{"id":653350,"date":"2018-06-01T00:27:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T21:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/2018\/06\/01\/petrol-pump-wisdom-to-ponder\/"},"modified":"2018-06-01T00:27:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T21:27:36","slug":"petrol-pump-wisdom-to-ponder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2018\/06\/01\/petrol-pump-wisdom-to-ponder\/","title":{"rendered":"PETROL PUMP WISDOM TO PONDER……"},"content":{"rendered":"

PETROL PUMP WISDOM TO PONDER….<\/strong>..<\/p>\n

Can you imagine wanting to make sure you drove by a certain gas station every day just to see what the message was on the chalk board?<\/p>\n

It’s True! A gas station has become quite a landmark in Gauteng, South Africa with its daily “# Petrol Pump Wisdom,” which are uplifting quotes written on a chalkboard. Some people say they deliberately travel this route just to read the quote which brightens their day.<\/p>\n

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The lady behind this wonderful initiative at Hutton Hyde Park is Alison Billett. She told SA People: \u201cWe 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 & it has become a landmark \u2013 more so now that it\u2019s on social media!<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot a day goes by when I don\u2019t get a call or a visit from someone to tell me how much they appreciate the message \u2013 it seems that every day there\u2019s something that just speaks to what is going on in someone\u2019s life & that inspires or motivates them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHaving people come & tell me their stories & how the quote helped them in some small way is what motivates me to keep writing! \u201cWe use a variety of quotations \u2013 some are topical, some are funny, some are inspirational, some even reflect what is going on in my life that day!<\/p>\n

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\u201cDifferent things appeal to different people\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe boards were spotted by a motivational speaker from the UK, Geoff Ramm, when he was driving by one day & he was so taken by them he included a piece about them in his book!<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe boards have appeared many times in newspapers & magazines and been spoken about on radio stations all over the world. 9GAG has re-tweeted them a few times too!\u201d Bob 95 FM in the USA recently posted Alison\u2019s \u201cRest in Peace\u201d quote which has now been shared over a quarter of a million times around the world!<\/p>\n

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