Electric Toothbrushes and Modern Gas Pumps

One of my favorite “Family Circus” cartoons shows the children in the bathroom in their grandparents’ house, holding a manual toothbrush.

The caption:  “Look, Mom! A toothbrush you don’t have to plug in!”

The Kaplan household recently had our own version of that experience, when my 17 year-old son (and now very used car owner) needed to put a few $$$ of gas into his almost-empty tank.

Not being nearby to give him my credit card, I told him to go to the SuperAmerica down the street and put a few bucks in.

His response:  “you can pay with cash?!?”

About the author

Ross Kaplan has 19+ years experience selling real estate all over the Twin Cities. He is also a 12-time consecutive "Super Real Estate Agent," as determined by Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Ross was an attorney (corporate law), CPA, and entrepreneur. He holds an economics degree from Stanford.

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