Coeur d'Alene faced another loss this month. Its only full-service gas station closed.
Many people with a wide assortment of impairments cannot perform those seemingly simple duties offered by a full-service gas station attendant.
Each withdrawal of such a service takes a new toll on people who are already challenged by daily living.
I wonder if there is a gas station in town that could offer full service on one day (or more) each week by hiring an intern or a church teen. Or maybe a car wash that could offer a full-service gas pump.
Strangely, a driver can remain in his car to gather dry cleaning, truck through a car wash, pick up bread and a cup of soup, bank, pick up prescriptions and attend church sermons, but must get out of his car to perform basic car requirements. Strange indeed!
If you've not yet walked in these shoes, congratulations! When it happens to you, may there be more options than there are now.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Coeur d'Alene Loses Service
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That is a shame, I know in some states an attendant will still assist those that cannot pump their own gas, but getting someone to actually come out to the pump is another story. I actually prefer Oregon's policy, they do not allow anyone to pump their own gas.
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