After filling my tank, I pulled around to the station's air hose. For years I've put air in my tires there for free. This time I was confronted with a new air hose attached to a box that requires 50 cents in order to function. I don't know who gets those two quarters. It would not surprise me, however, if the company that just made the biggest quarterly profit in the history of the United States is now charging me 50 cents for three minutes of air.
Some people have a firm grasp of the concept of money.
The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company.