http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32974892
In my travels around the countryside over many years, I have observed the gradual disappearance of the life blood of Motorists....
Roadside Petrol Stations!..... ...!
Nowadays the stations are only available in towns and cities and motorway service stations!
For anyone travelling on roads other than Motorways can find themselves running out of fuel and being abandoned on the roadside, with no knowledge of just how far away the nearest petrol station is...or even it there is one!
Many of my regular weekend, countryside trips, reveal a lack of petrol stations for many, many miles, with the remains of many of them lying abandoned and derelict.
With someone with a small fuel tank (like my motorbikes) it is essential to top up with fuel at every opportunity, or risk the results of running out!
..its a constant worry!
At one time, countryside petrol stations could be found at around 12 mile intervals...not any more!
Once on the open road, fuel stations are now a thing of the past, for various reasons....and I miss their comforting appearance during my journeys!
Paul.... ...!