(Flickr pic by In2Jazz.)
It was a Halloween tradition, at least until a few years ago: Union 76 gas stations would cover their orange ball signs with a jack-o-lantern sheath through the month of October.
Sadly, around the time Unocal sold off the chain (76 is a part of the ConocoPhillips), the stations stopped donning the pumpkin look. Of course, that's partly because ConocoPhillips started getting rid of the orange balls and replacing them with generic signs. (To gloat, Franklin Avenue was the first place anywhere to write about the switch.)
As you know, thanks to the Save the 76 Ball crew, ConocoPhillips has agreed to keep many balls in several locations.
But under the compromise, the remaining balls will now be red -- and although a handful of orange balls remain, it's been a few years since I last saw a Jack-O-76 station.
I emailed Save the 76 Ball's Kim Cooper to see if she's seen one -- and she responded, "Nope, not a one, dang it!"
How about any of you? Or is this a Halloween tradition that has disappeared for good?
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