must say, that was the only damper on an otherwise swell day working at Taylor's Gulf Saturday morning, even though it was the busiest day of the whole summer. At least that's what the guys at the station were saying. Cars were lined up seven or eight per pump, drooling in anticipation of 39.3 cents per litre, instead of the 47 cents nearly every- one else in town was charging (I think Paul Flieler's Petro-Can was also low). Despite the frantic pace of things, I think I did okay, considering I don't know too much of anything about the automobile. Except how to drive one. Thus I was a little nervous about doing a job that is traditionally male terri- tory. Although more and more women are finding jobs at gas stations, it's still a predominantly macho territory, with lots of grease and oil, hard work and dirt under the fingernails. Not to mention broken fingernails, of which I acquired several. But you know, it's true what they say about (Turn to page 9) Ron Sorenson is a mechanic at Taylor's who doesn't usually pump gas but things were so busy Saturday morning that he was MAKE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS! * Framed * Custom Cut v he gf [(\) SCUGOG GLASS & MIRROR Lakeview Plaza - Port Perry 985-2844 (Hwy. 7A & Water St.) SEE Cee ere. OO OO TS - i --------- - - a a a TT a Ta a aT TTY. - - - ---- called in to help the troops. Ron says it was the busiest day of the summer, due to the drop in the station's gas price. QV ORM, %, Headquarters for 'Freeman Formalwear Gregenys_Uen's Wear Lid. PORT PERRY PLAZA 9858160 mmm STORE HOURS Mal Mon Tues & Thurs 10106 Fri 10.9. Sat 10.5 | I a edd a nd lb SSE ma Fa LS lle ~ i uiva if Star reporter Cathy Robb ditched her typewriter and donned some greasy jeans, oil rag and a specially made T-shirt when she worked a shift at Taylor's Gulf station Saturday morning. Above, she checks the oil for her editor, one of her more obnoxious customers. See story for details. Gas jockey Scott Branton had his hands full Saturday morning, trying fo contend with the long line-up of customers and a rookie employee at the same time. He was a good sport, however, and show- ed the newcomer the ropes with a smile on his face.