Friday, January 20, 2012

Even air pumps are getting fancier, more expensive in the East Village

At the Gulf Station on Second Avenue at First Street...

Before! A beat-up machine that only took quarters...


Now!

The fancy digital one that costs $1.50...

[Photo yesterday by Bobby Williams]

P.S.

Have you tried the bagels at Gulf? They don't look or taste as good as advertised...

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7 comments:

  1. SpikeJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    a bit rubbery?

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  2. timJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Fucking yuppie artisanal air.

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  3. EV GrieveJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    @Spike

    Plus the salt they use on them in the winter is so rocky!

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  4. EV GrieveJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    @Tim

    It's the additional argon that makes it artisanal.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    Grieve, is it locally sourced, organic, fair trade argon? Because I don't buy noble gasses any other way.

    Also, can you heat the air with a hot poker?

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  6. EV GrieveJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    @anon

    Good question. I just called the Gulf station. The guy who answered the phone said that they follow Judeo-Christian scriptures in practicing good stewardship of the Earth.

    So he said that the air is cruelty free and locally sourced from the Earth's troposphere — that includes the trace gases.

    As for the hot poker. Well, given the proximity to the gas pumps, Gulf executives won't allow the use of hot pokers. So they designed and installed a special subfloor that can be filled with water heated by solar collectors or a backup fossil fuel system for use on cloudy days. This addition is the reason for the 50 cent increase.

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  7. Laura Goggin PhotographyJanuary 20, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    Haha, that last photo is priceless.

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