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This 1938 photo by Dorothea Lange seems quite relevant today.

Kid Berwyn
(24,665 posts)chouchou
(3,186 posts)Was a quarter but (as we know) Air is getting up with fuel....Yeah.
Geez..I remember when Gas Stations had this machine..called an Air Compressor for the patrons!
LeftInTX
(34,536 posts)Those things get vandalized alot. They're probably charging a maintenance fee.
Totally Tunsie
(11,887 posts)Try to find one at a gas station, though.
malaise
(296,796 posts)Rec
nwliberalkiwi
(427 posts)Just ask for free air, and they have to give it to you. This s a liability issue, so this is why the law is in effect.
CrispyQ
(41,009 posts)I love that it does both! Parking is a bit tight where they put it, though.
Wednesdays
(22,791 posts)In fact, it's not air but nitrogen. There is debate whether nitrogen is better for tires, but I prefer it because it stays in the tire longer than plain air, and the pressure is more stable with temperature changes.
eppur_se_muova
(42,077 posts)than anything TR ever saw. And it's his former party that enabled them to grow so monstrously powerful.
