Gate Food Post

Nice experience this morning. I’ve been a bit stressed out and just needed to stop for gas. Well, I finished pumping my money ($ 4.10/ gallon) into my tank and being the absent minded professor that I am when I’m stressed, I left my gas tank lid open as well as lid cover. As I was about to pull away, the nice gas station attendant tapped on my window and with the nicest smile and a «good morning» informed me that my gas tank lid was still open.
I know this is a small thing, but simple gestures like that mean a lot. This has happened I hate to say before, and I have found that some people just don’t care.
I wish I had had the presence of mind to catch his name to tell him how that nice gesture made my morning. :-)
P.S: was bothering me so much that I didn’t catch his name that I drove back around to thank him properly. His name is Robert. Thanks again Robert!!!

This was probably the only gas station I went to as a teenager. I’ve moved a bit further south, so I tend to frequent a different one now, but Gate is usually my go-​to choice.
This station has gone through many updates over the years; they’re always trying to improve. I remember the days when they had a little pay stand in the middle of the pumps (before paying at the pump was prevalent). The staff has always been super nice whenever we go inside and the store is always clean.

I stop into this Gate a lot for their Best Bean coffee. Made by the local company Maxwell House over on bay street. This is a small then most store but it is a good location for everyone heading into Sawgrass for work. I remember when this was the southern most c-​store in the area.

I was impressed with how new and clean this station was. It has obviously been built recently. The pumps, especially, are very new and have an impressive flow rate. Some gas stations slow down their pumps so that it feels like you are putting more gas in your car, but not here. I filled the whole tank in about one minute. That makes me smile.