Subj : Tiers
To   : Andrea Santos
From : Jack Yates
Date : Fri Aug 03 2001 01:16 am

 SH>> gas stations, are not cheap. Wear and tear on them can run up a
 SH>> pretty penny, and I'm sure it bothers owners when people use them
 SH>> and leave, without otherwise purchasing anything.

 AS> These pumps have been around forever, for free use.  All of the sudden
 AS> someone's worrying about wear and tear?

While Stewart ios cprrect concerning the price on a suitable copmpressor for a
service station $1700+, he's mistaken on the maintenance part.  Of all the
machnes in my shop, I've probably spent the least on the compressor, on a
hour-by-hour usage scale.

 AS> Nope, it's just another means
 AS> to nickel and dime the public.

As posted earlier, the C-stores that sell gasoline don't have a compressor;
this is the reason some enterprising soul came up with the idea to take a cheap
Crafstman (Sears) diaphragm (slow) compressor and put it in a coin-operated
box.  Find a need and fill it.  The unfortunate thing for some of us is the
maximum air pressure of 45PSI.  I'm thinking of mounting a belt-driven
compressor on the engine of my pickup for in-the-field air at 120PSI.  Heck, my
tires require 60 PSI.

 AS> Not a problem for me.  Just pull into Firestone or Goodyear and have
 AS> the guys do it.   No muss, no fuss.

See?  In Cusseta, I'm the guy that does it.


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