One of the YouTube channels I watch is Phil Edwards [1], and on October 10^th, I managed to catch his request for help—he wanted people local to a dozen cities to provide some phone video. I noticed that one of the cities mentioned was Lake Worth Beach, Florida. I once lived in Lake Worth, Florida [2]—could it be near there?
Turns out, Lake Worth is Lake Worth Beach [3], having changed its name in 2019 in order to rebrand itself. And while Lake Worth Beach (and I don't think I'll ever get used to that name) is a bit north of Chez Boca, it isn't that far to drive. I felt it would be interesting to see what project Phil Edwards has in mind, so I signed up.
The project involved video of a gas station, and not just any gas station, but one of a dozen stations still branded with Standard Oil [4] (which are now owned by Chevron Corporation [5]).
On the 12^th, I drove to Lake Worth Beach and videoed the only Standard gas station in Florida [6]. As stations go, it wasn't that special. It didn't have a distinctive architetural style, nor did it look all that old. It looked like every other Chevron gas station, except for the “Standard” label that most people probably just ignore. Heck, I lived just a few miles down the roat from this station and I never knew it was a Standard gas station, that's how unremarkable it is.
I'm only mentioning this now as Phil's video on Standard gas stations [7] is now up on YouTube. The footage I supplied can be seen at the 2:35 mark [8] (all four seconds of it).
So I guess that means I can add “videographer” to my résumé now.
Woot!
[1] https://www.youtube.com/@PhilEdwardsInc/videos
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Worth_Beach,_Florida#History
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iga8Fd5Y4q8