Summary
GLENDORA - During the 1950s era of "regular or ethyl," when service station attendants would check fluids and tire pressure, pump fuel and clean windshields, full service with a smile was the standard.
More than 56 years later, "Uncle Roy" Thornton Jr. is a transplant from that era. He's on the job seven days a week - including holidays and his birthday - pumping gas, changing oil and fixing flat tires each morning at 4 a.m. It's incredibly rare that he takes a vacation.See the full content of this document
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Personality at the Pump
He's 79.
"All of the young girls think I'm 39," joked Thornton.And he's still sharp. He can remember the chaos during the 1979 oil crisis, the '50...See the full content of this document
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