Petrol

 


Taken at one of the local petrol stations in town while I was waiting in line to use a pump. It was a very very full on day yesterday so I couldn't wait to get home after work. For those who commented on the last post about Kiwi Rail, the word "Kiwi" doesnt just refer to the Kiwifruit (as we call it) but it also is kind of a nickname that people in New Zealand aka Aotearoa call ourselves.

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Comments

local alien said…
A nice big covered area. Do you have to pump your own petrol?
19 October 2024 at 07:02
At Home In New Zealand said…
At least your gas station is well covered! I gave up waiting in line the other day when it started to rain and the partial cover was next to useless.
19 October 2024 at 07:43
James said…
Nice street shot! Hopefully they don't tax petrol as much as they do here.
19 October 2024 at 07:54
Tom said…
...we share a common language with different vocabulary.
19 October 2024 at 12:20
roentare said…
Petrol is really getting expensive
19 October 2024 at 13:59
Iris Flavia said…
And the bird. My tattooist N. back then was a Kiwi and gave me one for free as we had such a nice chat (it was their logo). I have it right under the Koala. Crazy world. He was really a nice guy. Likely had to leave Germany despite he was so talented and making money.
20 October 2024 at 00:10
Sharon said…
You've reminded me that I need to do that too. Looks like you had a rainy day.
20 October 2024 at 01:59
Bill said…
At least you have a covering over your petrol station. A lot of petrol stations here don't have them so when it's raining you get wet.
20 October 2024 at 08:21
s.c said…
Those three colored litter bins are very interesting and by the look also in good use.
20 October 2024 at 23:37
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