Thursday, May 8, 2008

Old gas pumps can't handle today's prices


REARDAN, Washington - Men in Chip Colville's family have been pumping gas here since his grandfather opened Colville's Garage on Main Street in 1919. A gallon of gasoline could be had for less than a quarter. Now, Main Street is U.S. Highway 2, and a gallon of gas is edging toward $4. Diesel fuel passed the $4 mark last month. The three gasoline dispensers outside Colville's Inc. Chevron station were built when gasoline was still less than $1 a gallon and the mechanical meters on the pumps stop at $3.999. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Dicks Sporting Goods