The Ford Barn

RHD · 10-29-2025, 02:08 AM

My father and myself were driving our 1930 Model 'A Fordor Sedan in the countryside a long way from any real civilization. This was about 1968. We were running low on fuel and to our amazement there was a lonely fuel station in the middle of nowhere.
We pulled in to a pump and there was not a soul to be seen. The lights were on and the doors open. A large sign on the door said' help yourself. Pay and take your change'. There on a table by the door was a large tray full of notes and change. We duly filled the tank, paid and took some change. We watched as the two cars behind us did the same.
You wouldn’t see that these days.

10-29-2025, 02:08 AM	#1
RHD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 680	Honesty to the extreme. My father and myself were driving our 1930 Model 'A Fordor Sedan in the countryside a long way from any real civilization. This was about 1968. We were running low on fuel and to our amazement there was a lonely fuel station in the middle of nowhere. We pulled in to a pump and there was not a soul to be seen. The lights were on and the doors open. A large sign on the door said' help yourself. Pay and take your change'. There on a table by the door was a large tray full of notes and change. We duly filled the tank, paid and took some change. We watched as the two cars behind us did the same. You wouldn’t see that these days. __________________ R.H.D. Silence is golden unless you have kids, then silence is suspicious.