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I very rarely saw him wear anything that wasn't "forestry green", and he never, ever wore any kind of a tie with his uniforms. When they buried him in a conventional suit and tie it looked like he had on somebody else's clothes.
Any filling station attendant in the Era who wore a long tie either tucked it between the buttons of his shirt, Army style, or wore it under a tightly-buttoned jacket, for obvious reasons. Any attendant shown in a film or an ad doing otherwise is a fake.
The Texaco uniform guide specified that if ties were worn, they had to be clip-on bow ties made of black leather -- there was no place for delicate fabrics in a grease room. That said, I never saw anyone who worked for us wear any tie of any kind. Collars were always worn open.
Unfortunately, another one of our Texaco stations, along with the Shell station across the street were torn down to make way for a new on off ramp, they were replaced by a Kum & Go! I never even heard of this company until a year ago, now they are every where.
I wonder what brand of kerosene was used to fuel the Saturn V? Did Neil, Buzz, and Mike have a "tiger in their tank?"
They must've gotten a *lot* of Green Stamps.