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> On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 9:30:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:


> > I did tell you we have some chargers at service stations? When I
> > say
> > 'service stations' I mean those huge car park things on motorways with
> > cafe's, shops etc.
> >

> Oddly enough, "service stations" in America are places to fill up on
> petrol


That is also what they are in Australia, but since "service station" is
more than two syllables long -which give flies too much opportunity to
get into your mouth- the term is 'servo' here.