I’m kind of in love with the new Shell Station on Eastern Avenue in Gloucester.
My mornings are just like the movie Ground Hog’s Day…..each and every day.
Hit the alarm, stumble through the house, open the laptop, turn on the coffee pot, let the dogs out into the back yard, fill their bowls, read overnight emails, grab the lunch boxes… and the lunches, icepacks, water bottles, and cloth napkins, fill the lunch boxes, let the dogs in, pack the backpacks, wake up the boys (if they’re not awake already), grab them some breakfast, and head off to get myself ready. Once I’m ready, there are only about 90 things left to do to successfully get out of the house by about 7:20. Any kind of news or grown-up information is not one of them.
So, the new Shell Station allows me to multitask. The new pumps with built in TVs actually allow me to fill my gas tank AND catch up on some current events. Shot. Score! Even if it does cost a little extra. The other day I found myself standing, pump in hand, for an extra few minutes, happily watching a news clip, before I snapped out of my daze and remembered that I was actually on my way to work….and chronically late at that.
Good Morning Gloucester 