I remember the first self-service petrol stations selling fuel only, then came air-pressure and vaccum cleaner services, carwash and later the very popular so called "convenience stores" but customers always want more…

In Badalona (Barcelona suburb) the petrol station provides another service: The Pet's Wash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 For 4 euros, your get a 4 step washing service dedicated to your pet :

• Shampoo
• Rinsing
• Bug's protection
• Drying

If this service is certainly very useful for Pet's owners living in a flat as it saves them from turning their bathroom into a battle field each time they have to bath their loved animal, I really wonder what will be the next "completely essential" service that every petrol station must offer to its customers.

Do you know other "essential" services available in petrol stations ? 

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Time for switching off the computer at work, pack the camera with some clothes and board  tonight's flight Bangkok - Paris. 

Next postings will be, if not about, from Europe.

Forseen stop-overs are Barcelona, Bergerac, Bayonne, Bilbao, Carcassone, Mende and Paris.

Expect plenty new photos soon to be published on my photostream.

 

 

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As advertising on Fon web pages says it :

• At home you're a "Wi-Fi King"
• Away you become a "Wi-Fi beggar" 
  (or sometime even a Wi-Fi thief)

  so, why not to

• Share some Wi-Fi at home
• and get free WiFi access wherever you find a FON Wi-Fi access point (+360'000 members worldwide)

 

 That's the concept of Fon Movimiento but you can find more details on Fon pages or Wikipedia.

Hardware requirement :  

Benefits :

• Cheap wireless AP (with an "easy to get" voucher or invitation) : 20€ with shipping included.
• You're a Linus and get free access to others FON Wi-Fi access points
• You're a Bill and get 50% of the fees, currently $3.00, charged to Aliens (non FON members) for a day pass to connect through their route.

Risks :

• Your ISP may not like it, even if on their side they sell unsecured access point. So, it's up to you.. ask your ISP if you can share your connection.. or don't !   

Installation :

• Sign On Fon.com and order your Fonera
• Once you have it, connect it to your Internet router
• From your computer connect to the open FON_AP wireless network
• Launch your browser, you're automatically transfered to fon.com pages.
• Log On, change settings of your Fonera (password, SSID, WPA Key, etc..)
• Restart the Fonera or wait 24 hours
• Connect to your newly created wireless private network (by default named "my place").
• That's it… the whole process took about 10 minutes. 

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