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oilpan4 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,043 Points:306,640 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2012 5:29:55 PM Ignore oilpan4 Report Abuse Just like the title says: How often do you see a "free water dispenser" at gas stations or truck stops, its usually next to the tire filler. I for one don't see "free water" very often.

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Just like the title says: How often do you see a "free water dispenser" at gas stations or truck stops, its usually next to the tire filler.

I for one don't see "free water" very often.

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hyeglenn Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,070 Points:598,930 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2013 10:10:46 AM Ignore hyeglenn Report Abuse not very often.
GLM4205 Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,052 Points:799,320 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 6:39:38 AM Ignore GLM4205 Report Abuse I have not looked for one in a long time.
WEPSMAN Champion Author South Dakota Posts:10,513 Points:2,023,925 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 2:00:28 PM Ignore WEPSMAN Report Abuse I cannot say that I have seen one. I did see a DEF (diesel exhaust fluid for non diesel people) pump at a truck stop though. Kind of like that idea instead of dumping it in by gallon jugs.
sagnat Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,154 Points:307,510 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 1:47:23 PM Ignore sagnat Report Abuse All of the stations close by me have an air & water station.
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,703 Points:1,327,400 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 8:44:31 AM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse Like previously noted - not often seen anymore, but usually found near location for checking/inflating tires.
dontuknowOH Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,098 Points:36,565 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 1:17:52 AM Ignore dontuknowOH Report Abuse Check the restrooms, no free containers, how about the garden-hose-faucet connector valve.
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,715 Points:1,580,475 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 12:45:48 AM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse I have not looked for one in a long time.
blckwolf Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:285 Points:73,170 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 8:38:00 PM Ignore blckwolf Report Abuse Not often. This is a service that should be free, or at most, 25¢ for a gallon or so.
Z12 Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,652 Points:757,735 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 6:55:30 PM Ignore Z12 Report Abuse A few times
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,783 Points:2,894,635 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 5:07:10 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse I have seen quite a few of them.
giwan Veteran Author Michigan Posts:481 Points:87,475 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 12:16:28 AM Ignore giwan Report Abuse Why would you need water?
kxy4fw Champion Author Denver Posts:1,226 Points:275,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 3, 2012 8:55:52 AM Ignore kxy4fw Report Abuse Never look
2amy Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,714 Points:604,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 10:40:50 PM Ignore 2amy Report Abuse Some truck stops have them but on every third or fourth bay as I have seen.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 9:40:14 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse This category is Fuel Economy, and is for "Talk about automobiles & fuel economy". I'm not sure what this topic, about how often you see a "water dispenser" has to do with fuel economy.
Rosonk Rookie Author Winnipeg Posts:53 Points:16,600 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 9:31:42 PM Ignore Rosonk Report Abuse never
boops54 Rookie Author Illinois Posts:51 Points:33,970 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 7:38:22 PM Ignore boops54 Report Abuse Never seen free water.
Bud76 Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:4,076 Points:761,565 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2012 10:06:44 PM Ignore Bud76 Report Abuse never
kxy4fw Champion Author Denver Posts:1,226 Points:275,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2012 6:26:54 AM Ignore kxy4fw Report Abuse Never
cmmattia Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,975 Points:390,610 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 21, 2012 9:51:01 PM Ignore cmmattia Report Abuse not as much as it once was...
Z12 Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,652 Points:757,735 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 21, 2012 8:07:37 PM Ignore Z12 Report Abuse Not very often
TheRavenHeart Veteran Author Chattanooga Posts:359 Points:41,945 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 21, 2012 10:47:43 AM Ignore TheRavenHeart Report Abuse Haven't seen one of those since the mid-eighties.
Houckster Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,340 Points:693,335 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Jun 21, 2012 8:08:15 AM Ignore Houckster Report Abuse A water dispenser is just one more thing to maintain for a store owner and at the same time it discourages drink sales. It's a lose-lose situation. If I'm on along trip I'll take canteen or a thermos with me.
CritterSitter Sophomore Author Georgia Posts:143 Points:53,265 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 20, 2012 1:01:54 PM Ignore CritterSitter Report Abuse Just like the air for our tires, water is SOMETIME now being CHARGED FOR!! They (water dispensers)are like Pay Phones, rapidly becoming EXSTINCT!!!!
cpcaviness Rookie Author Phoenix Posts:76 Points:37,855 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 9:02:01 PM Ignore cpcaviness Report Abuse Never
carinthuist Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,238 Points:328,285 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 3:55:32 PM Ignore carinthuist Report Abuse Not at all.
somertime66 Rookie Author Tampa Posts:9 Points:825 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 1:17:17 PM Ignore somertime66 Report Abuse humm or air
wlotocky All-Star Author Florida Posts:805 Points:204,160 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 8:59:58 AM Ignore wlotocky Report Abuse always
kxy4fw Champion Author Denver Posts:1,226 Points:275,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 8:46:30 AM Ignore kxy4fw Report Abuse never
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,703 Points:1,327,400 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 4:04:45 PM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse Most stations that I stop at have a hose bib (read faucet) near the gas pumps, but there's no hose (bring your own?)
russells350 Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,876 Points:604,345 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 7:28:25 AM Ignore russells350 Report Abuse always
Z12 Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,652 Points:757,735 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 9:58:58 PM Ignore Z12 Report Abuse Never seen it
Jkent1953 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:1,986 Points:439,960 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 11:14:13 AM Ignore Jkent1953 Report Abuse Rarely.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,783 Points:2,894,635 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 8:59:38 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse Pretty soon they will be charging us for it in restaurants. I noticed that the majority of people in restaurants now are ordering water since soft drinks, coffee and tea have gone up as much as your meal. Even though coffee has increased in the can, you can still make a boat load for mere pennies. These people clean up on drinks and desserts.
diamondsPA Veteran Author Pittsburgh Posts:351 Points:93,470 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 6:26:25 AM Ignore diamondsPA Report Abuse never
beetle9711 Veteran Author Pittsburgh Posts:321 Points:88,100 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 6:23:59 AM Ignore beetle9711 Report Abuse truck stops
th78 Sophomore Author Arkansas Posts:159 Points:26,630 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 5:05:40 PM Ignore th78 Report Abuse never
Cummins2500 Champion Author Iowa Posts:3,128 Points:752,375 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 3:11:48 PM Ignore Cummins2500 Report Abuse Only see them at a truck stops.
the1roadhog Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,908 Points:2,054,930 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 8:14:45 AM Ignore the1roadhog Report Abuse Like...never?
OilerFan Champion Author Tulsa Posts:14,040 Points:2,446,600 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 7:57:37 AM Ignore OilerFan Report Abuse At big truck stops that have been around for a decade or more, but not most of the new stations. [Edited by: OilerFan at 6/13/2012 7:58:08 AM EST]
Mattchooness Sophomore Author Dallas Posts:135 Points:18,700 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 5:23:46 AM Ignore Mattchooness Report Abuse Not very often.
oilpan4 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,043 Points:306,640 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 3:56:15 AM Ignore oilpan4 Report Abuse I have found plenty of water to feed my thirsty water injection system on my diesel. So far about 1 out of 3 places I pull into that looks like it might have water does have water, all I have to do to find it is drive around the station to find it.
sluggopyle Champion Author North Carolina Posts:23,608 Points:1,075,890 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 1:37:48 AM Ignore sluggopyle Report Abuse We usually call that a "faucet" rather than a "water dispenser", but whatever. Titanic's point is well taken; the mass population of cars no longer needs water often enough to justify a faucet being installed if not already there. I figure I'm doing good if it's got clean window water. [The topic reminds me of a commercial (for Viagra of all irrelevancies) where a guy drives a Camaro across the desert and notices he's overheating, so his solution is to stop in to a gas station and buy a small bottle of spring water to pour in his radiator. This of course gets him all the way home to downtown L.A., the moral being apparently that Viagra is for those disconnected from reality.] Good luck on your project, Oiler :-) [Edited by: sluggopyle at 6/13/2012 1:42:34 AM EST]
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,715 Points:1,580,475 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 12:22:49 AM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse Its been a long time, but again I have not looked for one in a long time.
minet Sophomore Author British Columbia Posts:150 Points:74,425 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 9:21:14 PM Ignore minet Report Abuse never, because they want us to buy drinks from them.
Seamus4513 Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,578 Points:385,605 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 9:50:29 AM Ignore Seamus4513 Report Abuse Never
kxy4fw Champion Author Denver Posts:1,226 Points:275,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 9:39:43 AM Ignore kxy4fw Report Abuse haven't looked
RalphHightower Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,299 Points:688,505 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 5:53:32 AM Ignore RalphHightower Report Abuse I haven't seen any. They want to sell the bottle water.
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,026 Points:1,854,745 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 12:51:38 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse none maybe in the bathrooms
vikings80 All-Star Author South Dakota Posts:781 Points:110,065 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2012 10:49:47 PM Ignore vikings80 Report Abuse dont
trytogetby All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:864 Points:214,000 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2012 11:35:01 PM Ignore trytogetby Report Abuse I haven't seen one for years.