Most stations around here charge 25c for the air pump; but it will only run for so long. Then another quarter is needed. Some stations still give air for free. But tires, like most else, have evolved too. They don’t lose air as easily as they used to.
That’s why we carry the 12 volt portable inflator in the car !
Those portable air generators were always part of my highway survival kit, along with a jerry can of fresh water, first aid kit, assorted tools, duct tape, DW40 and ( particularly when I lived in Arizona ) spare belts, as well as, a couple of quarts of oil.
Cannot tell you the number of times that stuff came in handy. Not so much for me, but for other stranded motorists.
I started delivering the Milwaukee Journal when it was 5¢/day, 20¢ for Sunday, 50¢ a week delivered. About a month later it went to 7¢/day, 20¢ Sunday, 60¢/week delivered. Just before I sold the route they bumped up the price again, don’t recall the exact figures. Think it got to 70¢ or 75¢/week.
Superfrog over 8 years ago
How much just to change the air?
StellaMaris over 8 years ago
I guess the 12 volt portable inflater cost something? Would you put it at public disposal without charging a fee?
It sounds very clever that we pay for air, we don’t, we pay for using the pump, which the station paid for and will have to replace when broken.
Jonni over 8 years ago
What’s next? The cost of rain water to fill my radiator?
rshive over 8 years ago
Most stations around here charge 25c for the air pump; but it will only run for so long. Then another quarter is needed. Some stations still give air for free. But tires, like most else, have evolved too. They don’t lose air as easily as they used to.
linsonl over 8 years ago
The place I bought my tires from gives free air refills for the life of the tires.
Dean over 8 years ago
Our parks system has placed several free bicycle hand pumps next to pathways.
Great Wizard Nala over 8 years ago
Any real bicyclist carries a his own pump!!
stamps over 8 years ago
Do any stations still run that nitrogen-in-your-tires scam?
Linguist over 8 years ago
That’s why we carry the 12 volt portable inflator in the car !
Those portable air generators were always part of my highway survival kit, along with a jerry can of fresh water, first aid kit, assorted tools, duct tape, DW40 and ( particularly when I lived in Arizona ) spare belts, as well as, a couple of quarts of oil.
Cannot tell you the number of times that stuff came in handy. Not so much for me, but for other stranded motorists.
jppjr over 8 years ago
“Inflation” inflation?
pshea over 8 years ago
If only Tom Brady had known.
Olddog1 over 8 years ago
Those of us who carry the 12 volt inflator, along with the other stuff, don’t have to drive around on soft tires looking for an air pump.
neverenoughgold over 8 years ago
Our cars don’t have spares, only an inflator and a sealant kit.
Unfortunately, the four tires on the car don’t auto inflate or deflate as need be. Now, that would be a cool feature…
benbrilling over 8 years ago
I stopped buying newspapers when they went up from 10¢.
JP Steve Premium Member over 8 years ago
Well, as they say — “To air is human…”
Nuclear Nemesis over 8 years ago
I started delivering the Milwaukee Journal when it was 5¢/day, 20¢ for Sunday, 50¢ a week delivered. About a month later it went to 7¢/day, 20¢ Sunday, 60¢/week delivered. Just before I sold the route they bumped up the price again, don’t recall the exact figures. Think it got to 70¢ or 75¢/week.