Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

Blackboard Wisdom at the Gas Station

A gas station has become quite a landmark in Gauteng with its daily #PetrolPumpWisdom –uplifting quotes written on a chalkboard.
Some motorists say they deliberately travel this route just to read the quote which brightens their day. Here’s a select

The lady behind this wonderful initiative at Hutton Hyde Park is Alison Billett.She told SAPeople: “We inherited the board from the previous owner, Dick Hutton,
when we bought the filling station from him almost 20 years ago.“We continued the tradition and it has become a landmark – more so now that it’s on social media!

“Not a day goes by when I don’t get a call or a visit from someone to tell me how much they appreciate the message –
it seems that every day there’s something that just speaks to what is going on in someone’s life and that inspires or motivates them.

“Having people come and tell me their stories and how the quote helped them in some small way is what motivates me to keep writing!
“We use a variety of quotations – some are topical, some are funny, some are inspirational,some even reflect what is going on in my life that day!

“Different things appeal to different people…“The boards were spotted by a motivational speaker from the UK, Geoff Ramm,
when he was driving by one day and he was so taken by them he included a piece about them in his book!

Cheers and Beers
Graham
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Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

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“The boards have appeared many times in newspapers and magazines and been spoken about on radio stations all over the world. 9GAG has re-tweeted them a few times too!”
Bob 95 FM in the USA recently posted Alison’s “Rest in Peace”quote which has now been shared over a quarter of a million times around the world!

Cheers and Beers
Graham
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firtree Loc: Florida, USA

Those are awesome! Thanks for posting

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Thanks for sharing!

ronz Loc: Florida

We had similar signs along the roadside all around the U.S. years ago put up by Burma Shave (a shaving creme company). They were much smaller but I really enjoyed them in my travels. One such sign was, "Around the curve, lickity split, it's a beautiful car, wasn't it", another was "Train wrecks few, reason clear, fireman never hugged Engineer". There were hundreds more but I can't recall them. I'm sure other readers will remember many more..

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

That was so nice of you to share this. It was a joy reading them.

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Thanks Graham. These are wonderful, opens up your mind as well as your heart. It also shows these are good no matter what part of the world you live!. Thanks keep it up.

Tom

firtree Loc: Florida, USA

I got one. "Don't lose your head, To gain a minute, You need your head, Your brains are in it" - Burma Shave

kvanhook Loc: Oriental, NC

Burmashave made the farmer's daughter plant her tulips where she ought'r.

jaydoc

Burmashave quotes were cute- these are far more inspirational. Thanks

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

The home building of Burma Shave in Minneapolis has been demolished. Burma Shave was the first to make a brushless shaving cream. Here is a small selection of their jingles.

Burma Shave Signs

DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR.
Burma Shave

TRAINS DON'T WANDER
ALL OVER THE MAP
'CAUSE NOBODY SITS
IN THE ENGINEER'S LAP
Burma Shave

SHE KISSED THE HAIRBRUSH
BY MISTAKE
SHE THOUGHT IT WAS
HER HUSBAND JAKE
Burma Shave

DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD
TO GAIN A MINUTE
YOU NEED YOUR HEAD
YOUR BRAINS ARE IN IT
Burma Shave

DROVE TOO LONG
DRIVER SNOOZING
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
IS NOT AMUSING
Burma Shave

BROTHER SPEEDER
LET'S REHEARSE
ALL TOGETHER
GOOD MORNING, NURSE
Burma Shave

CAUTIOUS RIDER
TO HER RECKLESS DEAR
LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
AND A LITTLE MORE STEER
Burma Shave

SPEED WAS HIGH
WEATHER WAS NOT
TIRES WERE THIN
X MARKS THE SPOT
Burma Shave



AROUND THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?
Burma Shave

NO MATTER THE PRICE
NO MATTER HOW NEW
THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE
IN THE CAR IS YOU
Burma Shave

A GUY WHO DRIVES
A CAR WIDE OPEN
IS NOT THINKIN'
HE'S JUST HOPIN'
Burma Shave

AT INTERSECTIONS
LOOK EACH WAY
A HARP SOUNDS NICE
BUT IT'S HARD TO PLAY
Burma Shave

BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL
EYES ON THE ROAD
THAT'S THE SKILLFUL
DRIVER'S CODE
Burma Shave

THE ONE WHO DRIVES
WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING
DEPENDS ON YOU
TO DO HIS THINKING
Burma Shave

CAR IN DITCH
DRIVER IN TREE
THE MOON WAS FULL
AND SO WAS HE.
Burma Shave

PASSING SCHOOL ZONE
TAKE IT SLOW
LET OUR LITTLE
SHAVERS GROW
Burma Shave

AROUND THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?
Burma Shave

Her Chariot Raced 80 Per
They Hauled Away
What Had Been Hur!
Burma Shave

rocket111

Very Good, Thanks for posting.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Here is another.

akretiree Loc: Anchorage

Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI

Very nice and thanks for posting. I also liked the Burma Shave quotes. I'm old enough to remember them and how we looked for them when we were on road trips when I was young.