Wow. Once again, I'm glad I don't have any kind of motorcar.
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the more I read, the more I'm ever so glad to have moved to Oregon, where we don't pump our own gas. I never minded pumping my own (even though I actually started driving back in the days before self-serve was the norm), but it's nice not to have to worry about what the other idiots are doing that can endanger my life.
Madness takes it's toll....
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Quoth protege View PostI'm still trying to figure out how people can screw up putting gas into their vehicles. It's not that hard! Of course, I'm not an idiot either
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Quoth figgyx View PostAny number of bad things can happen if you don't stay with your vehicle."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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Quoth protege View PostI'm still trying to figure out how people can screw up putting gas into their vehicles. It's not that hard! Of course, I'm not an idiot eitherHuman Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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I've seen various idiots during the time I've worked at the petrol station; some of these people have obviously been driving for years so they ought to have worked out how to pump fuel without making a hash of it.
I've switched off a pump for the following reasons:
* "Father of the Year" who passed the nozzle to his eight year old daughter. I switched off the pump, due to the rule represented by stickers on the pump that says that no under sixteens can pump fuel. He of course came into the kiosk to bitch about his pump being switched off and to say that it didn't matter, cuz he was there to supervise her. Yeah, never mind the fact that the girl's face is directly opposite the fuel hole, and any splashback will go right in her eyes. It's sad to think that we cared more about his daughter's safety than her own father.
* Customer who pulled out his mobile twice. He did it once and was told off and informed that doing it again would mean his pump was switched off. He put the phone away, waited til the collegue returned to the petrol station, then pulled the damn thing out again, cuz we can't see shit once we're in the kiosk, right? -.- He then stormed into the kiosk, ranting about how it was an important call and he had to take it. My manager then told him that if it's that important, he can take it inside the kiosk... she has a special voice she uses to deal with idiots with flash suits and cars who think they're speshul. After hearing it, he shut up and went back outside to finish filling his car; this time, he left his mobile in his pocket.
* Idiot woman who pulled the nozzle out of the car for no reason. Even so, a load of diesel still got splashed all over the ground and over the idiot customer. She said that she didn't think that the fuel was going into her car, cuz her fuel counter wasn't going up. Duh... I don't have a car and even I know that doesn't move while the engine is switched off. -.-
* Bloke who's moronic wife lit up a cigarette while sitting in the car with the windows wound down. When she saw that we'd seen her, she ducked her hand down but seeing as the smoke was curling up... it was a waste of time. I switched the pump off and my collegue went out to give her a bollocking.
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Quoth Lace Neil Singer View Post* Idiot woman who pulled the nozzle out of the car for no reason. Even so, a load of diesel still got splashed all over the ground and over the idiot customer. She said that she didn't think that the fuel was going into her car, cuz her fuel counter wasn't going up. Duh... I don't have a car and even I know that doesn't move while the engine is switched off. -.-Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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How about the idiots who park on the wrong side and try to get the nozzle and hose to go around their car
At least if I realize I did it wrong, I move. I don't even attempt anything stupid.You really need to see a neurologist. - Wagegoth
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And the creative places auto designers would put the gas cap...
(Is this true of any modern cars?)
Behind the rear license plate.
Behind the tail-light. (Is this one on the right or left side)
Under the hood. (VW Beetle)I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
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Quoth dalesys View PostAnd the creative places auto designers would put the gas cap...
(Is this true of any modern cars?)
Behind the rear license plate.
I used to have a 1972 Cutlass that had the gas cap behind the rear plate. Never had to worry about what side of the pump I needed. Damn, but I loved that car.
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Quoth laborcat View PostI used to have a 1972 Cutlass that had the gas cap behind the rear plate. Never had to worry about what side of the pump I needed. Damn, but I loved that car.Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari
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Quoth blas View PostHow about the idiots who park on the wrong side and try to get the nozzle and hose to go around their car
At least if I realize I did it wrong, I move. I don't even attempt anything stupid.
Of course in the great state of Joisey it's illegal to pump your own gas, so a lot of the worst idiocies are averted; the attendant simply won't pump your fuel if you're being stupid.
Speaking of idiocy, whoever designed this car is a moron. Never mind the seats that give you leg pain after a half hour of driving, it's simply not possible to reach down and pull the lever that opens the gas flap without getting entirely out of the car. If I could bend that far, I'd be able to autofellate myself...
Quoth dalesys View PostBehind the rear license plate.
Behind the tail-light. (Is this one on the right or left side)
Under the hood. (VW Beetle)
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Quoth laborcat View PostI used to have a 1972 Cutlass that had the gas cap behind the rear plate. Never had to worry about what side of the pump I needed. Damn, but I loved that car.I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.
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The parent's '77 Olds and '83 Chevy also had the gas cap behind the rear plate. It was handy as it was "any pump, any isle". Made life easier.
When traveling a lot for work in the '90s, I always had to double-check which side the filler was on and put a post-it on the dash to remember.
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