Old time teaching station

This reminds me of Farlow's Tire and gas station near my home in Sophia, NC (1 stop light). The elderly father does all the delivery of home fuel oil and occasionally manages the conversation at the 2 booths inside. Alton, the son does tire work on everything from Toyotas to skid steers and tractors. His nephew has been around for the last few months doing odd jobs and washing his 4wd pickup about every other day.

I stopped by on Friday and asked if Alton would put some tubes in 2 John Deere lawnmower tires. He said fine, glanced down and saw the Slime oozing out and smiled. He said See you on Monday because the warehouse would not deliver tubes on Saturdays. The young man was there struggling with the tubes (because small tires suck) when I showed up on Monday. He was quite comical when he got the tube in, the valve stem pulled through, and when he hit the air pressure from the 1940s Arco tire machine the Slime flew out and he looked pricelessly surprised. Alton for me the price, I paid him, and the young man proceeded to the washroom.

Hopefully the young man will continue his transition to manhood with continued success.