This is
a way cool
story.
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?
It's
true --- a
gas
station has
become quite a
landmark in
Gauteng, South
Africa with
its daily
#PetrolPumpWisdom, 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.
Also ....
PLEASE SEE THE
QUOTES AT THE
END!!!
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The
lady behind
this wonderful
initiative at
Hutton Hyde
Park is Alison
Billett.
She
told SAPeople:
“We 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 and
it has become
a landmark –
more so now
that it’s on
social media!
“Not
a day goes by
when I don’t
get a call or
a visit from
someone to
tell me how
much they
appreciate the
message – it
seems that
every day
there’s
something
that just
speaks to what
is going on in
someone’s life
and that
inspires or
motivates
them.
“Having
people come
and tell me
their stories
and how the
quote helped
them in some
small way is
what motivates
me to keep
writing!
“We
use a variety
of quotations
– some are
topical, some
are funny,
some are
inspirational,
some even
reflect what
is going on in
my life that
day!
“Different
things appeal
to different
people…
“The
boards were
spotted by a
motivational
speaker from
the UK, Geoff
Ramm, when he
was driving by
one day and he
was so taken
by them he
included
a
piece about
them in his
book!
“The
boards have
appeared many
times in
newspapers and
magazines and
been spoken
about on radio
stations all
over the
world. 9GAG
has re-tweeted
them a few
times too!”
Bob
95 FM in the
USA recently
posted
Alison’s “Rest
in Peace”
quote which
has now been
shared over a
quarter of a
million times
around the
world!
Those
who would
disrespect our
flag have
never been
handed a
folded one.
"A
veteran is
someone who at
one point in
their life,
wrote a blank
check made
payable to The
United States
of America for
any amount, up
to and
including
their life."
Thank
Them Often!!!
"The
further a
society drifts
from truth,
the more it
will hate
those who
speak
it."
Ignorance
can be fixed,
Stupid is
FOREVER!
"Age is a case
of mind over
matter. If you
don't mind, it
don't matter."
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