Comments on: For rent on the Friday OPEN thread

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:33:50 +0000

In 2010 he was planning on being there for a while…

http://issuu.com/theroanokestar/docs/rss-mar.5-lowres-final

By: gdad

gdad — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:41:15 +0000

“Is the Grandin Texaco the same service station that was a defendant in the church bus accident lawsuit some years ago?”

It would seem to be, Contra, although the current owner is a different person.

http://www.roanoke.com/sports/highschool/12344.html

This was a sad and frightening event. My wife and kids had moved from Virginia Heights to another church shortly before this happened. My daughter would have been in the van. We knew most of the kids, including the girl who was killed and the girl who suffered the brain damage. The good news there is that the injured girl recovered.

By: Contrasuzie

Contrasuzie — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 03:24:21 +0000

Is the Grandin Texaco the same service station that was a defendant in the church bus accident lawsuit some years ago? If so, does anyone know the outcome of that lawsuit?

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:14:04 +0000

Agreed, Gdad. The Rocovich building by Tanglewood had a bunch of “Defeat Obama” signs out front during the election…I laugh at them now every time I drive by that building, which is a lot. Businesses that feel the need to advertise their political leanings deserve what they get. If you’re ok with turning off half your population, great.

By: gdad

gdad — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:34:51 +0000

Oops, Dan, sorry for using the number on my last post. It will take me a while to break that habit. I did want to add that I wasn’t kidding about the anti-Obama sign on the station. The owner had at least one. Not a Romney campaign sign, an anti-Obama sign. Seems pretty dumb for a businessman.

By: gdad

gdad — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:31:36 +0000

#79 Dan, I was by there about 11 a.m. and they were working on or had been working on cars. I also wish pammala would tell us what she’s talking about, but as you know she typically throws stuff out there — some of it unintelligible and some of it untrue right-wing talking points — and then disappears.

The folks who were there were busy so I didn’t bother them (plus it’s a little difficult to explain that you’re following up on a rumor from an anonymous blog person who frequently exaggerates). We know the station owner doesn’t have 50 employees, but given the price of gas there, I can imagine he might not sell a lot of that. Maybe his tanks aren’t up to code?

Anyway, I used to go to the Texaco for repairs back when Dallas owned it, but after he retired (I think that Pee Wee took over but my memory is fuzzy) I found somebody else who we really like a lot.

By: Dan Casey

Dan Casey — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:49:31 +0000

Gdad,

Zach and I stopped by there today around 4. It was closed. But there were cars in the bays, and on the lot. I wish pammala would tell us what she believes she knows.

By: gdad

gdad — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:15:23 +0000

As predicted, pammalala has nothing more about the alleged collapse of a gas/service station due to Obama.

Perhaps the station owner on Grandin has been losing business because of the anti-Obama sign(s) he had up. And I sure as heck know I’m not going there to pay 30 cents per gallon more than I can get it elsewhere (even less when I buy at Kroger with my card).

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:38:08 +0000

Yet another example of civility from pammala. This is going to be a real uphill climb, and no I will not unilaterally disarm.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:31:44 +0000

The oil companies have been forcing independent dealers out of business for years by pricing them out of the market while underselling them at company owned or franchised convenience store type outlets which enjoy the advantages of bulk pricing. The ones who have hu ng on have done so because of the service component of their businesses and are better off in most cases for giving up the attempt at gasoline sales.