See that little sign up by the gas prices? REST ROOM. Not just any rest room, though. It was registered. This meant it was part of a Texaco inspection system that guaranteed a spotless bathroom.

It was said that if there were three people in line for the bathroom at the station, my dad was in the middle, to make sure it was clean.

     
  "Keep Full Service" was just that - the company promised your tank would always have heating oil, and you'd never run out.