Texaco Gas Stations, 1970s
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| (rain pattering) | 0:02 | |
| Dispatcher | Car 81, car 81 (indistinct) | 0:04 |
| traffic, traffic by-section between 8th and 9th streets. | 0:08 | |
| (wind whistling) | 0:11 | |
| (car door bangs) | 0:15 | |
| (dog barks) | 0:15 | |
| (door crackling) | 0:17 | |
| - | Oh, hello, Bill. | 0:19 |
| I saw someone in here and I know you're usually closed | 0:22 | |
| at this hour. | 0:24 | |
| - | And I told Mrs. Reynolds I'd have her car ready | 0:25 |
| first thing in the am. | 0:27 | |
| - | Can't you finish it tomorrow? | 0:28 |
| - | Not, if I want to stay in business. | 0:29 |
| When I started this business, | 0:32 | |
| I promised myself I was gonna do it right. | 0:33 | |
| Texaco is my supplier, | 0:36 | |
| and they help me in a lot of ways | 0:37 | |
| but this is my business. | 0:39 | |
| Almost all the Texaco retailers | 0:41 | |
| are independent businessmen just like me. | 0:42 | |
| I set my own prices, | 0:45 | |
| I set my own hours, | 0:46 | |
| I am my own help, | 0:47 | |
| so I run my own business. | 0:49 | |
| - | So, if you don't mind working tomorrow night, | 0:52 |
| maybe I'll bring in my wife's car. | 0:54 | |
| Announcer | Texaco, over 30,000 independent businessmen | 0:56 |
| working to keep your trust. | 0:58 |
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