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Re: Simpson bay gas station
[Re: jollymonsrv]
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04/08/2017 07:23 AM
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Pretty sure that one has been gone for some time now.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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04/08/2017 08:11 AM
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Are you talking Sol/Shell or the Texaco that was near the airport? Pretty sure the Texaco station was closed/torn down some time ago as I do not recall seeing it last month. Supposedly the airport was buying up a bunch of that road frontage for future expansion.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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I confess I don't know which station it was, but there was a story in the DH yesterday I think, saying a station in Simpson Bay was being renovated.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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Likely the Sol/Shell as I think the Texaco that was near one of the car rental places has been gone for a year or so. I may be 100% wrong but pretty sure Texaco has been gone for a year or so.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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04/08/2017 08:38 AM
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Thanks Lesley. Is the Texaco near the airport still there or not?
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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04/11/2017 06:56 AM
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Kennys said: The Sol Station next to the Grand Marche Supermarket belongs to the Wathey Family and they will be building a big Marina from there to next to Paradise Car Rental. Interesting. I wonder whether the megayachts with tall masts will get in there.. Kinda close to the runway.. The (old) Gourmet Marche is turning into a Casino also. That area has been ripe for re-development for a while.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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Thanks. I would think the Simpson Bay area would be ripe for a new gas station then.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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I would think an enterprising person or entity would find a way to have a gas station in Simpson Bay.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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04/22/2017 06:33 PM
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madg1108 said: I'm glad, we got ripped off in March at that station. Any station could do the same IF you do not know the exchange rate and how the gas is dispensed. Anyone that frequents the island should have a BASIC understanding of the gas situation. No gas in Simpson Bay is going to put a real hurt on many tourists, locals and car rental agencies. This is not something I would be "glad" about.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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Lesley,
Don't remember if I mentioned this or not but we had no problems at all finding the SOL Station across from the Harley dealership. Thanx!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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04/23/2017 06:29 AM
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Bob_Dot said: On Dutch side $20 should find the amount registered on the pump to be 35.7 regardless of how many liters are showing. The guilder has been pegged to the dollar at a fixed rate for many years. I understand that and always figure accordingly. When someone alleges they were "ripped off" it implies a lack of knowledge and understanding on their part also. I am not at all saying what happened (whatever it was) was right. But to be "glad" a station is not going to be in in that heavily used and traveled area close to the airport is perhaps a little strong. It is going to have a negative impact on many people. One needs to know the exchange rate, the price per gallon/litre and figure accordingly to avoid problems.
J.D.
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Re: Simpson bay gas station
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04/23/2017 08:46 AM
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Sorry, but if staying in Simpson Bay and you are needing gas or returning a rental near the airport, I don't get driving towards Orient to get the gas.
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