Gates Of Eden

January, 1993

Gates of EdenIPulled into the self-serve island of Herve's on Highland, up where it meets the freeway. I got out my two five-gallon provers. I put the regular nozzle into the red prover and squeezed. When the pump read five gallons, the bottom of the meniscus rested on 4.59. Herve was coming out to watch, wiping his hands on an oily rag.I started gassing up the green one, this time unleaded."Looks bad, Herve." The pump was humming away, a happy little bandit."I had those pumps fix...