Re: Cool new tool

<cuhulin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:9647-47DE9D08-569@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Plastic bottles of food stuffs ought to have screw on caps on both 
> ends,
> that would things so much better.
>
> Many years ago, an old ''trick'' at some old gas stations was to 
> prop an
> empty can of motor oil on/near the top of another empty can of motor 
> oil
> (sort of like some people will sit a bottle of ketchup on top of 
> another
> bottle of ketchup and let the top bottle of ketchup do it's thing) 
> and
> eventually, they would get a free can of motor oil to sell to the
> customers.
> cuhulin

Heck, back when oil came in round cans, old stations had an outside 
rack designed for this purpose. From the side profile they had an "A" 
shape. The round cans of motor oil were displayed along the front 
sloped side. There was a lockable roll top desk type cover you pulled 
down when you closed up. To open a new can of oil you used the type of 
spout that pierced the can. After you emptied the can, there was a 
drawer in the side that you pulled out to store the spout and "empty" 
can. Any residue in the can would drip out of the can/spout into the 
storage compartment. And as you say, eventually you would get an 
"free" quart of oil of some type.