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Like others here are saying, a lot of this seems to be commercial rather than residential use so an immediate presumption of profligacy might not be appropriate.

Having said that, I remember years ago being shocked when someone told me that some service stations in Texas actually use airconditioning on their forecourts. Can anyone here confirm whether or not this is just an urban legend?



Texan here, I had to look up "service station" and "forecourt." Been all around the state and never saw A/C at a gas station pump.


Agree. I've never seen this. We pump gas with our cars running... so we can sit in AC until we hear the click. We also love drive thru anything for same reason.


> We pump gas with our cars running

Can an automotive engineer chime in on this? The signs at every gas station and vehicle owner's manual always said this was a big no-no.


You're right, people do it anyway


I am betting somone saw a boxed evap cooler and assumed it was an AC unit when they felt the cool air.




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