Texaco Gas Stations, 1970s
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| (wind whistling) | 0:01 | |
| (police radio chattering) | 0:03 | |
| (door closing) | 0:10 | |
| (dog barking) | 0:11 | |
| (door raising) | 0:13 | |
| - | Oh, hello Bill. | 0:15 |
| I saw someone in here | 0:17 | |
| and I know you're usually closed at this hour. | 0:19 | |
| - | I told Mrs. Reynolds I'd have her car ready | 0:21 |
| first thing in the a.m. | 0:22 | |
| - | Can't you finish it tomorrow? | 0:24 |
| - | Not if I wanna stay in business. | 0:25 |
| You know, when I started this business, | 0:27 | |
| I promised myself I was gonna do it right. | 0:28 | |
| - | This is your business! | 0:31 |
| I always thought it was Texaco's. | 0:32 | |
| - | No, no, Texaco's my supplier. | 0:33 |
| And they help me in a lotta ways, | 0:36 | |
| but this is my business. | 0:37 | |
| Almost all Texaco retailers are independent businessmen, | 0:39 | |
| just like me. | 0:42 | |
| I set my own prices, set my own hours, | 0:44 | |
| hire my own help, so I run my own business. | 0:46 | |
| - | Gee, I never realized that, Bill. | 0:49 |
| Say, you know, if you don't mind working tomorrow night, | 0:52 | |
| maybe I'll bring in my wife's car. | 0:54 | |
| Narrator | Texaco, over 30,000 independent businessmen | 0:55 |
| working to keep your trust. | 0:58 |
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