drizler
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Some will, some won't. Some are under the mistaken impression that it's illegal to sell for other than aviation use, some (particularly those run by a government entity) are laboring under the rule of their owner (state/county/municipality) that they only sell for aviation use. THey are not supposed to sell for "over the road" use, since they don't collect road taxes on it (though there is an aviation tax). Lastly, some airports - particularly larger ones - have increased security since 9/11 and may not let you out onto the field if you don't have an aircraft or other airport business out there.
Just go to a small one, the smaller the better. Non Control Tower sort of place. You won't find jets there or a commuter service but you will find Piper Cubs, Ultra lights, small Cessnas ect. Big airports aren't even much friendly to small aircraft owners . Two entirely different worlds. Personally I am no fan of 100LL. The LL is very misleading as it has huge amounts of lead in it to prevent knock in bigger high performance engines. I think they said 5 times as much as the old 87 Leaded gas they used to sell for bug smashers. That's all but extinct these days I hear. It (100LL) was just another government cure all that tossed 2 entirely separate worlds into the same usage. Of course it suited the oil companies just fine too. That stuff fouls plugs like nothing in the world. That's why i just hit the hi test pumps where they have no ethanol and throw Stabil in it if it's going to sit.